Katy Hirschfeld likes to go against the normal grain of society to reflect creativity and individuality, while encouraging a DIY nature. Growing up the youngest of three sisters, Katy fell in love with the grunge aesthetic of The 90’s, and subsequently all things ‘seedy’ or ‘gritty’. Later Katy was inspired by Early British Punk Rock, such as but not limited to: the Adverts, Ex Ray Spex, Sex Pistols, and The Slits. These bands etched a “rebellious anarchists’” vibe into the fabric of her persona which often reveals itself in her collage work. Studying cultural artifacts from the era when punk rock “invaded” the UK, and much of the surrounding regions, resulted in a seismic shift in her psyche; she found herself in a creative, imaginative rapture and her obsession with the zeitgeist of that era forced her to react artistically. She chose collage because it requires the artist to engage the physical artifacts of his or her message in a truly visceral form; the collage artist becomes a coordinator of endless imagery and gains the ability to reinvent the meaning and excite transformation.