Kim T. Richards grew up in Brooklyn NY, where she frequently went on excursions to the many wonderful museums in NYC. After receiving a BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design, she began a 25 year career as a textile designer. Her years of designing for fabric are still an influence on her work. Flowers were a frequent element in her designs, and they still figure prominently in her work. When not in the studio, you can often find Kim in her backyard garden, which she is working to fill with all the flowers she loves to paint, or painting outdoors.