Kathi Urbach was an aspiring singer in the 1940s who married a UCLA physics professor, Everett J. Urbach.

Stationed in Washington D.C. during World War II, Everett and Kathi set up a studio in Maryland where Kathi began her artwork.

Kathi's initial works were all one-of-kind sculptures; she created these from heavy gauge wire frames. She molded the body and features then draped the figures in fabric that was treated with a solution that hardened to a ceramic consistency.

Later she contracted with Goldcrest China company of Trenton, New Jersey, to produce a product line of glasses, ceramic bowls, sculptures and other items between the late 1940s to the early 1950s.

Kathie Urbach also sold a lot of her work at an upscale department store-Higbees.
Kathi also designed several figurines for Beswick Pottery.