'May you live in interesting times.'
Well, ok.
2024 has been an interesting year.
I could write page or two on the blows, hardships, pain and agony
but, instead,
I will focus on the positives:
My first Museum Show, the Highlight of my year!
'Silva Cascadia, Under the Spell of the Forest'
Myself with some of my work in this show
The intreptation of the Forest by twelve women artists
Artists l to r: Donna Leavitt, Maria Cristalli, Claire Johnson, Karen Lorene, Kathleen Faulkner, Suze Woolf, Juliet Shen, Laura Hamje, Patty Haller, Linda Davidson; not pictured: Kimberly Trowbridge, Hart James
I also began a relationship with Perry & Carlson Gallery
this year. I had my first solo there in April.
See some of the work here
My jade plant
bloomed for the first time in over 50 years.
I took that as a good sign.
Then this
It is hard to be discouraged when my plants are blooming.
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| Remnant' 24x24" graphite on paper; Kathleen Faulkner |
I recently joined Earth Creative
I feel a real kinship with this group and
I want to focus my work more on environmental issues in the future.
We must choose our battles.
We will have an exhibition at Perry & Carlson Gallery
in May, 2025
Meet the artists here.
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| photo of some plastic garbage in the bushes, a future drawing |
This year was a challenge but good things have come from it.
Next year may be even more challenging
but I have hope that
we can ride out the storm.
For myself,
doing artwork helps keep me grounded
If we take care of each other
and work together as a community,
I believe we will come out better in the end.
So,
Here's to an inspired year ahead!
Cheers!
