A native New Yorker, Judith Orseck Katz is a graduate of the Music and Art High School and Syracuse University School of Fine Arts.  She is a graphic designer, potter and painter. Judith taught at Parsons School of Design for 12 years, Silvermine School of Art, and in Westport.  She is the author of “A Painter’s Guide to the Catskills of Rip Van Winkle”, “A Painter’s Guide to Fort Lauderdale,” and “The Beautiful Pond.”  Her paintings and sculpture have been shown throughout New York and New England.