Karin Martin is a native of Baton Rouge and received her Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University in 1979. Later, she studied graphic design at Parsons School of Design and at The School of Visual Arts in New York City. For many years, she worked as a book and periodicals designer with clients, including Columbia University Press and Martha Stewart Living. Since 2004, her creative focus has shifted to the medium of vitreous enamel.