Katherine June Siena Hubley
Artist StatementAs a young girl my mother taught me to sew and I learned to make art with fabric. I have always loved the way the colors and patterns in fabric work together to create unique pieces. I find that working in kiln-formed glass gives me a similar opportunity to work with colors and patterns in a new and challenging way. I enjoy making my own patterned glass and using this to create new pieces.
As a lifelong perfectionist, the interaction of glass and heat in the kiln has given me the freedom to embrace a measure of unpredictability. Ultimately, I am thrilled by the rhythms of line and curve imparted by the kiln as glass melds together in the heat. I find inspiration in assembling colors and patterns using various techniques both in and out of the kiln. |
Biography
Katherine Siena Hubley alternated growing up between Stanford, California and the D.C. Metropolitan area. After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Stanford University she returned to the Washington area and worked at an economic research firm. She went back to school to get her Nursing Degree after several years at home full time with her three children. She has recently retired from a long career at the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Center for Wound Healing.
Katherine spent years creating fabric art – quilting and making clothing for her family and friends. At the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo she discovered a new medium to express her art. She is influenced by her quilting experience and loves to create patterns and shapes from glass. She is currently has a home studio and is a Studio Artist at the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo Park.
Katherine spent years creating fabric art – quilting and making clothing for her family and friends. At the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo she discovered a new medium to express her art. She is influenced by her quilting experience and loves to create patterns and shapes from glass. She is currently has a home studio and is a Studio Artist at the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo Park.