Creative summer program for high school students at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film



Last summer I had the privilege to teach a remarkable group of high school art students. Watkins College of Art, Design, and Film hosts a Pre-College Program each July for students to experience the life and culture of an art college while earning college credit. In addition to taking classes in art history and portfolio preparation, and taking field trips to local galleries and studios, students choose a concentration to study: film, drawing and painting, graphic design, interior design, or photography. 

I taught the month-long graphic design class, meeting with my tight-knit group of students daily to hone their design skills.  I'm looking forward to teaching the Pre-College graphic design course again this summer, and I'm also excited to share the brochure I designed for the program a few months ago. I've posted the pages of the brochure design here (click on the images to view a larger version), and you can also see the full pdf here

While the scholarship deadline has already passed, Watkins College will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis. If you have any creative teens in your life who would love to spend the summer immersed in an inspiring art program, please spread the word. 





Saying goodbye



At the end of the month, I'll be saying goodbye to my former portfolio website. Designed during my senior year of college, my website was filled with examples of my photography, graphic design, drawing, painting, and handmade books. I spent months tweaking and perfecting the design of the site, but once I graduated I neglected to update it with new work. And aside from the outdated portfolios, both the design and domain name prominently featured by maiden name. Now that I've been a happily married woman for a year and a half, it's high time for me to let go of kathryngarner.com.



Although my work will no longer be available on my former website, you can now view my updated portfolios right here at linenlaid&felt. You can access my graphic design and fine art portfolios in the links section of the left sidebar. My photography portfolio can be viewed on flickr.



I will continue to post photos of my new handbound books regularly on this blog, but you view some of the books I bound in Italy and during college as part of my Flashback series.  You can also view some new photo slideshows of my work by clicking on the handmade books and custom orders tabs above.

Fine Art Portfolio

A portrait of Drew
Medium: Acrylic on board



A painting based on the blown glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly
Medium: Acrylic on canvas


Moonlit Garden
Medium: Oil on canvas


Liquid Glass
Medium: Oil on canvas


The Road to Abiquiu, New Mexico
Medium: Acrylic on canvas


A painting of the Piazza del Duomo in Cortona, Italy
Painted en plein air in Cortona, Italy
Medium: Oil on watercolor paper


A drawing of the Chicago skyline reflected in a sculpture called the Cloud Gate
Exhibited in the Graphic Design Faculty Choice Show, Spring 2006
Medium: White pencil on black paper


A drawing of a church in Charleston, South Carolina
Medium: Graphite on illustration board


A drawing based on the work of the French artist Ingres
Medium: Graphite on watercolor paper



A drawing of Winged Victory, the Hellinistic Greek sculpture
Medium: Charcoal on watercolor paper

Graphic Design Portfolio


Professional Work:


Brochure design for the Pre-College Program at Watkins College
Client: Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
To view the full pdf of the brochure design, please click here.



Logo design for thoughtfulguy.com
Client: thoughtfulguy.com
Other design work for thoughtfulguy.com: business cards, letterhead, envelopes, advertisements, promotional materials, t-shirts, and some website assistance



Wedding invitation booklets featuring
original Art Deco-inspired illustrations

Client: self
To see read more about these invitations, please click here.


The Borders Within, a special newspaper section design
Client: The News Virginian
To see additional page design from The Borders Within and to read more about this special report, please click here



Cover design for Infusion magazine
Client: Infusion magazine


Magazine spread design for Infusion magazine
Client: Infusion magazine


An advertisement design for WNC magazine
Client: WNC magazine


Digital photography and magazine spread design
for the "Love it!" section of WNC magazine

Client: WNC magazine

Student Work:


Magazine spread design about the growth of the suburbs
in the 1950s, based on the design style of the era


Illustration and magazine spread design
for a hypothetical article in Runner’s World



Magazine spread design about Picasso’s ceramics
for a hypothetical article in International Design 




Magazine spread designs for a hypothetical article about juggler Jay Gilligan


Poster design for the 2007 Graphic Design BFA Exhibition


A freestanding exhibition entry wall
for a hypothetical museum exhibit titled Nine Quilts 

Scale: 1 inch = 1 foot


Magazine cover design for a hypothetical publication
entitled Functional Beauty




An accordion-fold brochure for a hypothetical museum exhibition
featuring the work of Henry Moore