Email:katsoutham@hotmail.com

Website:http://katherinesoutham.com

Region:World

World country:Canada

Technique:Casting, Cold work

Occupation:Artist

Discipline:Fine art, Sculptural

Areas of Interest:Competitions, Conferences, Publications

Country:Canada

Katherine Southam

Woodlands and lakes have always been integral to my artistic evolution and sensitivity. In my work, I attempt to highlight the inextricability of the human and natural worlds by juxtaposing elements of each within a single arrangement. My anthropomorphic creatures are created fusing dreams, imagination and the memory of familiar landscape. My process applies automatism and draws from my imaginings; in this way, I seek free exploration of form. By engaging the subconscious in this manner, I attempt to force an encounter between the unexpected and the familiar.

It is during my first degree in Art History at Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec, that I developed a particular interesting in mythological iconography and the surrealist movement. I later established my own studio practice and have worked with glass in its kiln glass form for more than a decade after completing a degree in Glass and Ceramics at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, UK. More recently, I completed an MA in Glass at the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. I have been a resident artist at Loretta Studios and Gallery in Ottawa, Canada for the past 9 years where I work and teach glass casting.

Convergence nocturne

Journey , Shannon Tofts

Dream beaver

Mille-pattes , Earl Havlin Photography

Firebird

Falling from the sky

Wings , Shannon Tofts Photography

Travellers , Shannon Tofts Photography

Water Creature