How I Got Involved in Letterpress Printing: I
stumbled upon the Wood Engravers Network web site in 2000 (
http://www.woodengravers.net/home.htm) and joined. Learned the basics of
wood engraving, then was shown how to print them on a Vandercook by Jim Horton. I was hooked! Attended WEN summer workshops, took
a class, and started acquiring equipment.
Presses & Equipment: Vandercook 0 galley press, Damon & Peets platen press
(1887), Conrad Etching Press, Hammond saw, 4 cabinets of lead type, some antique; MacBook Pro.
Work History: Communications specialist/art
director at the European Institute at U of Notre Dame since 2002; teach workshops at the Box Factory in St. Joseph, MI. I also show
in galleries regularly.
Education: BFA Printmaking, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University
Other Interests/Hobbies: Archery,
beekeeping, gardening, genealogy, oil painting, printmaking, typography.
Group Memberships, if any: Wood Engravers' Network,
Berrien Artists Guild, American Print Alliance, Mid-America Print Council
Email Address: kathee@qtm.net
Website: www.qtm.net/~kathee and
www.nd.edu/~kkiessel
Birth Date or Birth Year: 1955
