Feuer Und Wasser is a unique experimental textile and fine art studio created by multimedium artist Yekaterina (Katia) Mokeyeva.
Yekaterina was born in Ukraine and grew up in Moscow, Russia. She graduated from the Moscow State University of Arts and Industry in 1995. Her exploration of various methods and mediums led to the development of a more specific direction that sparked a love for textile and fiber art.
As an extension to her education, she completed her junior and senior years at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, focusing on clothing design and textiles. Participating in a short summer study abroad program in London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design gave her a new spectrum of inspiration.
Established in 2008 in San Francisco, the Feuer Und Wasser studio relocated in 2016 from the busy Bay Area to Vermont's Green Mountains.
Yekaterina has been exhibiting and teaching internationally throughout the US, Australia, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada since 2012. Her shows and exhibits include the Wool Ways 2016 show in Amsterdam, the Sea States 2016 exhibition at Timeless Textiles in Newcastle, Australia, and the Sea States 2017 (duo with Fiona Duthie) at the Dyeing House Gallery in Prato, Italy. In 2017, Katia received the Tradition in Technique Award from the Surface Design Association International Exhibition in Print. Treads, another exhibition in Boston, 2020. Hidden Messages, Randolph, VT, 2023. The latest spring 2025 National Fine Art Exhibition, Surfaces, D'Art Center, Norfolk, VA, awarded her first place.
The creation process involves wool, other animal and plant fibers, woven fabric combinations, fabric ink, oil paint, and cold wax medium.