stLouISTKaitlyn Koroby Balances the Spooky and the Silly in Her Artwork
ALTON - Kaitlyn Koroby has never been a traditional artist. That’s exactly why people love her work. “I was real big on drawing even before I hit high school,” Koroby remembered. “And then when I got in high school, I found out there were art classes, and I was like, ‘No way.’ Of course, I signed myself up for it, and I didn’t get as much as I was expecting out of those. I was kind of turned off by it. I think I kind of draw differently and paint differently than a lot of other people, and a lot of my art teachers didn’t like that.” Her teachers encouraged Koroby to focus on the techniques being taught in class, which Koroby said was “understandable.” But as a young artist, she became discouraged and took a step back from creating. It wasn’t until she found herself pregnant and bored that she decided to give art another shot, no rules allowed. Four years later, Koroby is the Milton Schoolhouse Artist of
