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Fun with Digital Collage

5/11/2018

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Kathryn's Spontaneous Digital Collage Using Images Provided by FreeMix
Thanks to Shelley Klammer, I’m enjoying FreeMix—a free online tool that will keep you up late making digital collages! It's very easy to use and it includes a library with a vast variety of images to choose from.

Join Shelley’s 30-Day Collage Challenge to regularly get your creative juices flowing, excavate your unconscious mind, access your intuition, and much more. 
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I’m including one of my recently created digital collages on this blog. I may share more here and/or on my other social media.
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Now, go play!
UPDATE: Several hours after I published this post, the weblink for FreeMix was no longer working and then on May 17, 2018 FreeMix came back, but wasn't working smoothly.  Hopefully, this will all be resolved in the near future.  In the meantime, you may want to create your collages by hand and keep trying FreeMix to see if it is working again.  It's a really cool tool!
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Kathryn is an author and award-winning artist. Her book, 
Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness  is available on Amazon.  Her art is available as fine art prints. Learn more at www.kathrynVwhite.com
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Spring into Mukilteo for Marvelous Collages

4/14/2018

 
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"Phoenix," Award-Winning Collage by Kathryn V. White
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!
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"A Garden for Yayoi" by Kathryn V. White (center) surrounded by additional collages
The exhibit runs from April 3 to June 24, 2018.

​So, get out of the rain and admire some wonderful collages this spring!
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"Finding My Way" by Kathryn V. White
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Kathryn is an author and award-winning artist. Her book, 
Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness  is available on Amazon.  Her art is available as fine art prints. Learn more at:  www.kathrynVwhite.com

Kathryn's Art in 2018 GAP Calendar

12/1/2017

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Kathryn V. White's Art in 2018 GAP Calendar
Need a special gift for the holidays?
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!
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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
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Kathryn's Art at the University Business Center

11/4/2017

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Artworks from Kathryn V. White's Solo Art Show
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.
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Early Autumn by Kathryn V. White
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Gallery 4500--Kathryn's Solo Art Show
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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
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Poetry on Buses: My Poem Published!

10/31/2017

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Graphic from PoetryonBuses.org
Wonderful news!

Earlier this year, I shared that my poem, The Sound Soothes, inspired by my visits to Golden Gardens (a park along the shore of Puget Sound in Seattle, WA) was selected for the 2017 Poetry on Buses Program: Your Body of Water.

My poem is now available on the Poetry on Buses online site. You can read it by clicking here.


For this year’s theme, nearly 1,600 people entered a poem. ​

​Enjoy!
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Photo from PoetryonBuses.org
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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's book, 
Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, was a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Her art is available as fine art prints. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com
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Celebrating the Day of the Dead

10/19/2017

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Kathryn V. White's art celebrating Day of the Dead
Autumn brings several holidays including Day of the Dead (observed at the end of October/early November). 

It's often a celebratory time to remember and honor loved ones who have died.

It's also a good time to review your own life and reflect on what you want to create and experience.

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So here are some deep-diving questions for your contemplation:
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  • What fears arise?
  • What losses need to be mourned?
  • What can be released to move forward?
  • What desires to be created?
  • What needs recognition and celebration?

With trees shedding their vibrant leaves and the harvesting of crops, autumn energy can aid you in your own transition and transformation.
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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
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Collages Celebrating Summer, Seattle, & Beyond

8/13/2017

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Juried Collages at Seattle City Hall
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!
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Kathryn V. White's Collage, "Welcome To My Universe"
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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
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See Kathryn's Art at the Dreamclinic

4/2/2017

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"Duo Blooms" by Kathryn V. White at Dreamclinic
  • Enjoy bold and bright colors?
  • ​Interested in seeing beautiful art?
  • ​Want to own something unique?
​Kathryn has 10 of her artworks exhibited at Dreamclinic in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood from January to April 12, 2017.

​Don't miss it! 
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Art by Kathryn V. White
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"Nature's Yin and Yang" by Kathryn V. White
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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
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Search for Meaning Festival & Kathryn’s Art

2/3/2017

 
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Broadway at Times Square by Kathryn V. White
Once again, Seattle University is hosting its Search for Meaning Festival. It takes place for a full day on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

A host of authors will provide provocative and varied presentations ranging from The Case for Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World to The Spirituality of Life on the Margins to The Untold Story of the Black Woman Who Helped to Win the Space Race along with many other fascinating topics.​
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!
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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

Exploring NW Art: Past Paintings & Contemporary Collages Inspired by Them

1/21/2017

 
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Cannery Buildings, 1936, b&w block print by Fay Chong from Wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Chong
​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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Indra's Net by Kathryn V. White
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. 
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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist. Her 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

Let’s Celebrate—Northwest Collage Society Collaborates with Cancer Lifeline

11/22/2016

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Let's Celebrate! (Housework Can Wait) collage on the right by Kathryn V. White
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.

