Born in Memphis, TN, Kim found her love for art in the 5^th grade. Her classmates were always asking her to draw them something. She concentrated her art on portraits at first, using acrylics and pastels as her two mediums of choice.

After getting her B.S. degree in Studio Art from Florida State, she became a graphic designer and started her own business, Graphic Visions, in 1993.

She started taking art classes again at FSU after graduating. She took, painting, mosaics and ceramics. One day, a teacher suggested she take the glass fusing class. Having no idea what that was, she took the class. Two years after taking her first glass fusing class, she was teaching the class and bought her own kiln in 2005.

While the price of glass keeps going up, Kim has found an additional art medium that she likes as well. Polymer clay. You can see some examples on her Facebook page @HauteArt2013.

Today, Kim teaches fused glass classes in her hometown and showcases in local and out of town art shows within Florida. She loves teaching her art and continues to learn new techniques in glass.

“I love the serenity of the ocean and the creatures living there. They are fascinating and are a work of art in themselves. I've been working with fused-glass for over a decade and I'm still learning new techniques and applications with this form of art. I work with frit for texture; powders for formations; enamels for painting and backgrounds; and sometimes some polymer clay for an added bonus creature. I like to experiment with the powders to create abstract coral you might see underwater. I rarely create two of the same scene, thus my art is changing all the time, so i never get bored. Art has always been a part of who I am and my ‘happy place.’”