The biggest challenge for a creative person is deciding which media to pursue. Since Kathleen started sewing at age seven, it was easy for her to begin leatherwork in her mid 20's.

Kathleen had graduated from Cornell University and worked for three years in the field of her choice, Interior Design. Fate put her out of a job and landed her in Pennsylvania, in a tiny town with a great leather shop. Since the owners did not need any help, she asked if she could make things from their throw-away scraps.

They let her sell her hand-laced change purses in the shop and eventually hired her to make leather vests and skirts. Shortly thereafter one of the owners and Kathleen fell in love, left the store and started attending the quality craft shows on the East Coast.

Eight years later they married and opened a craft gallery in the same location the leather shop had been.  In 1991 they divorced and Kathleen continued to run the store for another five years, eventually getting back into selling her fine leatherwork in craft shows. Now three decades later, she still enjoys working with leather.

What more could one ask for? The Interior Designer still likes to come out and play with Feng Shui. Teaching Yoga and Reiki are other avenues Kathleen pursues with great glee. She also creates necklaces with semi precious stones and sea pearls, knotted on silk thread. In the future this site will take you to more information on these creations and activities, which Kathleen enjoys along with her fine leatherwork.