Redux has been a sanctuary for creatives in the Lowcountry for years, CreativeMornings included, which is why we are thrilled to kick off 2023 with Redux’s new Executive Director, Kate Ledbetter. We chatted with Kate to know her a little bit before our January talk.

1. What do you love most about what you do?

Being immersed in an endlessly creative environment. It’s a lot of energy!

2. What inspired you and how did you become involved in your current career(s)?

We have always been huge fans of Redux and followed along with the growth and careers of the studio artists over the years. I have worked in non-profits in Charleston over the past 20 years and the opportunity to serve Redux in this way was a natural fit.

3. How do you start your day?

I start every day with meditation, burn some incense, play music…and then it’s off to the races. With two young sons our mornings start early and require copious amounts of coffee.

4. Tell us about your proudest moment or accomplishment.

I am very proud of our kids. When a wild piece of art I created was accepted into the Redux auction in 2020 I felt very accomplished. When I first heard my radio show, Easy Does It, on Ohm Radio I felt proud.

5. Do you have a hidden talent?

I love growing and arranging flowers and foraged greenery. My grandmother was an avid and talented arranger of flowers. Giving flowers is my love language.

6. Who or what gives you creative inspiration?

I find creative inspiration in sitting still.

7. Coffee fuels our morning events. If you’re a coffee drinker, what’s your go-to order?

YES! At home we brew coffee provided by my sis in law who owns a fabulous coffee shop in the North Georgia Mountains. I add Laird mushroom creamer and a splash of oat milk. At Redux, we work within dangerous proximity of the Harbinger where my go-to is an oat milk latte.

8. What is your favorite place in Charleston?

I have always loved King Street, the whole way up and down.

9. How do you unwind or de-stress?

Meditation, listening to Ram Dass lectures, yoga, walks, time in nature.

Rapid Fire:

Morning person or night owl? Morning person, for sure!

Summer of winter? Summer

Mountains or beach? Beach

Pancakes or waffles? Pancakes. All the pancakes.

Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction. Lots of it. Hard copy, on Kindle, Audible–gimme, gimme!