ABOUT KATHA WOOD

During the unusual times that we all faced in 2020 and 2021 and since, I, like many struggled.  There were moments during that time, feeling cut-off and isolated, particularly from family, not being able to engage in normal life, feeling heavily controlled in every direction, which were unbearable.

I escaped to my camera and found myself developing my joy of capturing my surroundings, the landscape and animal life.  I started to develop my creativity with my images in the digital darkroom. Creating something slightly other worldly started to give me a lot of pleasure. It transported me, provided huge relief, escapism perhaps. It lifted my spirits. Capturing nature, the sky, the clouds, the long horizon, birds soaring freely above me. Adapting these images to create something a little surreal gave me joy, relief and now my passion for my art continues. I found the medium of brushed aluminium.  I wanted to print on something more 3 dimensional than just paper.  I do print on Hahnemühle textured fine art paper, which I also love, but I discovered brushed aluminium and this gave me real joy.  We print directly onto the brushed aluminium and the white areas in an image are left unprinted, leaving the sheen of the metal underneath to shine through.  It shines in all sorts of different lights.  It comes alive at different times of the day and night, depending on where the light source is coming from at that time. 

I hope my photographic art will resonate with you and inspire you. I hope you too will experience the joy, relief and inspiration that it has given to me.

 WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHIC ART?

In photographic art, the artist uses the camera as the tool to create the work of art. The camera is used to make an art piece that reveals the vision of the artist and makes a statement of that vision, rather than documenting the subject before the lens.

Katha is a creative photographic artist, a dedicated horsewoman, lover of nature, the countryside, natural water and animals.  She is also a Personal Success Coach, helping many people around the world to improves their lives and achieve their potential. 

Her mission with her photography is to capture what catches her eye with her camera and digitally enhance it to create stunning photographic art to share with her customers and collectors so they can enjoy these gems within their own homes to bring light and enlightenment.  Katha currently enjoys printing her work on brushed aluminium which is an extraordinary medium bringing added texture, depth and light to these beautiful pieces.