About the Artist

Kate Kaplan has been making jewelry for eight years. She has a fresh and unique perspective. Kate has attended William Holland Lapidary School for the last eight summers. There she studied wire wrapping, chain making, lampwork bead making, cold connections, and enameling. Her new work is primarily in copper with enameling and cold connections.

Kate’s work tends towards the whimsical. She combines different techniques in her pieces and frequently uses asymmetry and contrasting colors. She has shown her work in many different shows, winning first place at Inspire! Ballantyne, and Spring into Arts Concord, second place at Art on Main in Ft. Mill, and an honorable mention at a juried show at Mint Hill Arts.  She displays her work at the Mint Hill Arts gallery at 7714 Matthews Mint Hill Rd, Mint Hill NC, and at the Temple Beth El gift shop,  5101 Providence Road  Charlotte, NC  28226.  Recently, her jewelry has been selected to accessorize the one of a kind hand made dresses by Alice Andrews Designs.

Kate was formerly the treasurer of Mint Hill Arts, and is a past volunteer coordinator of the Charlotte Art League where she exhibited and sold her jewelry.  She  lives in Matthews, NC with her daughter, Kayla, son Josh, and husband Alan, who designed this site and is a great Artist Support Spouse.