Process
Kathy loves being expressive with her work and trying new things. At one point she did a series of works testing out different teas and coffees as a medium along with India Ink. She made a pot of hazelnut coffee, then added instant coffee crystals to make the color darker, richer. At first the studio smelled like a lovely coffee shop, but after a while the smell became overpowering. Lesson learned on that one and she moved on to regular black coffee, not flavored.
Sometimes Kathy likes to work very large, especially when it comes to acrylics and inks. She finds it exhilarating, but very difficult to travel with. The illustration below, called “Three Pimentos” is over 7 feet wide. Historically pimentos were paired with olives to balance the bitterness of the olive. In the illustration, the woman is the third pimento, climbing olives that look like boulders.
