Caperton works in mixed media assemblages, combining original elements she makes in clay and metal, then blends these with objects she collects. “The process of creating loosely woven metaphors through a vocabulary of objects hopefully enables the viewer to find their own meaning,”

Kibbe studied biology at Mount Holyoke College and transferred to Rhode Island School of Design where she received a BFA in printmaking in 1988.  Shortly after, she moved to Point Arena.   Since then she has worked in a variety of media and has had numerous shows locally and was included in a kite show juried by Milton Glaser at the Smithsonian Institute.

“I was not trained as a sculptor but I have made some sculpture over the years,” Kibbe says.  “The inspiration has always come from the materials which have brought forth strange creative impulses that I like to allow without judgment.” One series Kibbe created featured old growth.