Painting 

As much as Kate loves photography, she also has a passion for painting! This painting, gifted to a beloved professor, shows a young girl trying on her mother’s shoes—a quiet symbol of growth, guidance, and becoming. It honors the mentors who walk beside us, helping us find our footing, until one day, we walk confidently in our own. For Kate, it’s a tribute to the teacher, and to all the teachers, who once believed in a student still finding her way—and to the student who is now a teacher herself.