Kathartic is a play on my maiden name, Katherine Hart. I love crafting and find it very cathartic. Normally I'm a happy, positive and relaxed person. Like most people though, I need a release sometimes. That's where creating comes in, it's my happy place.

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Ever since I can remember I've always had various crafts as hobbies and my bedroom was always covered in needles and thread, ribbons, glue, paper, paints and pens etc... I grew up in the north east of England and as a child I was a bit of a tomboy. My friends and I would build dens at the marsh and then we would spend hours hiding in them, making corn dollies, weaving reeds or crochet granny squares.

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This love of anything craft related has continued to grow and I love learning new skills and experimenting with different media types. 

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While working full time crafting ended up just being the odd Christmas card making session, DIY essentials and IKEA flat pack assembly. Then we started a family...

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My previous life revolved around tech and innovation and this has melded into my crafting with the use of digital design which I use to create personalised items and to design my woodworking projects.  

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I honestly thought I'd be straight back to work after having my first baby, the second one came 16 months later so no chance there! Instead I realised how much I enjoyed being a mummy and, I want to be a part of my boys lives while they're young. My husband is self employed and mostly works from home so we have a great life balance. He can work around the family needs which is wonderful, we're very lucky!

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Now my children are at school I've been able to spend time setting up my workshop. It's taken years to move everything out of the garage so that I can have my own space, it's been worth every second of effort. It's still evolving as I hope it will for many years to come. 

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