Artist · Maker · Philadelphia

KateSwan

Welder · Woodworker · Photographer · Maker of Strange Things

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Selected Work

Things Made
by hand.

Metalwork

Welding

Sculpted from heat and steel — raw edges turned into form.

Woodworking

Wood

Grain, texture, and time — every piece carries the tree.

Photography

Light

Moments caught at the edges — dark, quiet, and precise.

Living Art

Terrariums

Miniature worlds sealed in glass — alive and self-contained.

Mixed Media

Strange Things

When one material isn't enough — combined, layered, fused.

Commissions

Your Piece

Bring an idea. Something unique gets made.

About

The work
starts with
curiosity.

I've always been drawn to things that aren't supposed to go together. Metal and wood. Glass and living moss. The camera and the torch. I work out of a small studio in Philadelphia where most things end up on the floor before they end up on the wall.

Each discipline feeds the others. The patience woodworking demands. The decisiveness welding requires. The stillness of looking through a lens. I don't separate them — they're all the same conversation.

I take commissions for sculptural work, furniture, custom terrariums, and photography. If you have a strange idea, I'm probably interested.

Welding Woodworking Photography Terrariums Mixed Media Commissions

Get in Touch

Let's make
something.

Commissions, collaborations, or just a question — reach out. I read every message and respond to everything that isn't spam.