If you would like to see samples of my artwork, choose Portfolios from the menu above. Clicking on any image in a gallery will take you to a carousel show where you can step through the images.
You can learn a bit of my story from the About page, or browse the blog posts to learn more about me. As owner of Ragged Edge Printmaking Studio, print maker, silk scarf creator, entrepreneur and long time artist, I use this site to keep people up to date about me
Take a look around. I’m so happy that you are here!
I’d love you to participate in some of my upcoming events!
7th Annual 5 Arts Outdoor Show, September 25 & 26 in Wynantskill
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A fall arts and craft show! Outdoors, barn, open air, sheep, weaving, ceramics, goat milk soaps I’ll have my hand printed scarves and bags for you or for gifting!
Art In Public Places show from Saratoga Arts
I was scheduled to show at the Saratoga Library in September, but the show is now virtual.
Today we are highlighting a piece which shows the raw beauty of Kathy Klompas’s photography and monotypes from her series titled, Organic Alchemy, Printmaking and Photography. You can view Kathy’s full online exhibit here =>https://www.saratoga-arts.org/kathy-klompas/
Organic Alchemy – Feathers and Leaf
monotype
10″x13″ framed
$225
Classes in Schuylerville and Clifton Park
On Wednesday, October 7: 10am – 1pm, I’ll be teaching a workshop in Printing On Tote Bags.
Use simple mark-making techniques, gelli plate printing and stamping to design your own signature totebag. After creating a textured background , create your own foam stamps, or sample from the provided assortment, to further embellish your bag. All supplies provided, but consider bringing a sketchbook to test ideas and spread excess paint for later creating an art journal.
Ragged Edge Printmaking Studio is a fully equipped facility in Cohoes designed to support print makers and other image creators in a collegial, collaborative environment. Many have used our resources, including a Martech Etching Press, to complete their own projects, or have joined the studio to access a comfortable and supportive working environment. We often offer classes on demand in subjects from scarf printing to clay printmaking, or encourage other teachers to use the facility for their own classes.
I am showing new work this month at Vischer Ferry General Store,
Reception Friday January 17, 2020 5p-7p
For years I have taken photographs along the bank of the Mohawk River, downstream of the former textile mills which reside below the Cohoes Falls. My fascination was captured by tangles of fabric scraps that have tumbled and weathered here over many decades .
Seasonally the character of the site changes as plants, bugs, old and new trash, etc, interact with these webs. Last fall , as river levels dropped and the bank became wider, I took leave of the tangles to observe the wet fallen foliage arranged in a border at the river’s former edge.
In the past I have added my own mark to such images by layering on texture and color through printmaking techniques. This time, with two of the leaf images I amplified the color and detail digitally, set up a pattern of mirror repeats, and had the results commercially printed on fabric. The larger images here are framed chiffon fabric, the smaller images are printed on paper.
This loops me back to my love of textiles . I have studied many fiberarts, including weaving in college. When I stand below the Harmony Mills I think of the history and millworkers that toiled in this industry. I myself have been part of this industry, my job at a large retailer being to unload and merchandise rods and rods of fashionable clothing created by modern day millworkers around the world.
I’ve had lots of opportunities to create this winter and now its time to get this art out in the world! Would love to visit with you at one of these upcoming events.
Micropolis is pleased to announce our guest artist, printmaker Kathy Klompas! Our opening reception will be from 5-7pm on May 11th.
Please be sure to visit and see her wonderful work!
Makers Market at Arlene’s
Saturday, May 12th,
from 11am to 4pm.
Looking to start a art collection but think you don’t have the budget? Want to give something unique for Mother’s Day presents?
Look no further than the Makers Markets at Arlene’s on Saturday, May 12th, from 11am to 4pm at Arlene’s Artist Materials. There will be 8 local artists and artisans selling their one of a kind work. Come experience what truly talented makers work in the Capital Region and take something special home while you are at it.
I’m looking forward to seeing you this spring.
Don’t forget that most every Tuesday is open studio and instruction at Ragged Edge Printmaking Studio. We have a group of great artists who come together to support each other’s work, and there is still room for you.
“Fiber Action Print Passion,” featuring the work of Kathy Klompas of Clifton Park, is on display during the month of March at Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady. Owner of Ragged Edge Printmaking Studio in Cohoes and a member of Oakroom Artists, Klompas creates bold and vibrant images using thickened dyes and elements of collage. Fiber artist and printmaker Peg Foley will also be represented.
The opening reception is Sunday, March 12 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM at 1221 Wendell Ave, Schenectady, NY 12308 The gallery will be open Monday-Friday, 9a–4p, March 1-27.
Juror Andrew Stein Raftery selected the prints from over 196 submissions by 71 artists from across the United States. A printmaker specializing in narrative scenes of contemporary American life and a professor of printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, Raftery trained in painting and printmaking at Boston University and Yale. He has focused on burin engraving for the past 12 years, publishing the portfolios Suit Shopping in 2002 and Open House in 2008. Both projects were exhibited at Mary Ryan Gallery in New York and were collected by the Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the British Museum.
This national printmaking exhibit is one example of how IMAGO Foundation for the Arts (IFA) supports community involvement in a wide range of cultural activities related to the arts.
We’d especially like to see you on Saturday, March 7 from 1-4 PM for our opening reception. All of us will be there, along with the usual opening goodies, and we would love to have the chance to meet with you!
