Kate has been beading since 2003 when they began apprenticing at the legendary Beadniks in Brattleboro, Vermont before eventually working for years under the Beads East umbrella. Kate has been known to design unusual and often macabre collars and adornments using traditional beading techniques. Kate received the 2013 Best Artist Award for RAW Hartford Connecticut and her designs have been extensively taught and reproduced.

In 2020 Kate began altering old books to make individual works of art. In 2023 Kate’s creation The Grief Book received the People’s Choice Award for best in show and Jurors Runner Up at the Chandler Center for the Arts summer show featuring Vermont artists.

Growing up punk/goth in small town Vermont forced Kate to try sewing at a formidable age. During the pandemic Kate began honing their skills and designing some very unique items. Kate believes in repurposing mass produced clothing into individual creations and buying second-hand as much as possible. Kate loves to bring new life to vintage clothing through dying and mending and Black Meadow consistently carries a variety of items designed or curated by Kate and Pat.

While much of their time is spent pursuing other art forms, Kate has been formally trained in darkroom photography with a focus on Architecture and Portraiture. They also have an extensive background in creative non-fiction writing and editing. Both their photography and writing has appeared in newspapers, library and fashion blogs, instruction manuals, magazines and websites.