The Artist Kathleen Macone is a native of New York City. Her family’s craft for more than three generations has been restoration and conservation of antiques and artifacts for museums, art galleries and private collectors.  Although Kathleen had worked for 20 years with the family business, she was driven to make a mid-life career change, or as she describes it, “Coming alive creatively at 40 years old”. Inspiration Inspired by a Trappist monastery in Spencer, Massachusetts, whose specialty is painting icons for churches throughout the world, Kathleen is most proud of one of her early pieces, painted especially for this monastery.  After study and apprenticeship with Italian painter, Mario Politi, in New York City, Kathleen truly mastered the Fresco technique.  To Kathleen, “Reintroducing my ancient art form to a whole new world of people, most of whom have not experienced the Fresco technique, is truly my most fulfilling pleasure”.. Location Kathleen now resides in Franklin, NC . “Living in such beautiful settings provides the peace, serenity and inspiration essential in developing my artwork”