Memories of Water

“The intertwining of memories and water is sacred to me. Water has always been my guiding force for remembering happiness, sadness, nurturing and protecting. Recreating  these memories with paper - for what is paper but fiber plus water - I found the perfect conduit for my stories.  When paper is soaked, torn, cut, colored and printed upon, the past is released, and the unknowable awaits.  Paper captures images, rivers and wetlands burst forth, and dreams come full circle.”

About the Artist

Katherine Kratzer received her degree in Journalism/Political Science from the University of Iowa. She also studied art at the U of I, Middletown Fine Art Center, Irving College of Minneapolis, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. She currently maintains a studio practice in Syracuse, Indiana and is a member of North American Hand Papermakers and Paper Lab Berlin.