Artist Katelyn Kopenhaver officially launched A LINE OF KOPE in 2020, but has been applying text to surfaces for the past decade. Interested in corruption, contradiction, deception, and the personalities that shape our narratives, Kopenhaver’s wording is inspired by the shadow reality that is felt but not necessarily spoken. She feels there is power and protection in wearing the covert through words, fabric and ink.

The foundation of A LINE OF KOPE is painfully sincere and brutally honest. With the genuine desire to protect, expose, inspire and empower, her verbal assaults are not only contemplative but compel us to act. Kopenhaver wishes for individuals who wear her garments to engage in dialogue, take ownership, and not be afraid. Her garments often cross mediums of performance art, poetry, sculpture, and installation. Every final work is strictly unique, never made the same twice or purchased brand new.