Artist Statement
I am a wanderer, explorer, and experiencer of nature. I interpret the landscape around me and try to express the wonder and beauty I feel surrounded by. I currently work in and around the Durham, NC and Beaufort, SC area and love the forests, rivers, streams, marsh, and ocean.
My work is a deeply spiritual experience for me. I endeavor to capture not only what I see but that which is unseen. There are lines connecting us all - I share them and explore them. How are we connected to ourselves, to each other, and to nature?
Each piece is both a meditative experience and a means to push myself to notice more. What colors are really in a sky, a field, a river, a mountain? What lines and spaces make up a tree, the path below your feet, a rock? How do you express the gentle breeze, the whispering of trees, the sound of a peaceful sky? How do you be still and one with yourself and the world around you?
I hope to create images and objects that people want to live with. That speak to them as creating them has spoken to me. Most importantly, I hope to share my love of nature and landscapes. I hope to inspire others to look around more closely. To see the beauty we are surrounded by. My hope is that we can all come back to ourselves, our best selves, in nature.
My work is a deeply spiritual experience for me. I endeavor to capture not only what I see but that which is unseen. There are lines connecting us all - I share them and explore them. How are we connected to ourselves, to each other, and to nature?
Each piece is both a meditative experience and a means to push myself to notice more. What colors are really in a sky, a field, a river, a mountain? What lines and spaces make up a tree, the path below your feet, a rock? How do you express the gentle breeze, the whispering of trees, the sound of a peaceful sky? How do you be still and one with yourself and the world around you?
I hope to create images and objects that people want to live with. That speak to them as creating them has spoken to me. Most importantly, I hope to share my love of nature and landscapes. I hope to inspire others to look around more closely. To see the beauty we are surrounded by. My hope is that we can all come back to ourselves, our best selves, in nature.
Artist Bio
Katie Ree is originally from Asheville, NC and now resides in Durham, NC. She has lived, traveled, and created around the world. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Hot Springs National Park and Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. Currently she is working with painting, yarn, found wood, and upcycled paper. Her work is both a meditative experience and a way to capture that which is unseen. She is fascinated by the beauty of the world and the connections we have to nature, each other, and ourselves.