Katie graduated from the Diploma in Glass Design and Production in 1999 at Whanganui UCOL. While studying, Katie met Josh Simpson, an internationally renowned American glass artist, who invited her to travel to Massachusetts and become a part of his glassmakers team. After three years Katie then moved on to England where she worked with several glass-makers, one of them being environmental glass artist Neil Wilkin. Working with Wilkin became a crucial turning point in her career because Katie was able to have her own work space alongside him to produce her own work and gained invaluable tutelage in the process.
Katie’s work is inspired by the natural world and she enjoys reflecting this within hot glass. Through her use of colour and cold techniques her pieces have a sense of delicate structure. Katie works with a diverse range of forms that consist of jewellery, goblets, bowls, platters and ambience lighting. Katie is looking forward to Chronicle Glass Studio being up and running and being a full time glass artist.

email: katiebrownglass@hotmail.com for more information.

www.chronicleglass.co.nz