​Read Between The Lines: Collage + Writing Art Show returns!
 
Stop by Cancer Lifeline and enjoy an inspirational, multi-media collaboration of artists from the Northwest Collage Society and writers of Cancer Lifeline writing classes.  My collage, “I Got This!” is at the show.
 
The exhibit is located at the Dorothy O'Brien Center at 6522 Fremont Avenue North in Seattle, WA 98103.

Art and writings are on display from November 21, 2019 through January 16, 2020 with viewing hours for the public from Monday through Thursday, 11am to 3pm. The show is closed on November 28, December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1, 2020.
 
Enjoy!

Photos from the Read Between the Lines Exhibit

I'm thrilled to announce that my artwork, “Summer Interlude” has been included in the Guild of American Papercutters (GAP) juried show, Places in Paper.

The 34 included artists use papercutting to explore where we live, where we come from, and where our dreams take place. The show is curated by Melanie Kehoss, Co-VP of Membership of GAP and is juried by Anne Burton of BlackRock Center for the Arts and Tamar Shadur of Shadur Arts.
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This traveling exhibit can be seen at two locations in Virginia:

From September 9, 2019 through December 8, 2019

• Gallery 3700 – 3700 Four Mile Run Dr. Arlington, VA

From December 17, 2019 through February 18, 2020 

• Westover Library – 1644 N McKinley Rd Arlington, VA 

Enjoy the show!

(Note: I've updated my earlier post to include new photos from the Westover Library exhibit).

Places in Paper Exhibit at Westover Library.
​Photos by Melanie Kehoss.

The Northwest Collage Society’s spring juried art show is currently at the beautiful Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA. There’s a wonderful variety of collages that run the gamut from amusing, entertaining, perplexing, colorful, and amazing.

I’m proud to share that all three of my collages, “A Garden for Yayoi,” “Finding My Way,” and “Phoenix” were juried into the show. In addition, “Phoenix” won the Eleanor Wolters Smith Memorial Award!

The 2018 Guild of American Papercutters' (GAP) calendar is now available and contains beautiful papercuts by a variety of talented artists.  Each month includes a unique artwork as well as information about the artist's inspiration.

It's a perfect gift for almost anyone on your list!

As shown in the above photo, I'm thrilled to share that I'm the December 2018 featured artist. 

More information on ordering the calendar can be found by clicking here.

Don't wait, place an order today!

                  Happy Holidays!

Autumn in the northwest often includes rainy, grey days.  It’s probably one reason why so many people are coffee addicts in this area of the country!

Yet, there’s an antidote to all this dreariness. Drop by the University Business Center to see a solo exhibit of 20 of my artworks in mixed media, collage, watercolor, and acrylics.
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• Bright and bold colors!
• Cheerful themes!
• Unique inspirations!

People often tell me my art makes them feel happy. 

The University Business Center is located at 4500 9th Avenue NE, Suite 300 in Seattle, WA. My art is in the main reception area from October 16 through December 7, 2017. 

Hours for viewing are Monday to Friday from 9AM to 5PM.

The Northwest Collage Society’s summer juried art show is currently in the lobby and the Anne Focke Gallery at Seattle City Hall. It includes collages celebrating summer, Seattle, and beyond. These beautiful works include representations and abstracts, minutely-detailed, as well as the boldly colorful.

My collage, “Welcome to My Universe,” is playful and boldly colorful.

​The exhibit runs from July 7, 2017 to August 30, 2017.

​So get out of the summer heat and into Seattle City Hall to enjoy some very cool collages!

Find out more click here.

In addition, Seattle University’s Vachon Gallery will be exhibiting art from February 16 to February 25 that “explicitly explore[s] the meaning of life.” This exhibit is “augmented with several regionally and nationally renowned artists who are also authors.”

I’m excited to share that my large collage titled, Broadway at Times Square, was juried into the Search for Meaning Art Exhibit!

The Vachon Gallery is open Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM and will be open all day on Saturday, February 25 to coincide with the Search for Meaning Festival. 

Information on the art exhibit can be found here. 

Information on each of the artists can be found here.

Be sure to go as it’s a unique and wonderful festival that has much to delight your mind, heart, and spirit!

​Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene, 1930-1950 is the new exhibition on view from January 19 to March 26, 2017 at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.
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The show focuses on several Northwest artists and their works from the Great Depression to post World War II.  Many of these pieces are social commentaries on racial and class inequities of the period.

Running in parallel at the same museum is an exhibit of recent collages inspired by artists and/or artworks in the previously described show. It's titled, Collaged Impressions of the Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene 1930 – 1950. 

I’m grateful that one of my collages (which includes paper cutting), Indra’s Net, was juried into this show.  My collage was inspired by the bold graphic style of Fay Chong and by a Buddhist metaphor of our interconnectedness.
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Don’t wait! It’s a great way to learn more about Northwest art and see some amazing collages!

To find out more, click here. 

This year, Cancer Lifeline contacted the Northwest Collage Society (NWCS) about partnering together for an art show. ​

​This collaboration entailed NWCS members volunteering to read short prose and poem pieces by Cancer Lifeline writing class participants and choosing one to create an inspired collage.

The art show, entitled “Read Between The Lines,” was a great success with 42 written pieces to select from and over 30 NWCS members deciding to collaborate.

I chose Judy Slonicker’s “Now” a cheering poem highlighting the beauty of nature and which also validated my proclivity for “letting curiosity take over” and doing what I love instead of housework.

​Hence, my collage “Let’s Celebrate! (Housework Can Wait)" includes a huge cupcake, confetti, and vacuum cleaners with the no symbol of red line/red circle over them.

