Katie Walton

Biography 

Katie Walton is an artist living in Skagit Valley, WA. She converted her horse barn into an art studio of her own design where she works in ceramics and mosaics. She combines her 25-plus years of ceramics and background in painting with glass mosaics, creatively combining all three in sculptural and sectile mosaics.  She exhibits  in many local shows, galleries and studio tours, and sells her work at markets, online and commissions.

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Katie launched Red Barn Art Studio School in 2012,  teaching after school art lessons for kids. It has since expanded into a mecca of creativity and self expression  for the community, where she offers art summer camps, adult classes, art parties, and community projects.   Classes include  painting, clay, mixed media and ceramics.  Her mission is to foster soulfulness and joy through art for  well-being of the community.

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Recently, she collaborated with Syrian and American teen girls to create a mural in Jordan representing hope and womanhood. 
A former international tour guide with Rick Steves, guide for teens in Nicaragua.  She has led or been part of  30 international group trips,  including Russia, Cuba, Spain,  Jordan, Morocco, Turkiye, Costa Rica, and Portugal, many on art-focused trips.   Katie has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Gonzaga University, an associate degree in visual studies from Skagit Valley College, has studied Architectural mosaics, Business of mosaics and Teaching mosiacs under  renowned artist, Laurel True.

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Artist Statement

   Emotion, spirit and energy is what I express with color, pattern, and light.  I seek to capture  essence and mood; of people, places and inside my heart.   Travel, landscape and women inspire me, and I create in mosaics, ceramics and painting interweaving these themes.  I love bold color, texture and interesting materials,  influenced by a lifetime of diverse and remarkable people and places, specifically  Spanish and Arab  design and Mexican folk art.