My name is Catherine. You can call me Cat. I am a Mother of three children, two boys and a girl and a companion to my partner of over twelve years. I am the soul artist behind Soul Shine Arts. I created the name many years ago after my love for Warren Haynes song SoulShine. In it he says, "you've got to let your soul shine" and I try everyday through my art and my life. I was a stay at home Mom for over five years and recently went back to work in my other passion, teaching. I teach at Massabesic High School in Waterboro, Maine. It is my towns high school and I could not be happier. I teach all the Ceramics and Painting classes as well as an Integrate Arts course. I'm hoping to add an advanced Ceramics and a fiber arts class next year. I also co direct the theater program at MHS.

I was born and lived my younger childhood in Maine, but truly grew up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Most of my childhood revolved around art. I was always drawing, keeping sketchbooks and drawing everything from stuffed animals to my cat Ralph and the trees outside. I do not draw as much as I used to, but my love and passion for creating has not changed.

I studied art education and taught a few years in public high school. I will return to it some day, but for now, I focus on my children and my pottery. My hope is for Etsy to help me grow and focus my pottery line.

Soul Shine Arts was started to house my creations in whatever medium I felt like working in. Since 2013, I have focused my art on pottery, but I may sneak some other items in from time to time. Thank you for your interest in me and my work. I hope you continue to check in on me. Join my page on Facebook to keep up on what I'm doing.

From January to June, I will primarily work on this site and creating new work. From June to December I focus on Craft Fairs and try to keep the shop updated.