Materiality Workshop
Project One
Artist Statement
Katie voices the silent struggles of mental health issues by contrasting recognizable imagery and text with energetic colors and patterned fabrics. She allows the work to double as therapeutic activity, emphasizing quiet processes like knitting, sewing, and collage that establish space for meditation. It is Katie’s hope that a cathartic relationship to her work, combined with personal messages from her own experiences, will encourage further contemplation of the prevalence of mental health issues among the public.