Kate Saunders is an Oregon coast artist whose passion for kiln-formed glass has shaped a remarkable journey. With a background in fine arts and a love for transforming raw materials into intriguing visual narratives, Kate’s work reflects a harmonious blend of innovation and tradition. Her dedication to the craft is evident in each piece, inviting viewers to experience the delicate interplay of light, image, color, and form. Join Kate on her artistic journey and explore the beauty of kiln-formed glass.

Photoresist on kiln-formed glass: my process

In this joint exhibition two complementary artforms, kiln-formed glass and digital prints with augmented reality, combine to explore imaginatively the latest scientific insights into natural forest communities which link above-ground and below-ground in vastly complex and surprising ways.
Using images of plants, trees, fungi and animals native to the Oregon Coast forests, Kate Saunders and Ger Killeen reveal and communicate what Suzanne Simard calls “the beautiful structures and finely adapted languages of the forest network”.
We are particularly interested in evoking the energy and dynamism of these structures and their analogues in neural networks.
This exhibition is a slightly modified virtual version of a physical exhibition at The Chessman Gallery in the Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Oregon, USA
Links to the augmented reality effects triggered by the images can be found in the information cards of each artwork.