Kait Rhoads

[1] She uses traditional Italian techniques as a base to create public art, sculpture, vessels and jewelry.

The aquatic realm is the root of much of her work, the result of spending six years on a boat in the Caribbean in her youth.

Aquatic life infuses her sculptures with animated forms, sparkling surfaces and faceted exoskeletons.

Rhoads volunteers at the Seattle Aquarium, gaining inspiration and information on ocean ecology first hand on a weekly basis.

Rhoads earned an Atrium Baccalalureate from Rollins College 1989, BFA in Glass from Rhode Island School of Design 1993 and a MFA in Sculpture from Alfred University 2001.