Kellie Ann Krouse was born and raised in Southern California and is currently living and working in The Bronx. Having attended New York University, she has developed a practice based in mixed media - with an emphasis on ceramics, textiles, and glass. After graduating she went on to work, teach, and assist at UrbanGlass. She is currently working in stained glass with a product line under the name Soldered Curves. With artistic themes almost always relating to the body, her latest project continues to expand on these themes. Soldered Curves is currently produced in her Bronx, NY home studio.