Artist Kate Shu | The Authentic Jessica Forever Hardcover Journal
Kate considers the birth of her sister Jessica a miracle, a blessing, and a treasure to love forever. Their parents were told they weren't able to have biological children — news that was devastating to Joan and Gary, but simultaneously became Kate's best day ever. Just four years after Kate was adopted from South Korea, she received the news that she was going to be a big sister. Kate and Jessica — sisters forever — share memories, some of life's most beautiful moments, and the kind of best friendship most people only dream of. Reflect on who has played this irreplaceable role in your life, why they matter, and how they've made a difference. Then write it down in Kate's Authentic Jessica Forever Hardcover Journal.
Kate Shu is a Korean-born, Iowa-raised artist, entrepreneur, and creative force whose life has been shaped by music, nature, resilience, and an unshakeable belief in the power of art to transform lives. Abandoned at birth and adopted at seven months old, Kate arrived in Minneapolis into the arms of a family who became her greatest champions — and set her on a path of extraordinary creative discovery.
By thirteen, Kate was performing with professional big bands across the Midwest. By sixteen, she had explored nearly every national park in the United States, often assisting her father — a landscape architecture professor and published author — in cataloging the trees, vines, and shrubs of North America. Over the next three decades, her creative life expanded to encompass theatre, painting, design, calligraphy, pottery, culinary art, textiles, and clothing design, alongside a lifelong love of music.
The heart behind the Kate Shu Collective lives in her grandmother, Alda Mae Zahner Hightshoe, who began every single day by reciting a list of things that were "sooo beautiful" — and who, despite being awarded an art scholarship, gave up her dream during WWII to become Rosie the Riveter. It is in Alda's honor, and in the spirit of every artist who was ever told their dream wasn't practical, that Kate built the Collective — to give talented creative people another way, another chance, and another reason to keep going.
"The hardest work is the HeART work — and it's always worth it."
About this Journal:
• Size: 5.5" × 8.5" — the perfect companion, at home or on the go
• 80 lined pages of cream-colored paper
• UltraHyde hardcover with a rich, luxurious feel
• Cream ribbon page marker and matching elastic closure
• Expandable inner pocket for notes, cards, and keepsakes
• Print quality is exceptional — vivid, true-to-life, and exactly as pictured
Kate considers the birth of her sister Jessica a miracle, a blessing, and a treasure to love forever. Their parents were told they weren't able to have biological children — news that was devastating to Joan and Gary, but simultaneously became Kate's best day ever. Just four years after Kate was adopted from South Korea, she received the news that she was going to be a big sister. Kate and Jessica — sisters forever — share memories, some of life's most beautiful moments, and the kind of best friendship most people only dream of. Reflect on who has played this irreplaceable role in your life, why they matter, and how they've made a difference. Then write it down in Kate's Authentic Jessica Forever Hardcover Journal.
Kate Shu is a Korean-born, Iowa-raised artist, entrepreneur, and creative force whose life has been shaped by music, nature, resilience, and an unshakeable belief in the power of art to transform lives. Abandoned at birth and adopted at seven months old, Kate arrived in Minneapolis into the arms of a family who became her greatest champions — and set her on a path of extraordinary creative discovery.
By thirteen, Kate was performing with professional big bands across the Midwest. By sixteen, she had explored nearly every national park in the United States, often assisting her father — a landscape architecture professor and published author — in cataloging the trees, vines, and shrubs of North America. Over the next three decades, her creative life expanded to encompass theatre, painting, design, calligraphy, pottery, culinary art, textiles, and clothing design, alongside a lifelong love of music.
The heart behind the Kate Shu Collective lives in her grandmother, Alda Mae Zahner Hightshoe, who began every single day by reciting a list of things that were "sooo beautiful" — and who, despite being awarded an art scholarship, gave up her dream during WWII to become Rosie the Riveter. It is in Alda's honor, and in the spirit of every artist who was ever told their dream wasn't practical, that Kate built the Collective — to give talented creative people another way, another chance, and another reason to keep going.
"The hardest work is the HeART work — and it's always worth it."
About this Journal:
• Size: 5.5" × 8.5" — the perfect companion, at home or on the go
• 80 lined pages of cream-colored paper
• UltraHyde hardcover with a rich, luxurious feel
• Cream ribbon page marker and matching elastic closure
• Expandable inner pocket for notes, cards, and keepsakes
• Print quality is exceptional — vivid, true-to-life, and exactly as pictured
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