Kathe
Welch
About Kathe
Kathe grew up in California’s Central Valley. From an early age she could be found drawing things
she saw in her neighborhood and things she imagined might exist. She wrote stories to accompany
her drawings and created little books for her family.

After high school Kathe attended art school in Seattle, receiving a degree in commercial art. While
there her artistic aesthetic turned toward the fine arts and she felt she needed to further her art
education. Back in California, Kathe pursued a university degree and a teaching credential. She
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ecently finished her sixth year teaching art at the middle school level and in the Fall of 2009  
moved on to high school.


Kathe’s approach to art has always involved experimentation and her inventive and inquisitive
nature. She favors the stark black and white of a woodblock or a pen and ink drawing to express
her ideas, though she uses all media to accomplish her artistic goals. Kathe enjoys writing, but she
expects her images to tell a story better than she could with words. She also expects the viewer to
bring their own story to each viewing; so she wants to leave a lot open to interpretation.

Kathe is currently is working on several wood cut projects and paintings and is illustrating a story
about the fear of falling off the edge of the bed.
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