BIOGRAPHY

Kaitlyn Getz Ozminkowski is an artist living in Carbondale, Colorado. Currently she is working as a frontline EMT but still commits time to her studio practice. She holds a BFA from Ohio University and a Post-Baccalaureate from Pennsylvania State University. She has previously been an assistant to artist Alleghany Meadows as well as interned with the Artstream Nomadic Gallery and Harvey Preston Gallery (previously Harvey/Meadows).She has been a Studio technician for Colorado Mountain College and an instructor with the Carbondale Clay Center. Before moving to Colorado she was a Program Assistant at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Maine as well as an Educational Assistant at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Her work has been exhibited nationally as well as internationally at the International Ceramics Studio in Hungary and can be found in numerous collections nationwide.

ARTIST STATEMENT

The archival nature of ceramic invites my mark-making to become a more permanent voice in inciting visual narrative. The weight that a ceramic object bares also plays into the metaphorical weight of the moments of pause, excitement, and recognition of human life that inspire me to be a maker.  The surfaces I create upon objects are a reminder to viewers that another human was present in those moments and there is a lot of beauty in seeing each other. I believe that we are all in search of meaning, whether that be found in our day-to-day objects surrounding us or simply within a visual representation, this is where my work lives. 

The materials that I choose to work with in ceramics deepen the experience of encountering these objects. The clay I choose to work from and the many glazes I select are intentionally chosen to represent their inherent permanence. The marks I make will live on much longer than myself and the viewer. I find meaning in the idea that the same calcium that makes up the very bones of my being are also present in the work I am making. 

Instagram: @____getzski

FAVORITE BEVERAGE RECIPE

Marble Mule 

• 1.5 oz Marble Vodka  

• 0.5 oz. Marble Gingercello Liqueur 

• 0.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice 

• Big Splash Ginger Beer  

• Lime Slice, for garnish 

 Combine vodka, lime juice, and Gingercello in a mixing glass with ice and mix. Pour over fresh ice in a Moscow mule mug. Top with ginger beer and stir. Garnish with a lime slice. Cheers!