And, of course, because I committed to creating the collage I had one more reason to let my own housework wait!

Don't miss this show at Cancer Lifeline in Seattle, WA.  It includes a great diversity of beautiful collage and powerfully written pieces.

The show runs from October 27 to December 16, 2016.
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For more information, click here.

The craftsmanship detailed in this exhibit is extraordinary—the designers used wood, fabric, fiberglass, paint, plastic, leather, and other materials in incredibly imaginative ways. 

Wood is shaped into big hoop skirts; leather into a horse’s head and beautifully tooled spiral designs; metal into delicately-rendered, intricate body armor; felt into a one-piece outfit that uses nothing besides the felt of the outfit itself for fasteners, and out-of-this-world platform shoes. These are just a few of the wonders.

​The art is all from a museum in Wellington, New Zealand which hosts a yearly competition and then creates a Cirque du Soleil-like performance of the entered pieces. 

The exhibit includes an eight-minute video on three huge screens of the wearable art worn in performances.  It's so enthralling I stayed and re-watched it again as there is no way you can capture all the visuals in one viewing.

Click here to see a video highlighting past WOW creations.

Check out the below slideshow to see photos from the exhibition.

Wow! I had a fantastic time at the June 2016 Etsy Craft Party hosted by Ugly Baby and La Ru in Seattle.  It was so much fun, I actually stayed for 6.5 hours.  

And what kept me so long?

Washi tape...I couldn't get enough of this stuff.  I embellished cards, coasters, and envelopes.  I couldn't stop.  Just as I finished one card, I had to do another and then another--doing both the inside and outside of the cards and doing an envelope to go with the card.  Check out my creations in the above photo and the photo slideshow below.

And then there was the drawings for prizes.

Each hour, I eagerly waited to hear my ticket number called--as I wanted to win a fabulous prize.  Several times I was off only by one digit.  I'm sad to report, I didn't win that day.

However, I got a wonderful swag bag. And because I stayed to the end and helped with clean up, I got another one!  YIPPEE!

So thanks to Ugly Baby and La Rue for a cool event and all the sponsors who gave great prizes and provided craft supplies for our creations.  It was one fun day--even when it poured rain!

And as you can see, I'm particularly grateful to Scotch 3M for their Washi tape and Strathmore for supplying cards to embellish.

I'm already looking forward to a 2017 Etsy Craft Party!

This, plus adhering the pieces without getting adhesive all over the place, is also what makes collage such a challenging art form!

For those who love collage, art, or just want to see something beautiful, stop by the second floor of the public area of the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA from January 16 to March 28, 2016 to see a wonderful exhibit of 86 collage works that have juried into the Northwest Collage Society’s 2016 Open Winter Show.

I’m grateful that my work, “The Joyful Workings of the Faithfully Busy Mind” is one of the works on display.  

​The photo I've included in this blog  shows some of the beautiful pieces in the show (my piece is the colorful collage of circles on the far right of the photo).

It’s a diverse exhibit that you won’t want to miss!

*​Want to receive or give a gift of creativity?  

*Is your mailbox hungry for real mail?

*Like surprises?

If you said YES to any of the above, read on!

For the past six years, Kat Eye Studio's has hosted art postcard swaps--and is doing it again for 2016.

According to Kat, this swap "encourages you to create, share, and liberate your art out into the world, where it can do its greatest good." 

if you are interested, then visit Kat's site and join the "Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap" this week (otherwise you'll miss out on the fun!).

The postcard swap receipt deadline is March 12, 2016.

I tremendously enjoyed doing Kat's postcard swap in 2015 and I'm joining the fun again in 2016.  Read my blog on my experience here.

​Find out more about the 2016 postcard swap by clicking here.

For inspiration, see the YouTube video of artists' postcards from 2015 by clicking here or on the below.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.  Her art is available as fine art prints.  Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

It's been a great year for expressing myself, including creating a dream catcher, magic mojo hands, a free-form beaded wire basket, paintings, collage, and other art.

I’ve shared my experience of getting through an extended challenging period in my life and how by focusing on joy during that time, more joy did come into to my life, building bit by bit and blossoming in some very unexpected and powerful ways.

​This sharing was videotaped and now people across the world have access to my story as well as the stories of many others.  To hear more, please click here or on the below image.

​My book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness and my children-of-all-ages ebook, Odin the Ferret were both Wishing Shelf Book award finalists this year.  Click on the covers below to learn more.
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​In addition, my art has begun to reach more people by being juried into exhibits and through prints being sold on Imagekind.com. Approximately ten years ago, I fought the impulse to paint (which is a story itself) and then later gave into its unyielding call.  Now, it's wonderful to see the fruition of the seeds planted and nurtured over the long-term.  I’m curious to see where this growth will lead me.

As I say goodbye to 2015 and hello to 2016, I’m excited about what the future brings—through my own volition as well as through synchronicity.

As part of my explorations, I’ve been talking with people about possible opportunities and researching and signing up for classes for the coming year.  

I’ll be studying Buddhism, using writing to continue to awaken to the wisdom contained in my spiritual journey, doing process painting, delving more deeply into collage, and expanding my capacity to live a happier and more fulfilling life.

Life is a journey—made all the more rich by awareness, intention, releasing that which no longer serves one well, and continual acceptance of a greater divine harmony working behind the scenes.  This acceptance can be hard and often requires faith—a muscle my life has been giving me plenty of opportunities to build!

May 2016 be an expansive year of all that is divinely good for you, our planet, and other beings.  Walk towards that good, embrace it, and share it.
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Namaste.

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.  Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com