She grew up on the coast of Rhode Island until she moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland when she was eleven. Here, she occupied her summer days by playing with her Chesapeake Bay Retriever, crabbing off the dock and sailing on the Tred Avon River. Living in the quiet town of Oxford, where her father was a marine biologist provided the perfect foundation for both her interest in marine life and her passion for art to thrive. Katherine attended the University of Maryland where she received a BS in Advertising Design.