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About

the KATE STOCKMAN

Artist Kate Stockman is an assemblage artist who focuses on creating handmade

jewelry, books, and fiber work. Kate is a native of Charleston, SC, where almost
everyone is an ancestor worshipper, and she is no exception. A daughter and
granddaughter of needleworkers and crafters, Kate grew up surrounded by
handmade fiber works made to bring comfort and joy. As a toddler, playing in
her grandmother’s button box was the enthralling genesis of her love of color,
size, shape, and texture. Her mother taught her how to embroider, knit, and
sew.

Now it is Kate’s turn to offer comfort and joy.

Kate has been creating jewelry since those pasta necklaces in kindergarten
(remember?). This delight has matured into Kate’s passion for creating
“TouchStones Anecdotal Art” (each piece tells a story; perhaps it touches your
story) that honors Nature and the Self. Her jewelry combines sterling, semi-
precious stones, and handmade lamp work glass beads with occasional antique
or vintage pendants or bits of Nature to create these unique adornments.

About Creativity is one of her direct links to Spirit who uses her hands as a conduit in
co-creation. It is a sacred and humbling relationship that brings her comfort and
joy.
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Work

My goal for the Enso Circle residency was to deepen and expand my jewelry
creations. I have created ensembles using my mother’s beautiful 1940s purses
filled with my jewelry, a miniature handmade book that tells the story of the
ensemble, vintage gloves, and a few other surprises. My hope is that the purse
will store the jewelry while it’s not being worn and will be used when the jewelry
is being worn. TOP:
YOU HAD ME AT RED!
MIXED MEDIA ENSEMBLE: VINTAGE
This residency has been a pathway to a very rich and rewarding time of growth PURSE, NECKLACES, HANDMADE BOOK,
for me, in both my art and my Self. It was absolutely wonderful to realize that I VINTAGE ITEMS
had everything I needed (in creating new art and in moving forward personally). $500
How’s that for a life lesson?

BOTTOM:
FEMME FATALE
MIXED MEDIA ENSEMBLE: VINTAGE
PURSE, NECKLACES, HANDMADE BOOK,
VINTAGE ITEMS
$450

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