Class Note 1997
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November-December 2026
Class Note 1997. Congratulations to Katherine “K.T.” Taylor, whose work will be featured in Transformed, a solo exhibition at the Skoto Gallery in New York from September 10 to October 24. K.T. employs the technique of texture swapping in her sculpture, which she explains on her website “involves the meticulous process of capturing the intricate details of various natural textures and then seamlessly blending them with unexpected counterparts. The juxtaposition of these textures results in a captivating fusion that surprises, intrigues, and provokes contemplation. By taking elements from the environment and swapping them out with one another, I aim to inspire a newfound appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the world around us.”
When I asked K.T. about the inspiration for Transformed, she wrote: “I’d been texture swapping for years, but always with natural textures. In a moment of panic-deadline, I used M&Ms for the bottom of another sculpture’s larger-than-life owl feet. Suddenly, the snack food door was open, and I rushed in. Potato chips for feathers? Ultimate fast-food mashup, here I come.”
K.T., who splits her time between Texas, the Adirondack Mountains, and northern Spain where her foundry, Alfa Arte, is located, displayed her work in July at the new Kyle Timothy Fine Art Gallery in Hanover. She equated that experience to “sitting on your favorite sofa and wearing your comfy pants.”
It sounds as though K.T. may have found her calling at the College: “Getting an A citation in professor Ben Moss’ Beginning Drawing class, plus failing Chem 1 in the same year—thank you, Chem 1, for Captain Obvious-ing my life path.”
K.T., who holds an M.F.A. from the University of Melbourne, recently completed Falcon II, affectionately known as “Freddy Falcon,” a large metal sculpture with a 14-foot wingspan, installed at the University of Texas Permian Basin in Midland, to capture the essence of the university’s beloved mascot. The sculpture is made of stainless steel with textures of slash pine and silver birch for the body and wings and a corn-on-the-cob texture for the feet.
For more information and to see photos of some of K.T.’s impressive body of work, check out www.katherinekttaylor.com.
And make sure you mark your calendars for our 30th reunion on June 17-20, 2027. More information to come.
—Jason Casell, 11730 Mission Trace St., San Antonio, TX 78230; jhcasell@gmail.com
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When I asked K.T. about the inspiration for Transformed, she wrote: “I’d been texture swapping for years, but always with natural textures. In a moment of panic-deadline, I used M&Ms for the bottom of another sculpture’s larger-than-life owl feet. Suddenly, the snack food door was open, and I rushed in. Potato chips for feathers? Ultimate fast-food mashup, here I come.”
K.T., who splits her time between Texas, the Adirondack Mountains, and northern Spain where her foundry, Alfa Arte, is located, displayed her work in July at the new Kyle Timothy Fine Art Gallery in Hanover. She equated that experience to “sitting on your favorite sofa and wearing your comfy pants.”
It sounds as though K.T. may have found her calling at the College: “Getting an A citation in professor Ben Moss’ Beginning Drawing class, plus failing Chem 1 in the same year—thank you, Chem 1, for Captain Obvious-ing my life path.”
K.T., who holds an M.F.A. from the University of Melbourne, recently completed Falcon II, affectionately known as “Freddy Falcon,” a large metal sculpture with a 14-foot wingspan, installed at the University of Texas Permian Basin in Midland, to capture the essence of the university’s beloved mascot. The sculpture is made of stainless steel with textures of slash pine and silver birch for the body and wings and a corn-on-the-cob texture for the feet.
For more information and to see photos of some of K.T.’s impressive body of work, check out www.katherinekttaylor.com.
And make sure you mark your calendars for our 30th reunion on June 17-20, 2027. More information to come.
—Jason Casell, 11730 Mission Trace St., San Antonio, TX 78230; jhcasell@gmail.com