Kathryn Metz

She was a wonderful professor
And friend. I was inspired by her work
The exquisite subtleties and nuances of lights and darks in landscapes were very moving to me.
I will also miss beautiful moments of sharing a pot of peppermint tea and sweet breads with her.
Love you Kay I will miss you
Pam

Kay Metz was my drawing professor at UCSC @ 1976. As I recall, Richard Bennett, Betsy Miller Anderson, Bob Poplack, Don Strandberg and Linda Covello were classmates. I was very detail oriented. Kay wanted me to draw figure gestures fast and loose! Our class also drew landscapes plein air, on Western Drive, overlooking the canyon. I remember Kay's exhibit that she created with tinted, overlapping X-rays, at the UCSC College 8 Kathryn Metz Gallery, in Kerr Hall. Condolences, Karen Kaplan...

I first met Kay when I enrolled at College Eight, UCSC, in 1973. I found her to be thoughtful, quiet, talented, and determined. Although I never took one of her printmaking classes, I did help set up one of her exhibitions at College Eight. The three-dimensional displays included many layers of plexiglass, each screen printed with a different color. When standing, each in front of the other, the colors seemed to move, making the scene continually change. Many of her pieces in that show...