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The other powerful inspiration for my collage!
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
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Fantastical Wearable Art

9/5/2016

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World of WearableArt
​Currently, the Experience Music Project (otherwise known as the EMP) in Seattle has several fun exhibits:
  • Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds 
  • Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
  • Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic. 
My favorite is the World of WearableArt (WOW). ​
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.
While EMP has an annoying habit of not including end-dates for its exhibitions, the World of WearableArt lists the EMP exhibition as ending by January 3, 2017.

If you love craftsmanship, imagination, beauty, fashion, and fantasy, you must see this exhibit!  It’s a rare opportunity to see this fantastical, wearable art in person.
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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
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A Path With Art

7/9/2016

 
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Photo from Path with Art website
Path with Art is a non-profit organization that provides access to the arts for adults in recovery from homeless, addiction, and trauma.  The organization’s website states:
“For some, the compounding effects of poverty, mental illness, or lack of a family support system can lead to a downward spiral where inner wounds manifest in homelessness, addiction, and disconnection from society. The results can be seen every day in every city across the U.S. 

​We believe creative engagement is a powerful means to reconnect individuals to self and self-worth. It is also a powerful tool for understanding and appreciating one other's humanity.

Creativity is both a product and a salve for the hurt places, as George Braque writes: 
Art is a wound, turned into light. ”
This summer, Path with Art is inviting the general public to contribute poems to a collective art project inspired by the prompt, We Are All Here.

In addition, Path with Art is sponsoring:
  • Public banner painting parties in downtown Seattle’s Occidental Square on July 15 and August 19 during the hours of 3—5PM.
  • Free, drop in poetry and painting workshops at the same place on Fridays from July 22—August 12 during the hours of 3—5PM.

Twice this summer, a jury of local poets will select a handful of submissions to serve as inspiration for artistic banners.  These banners will be displayed in Occidental Square (2016) and the Seattle Symphony (2017).
​So join in Path with Art’s public creativity call by writing a poem, painting a banner, attending a workshop, and/or by making a donation!

​I’ve submitted my below poem.

On the bus
I exist amidst many worlds
One-sided, plugged-in conversations
Float over
Silent many selves
Wheels turn
Bringing me closer
Home
Find out more here.
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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

2016 Etsy Craft Party at Ugly Baby and La Ru

6/22/2016

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Kathryn V. White's Cards With Washi Tape
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!
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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book is 
Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness.  Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com
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For the Love of Ferrets and Other Wonderful Pets!

10/17/2015

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In September, I had a lovely chat with Rosie Morgan—a wonderful writer who lives in England—Cornwall to be specific.

Amazing the shortened distances our wired lives provide for us.

With the added benefit of meeting creative and kind people across the world!
Two of Rosie's books, The Golden Sword and Time Smugglers were finalists for the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.  

Check out our discussion by clicking here.

Click on the book covers to learn more about each book.
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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
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    Kathryn's collage, "Resonating Truth" has been juried into a show at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The exhibit runs from April 9 to August 20, 2020.

    2019 - 2020 Juried Traveling Art Exhibit in Virginia

    Kathryn's papercutting plus collage  "Summer Interlude" has been juried into a traveling show.  The exhibit runs September 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019 at Gallery 3700 in Arlington, Virginia and from December 17, 2019 to February 18, 2020 at Westover Library in Arlington, Virginia.
    2019 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State Convention Center
    Kathryn's large collage "When I'm Gone, Who Will Remember Me?" has been juried into a show at the Washington State Convention Center's Phyllis Lamphere Gallery.  The exhibit runs January 12, 2019 to March 31, 2019.
    Poetry On Buses 
    Kathryn's poem, The Sound Soothes, was selected for the ​2017 Poetry on Buses: Your Body of Water Program and is a part of the online collection! Click here to read it!

    2018 Juried Exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center

    ​*Three of Kathryn's collages have been juried into an exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA from April 3 through June 24, 2018. "Phoenix" won the Northwest Collage Society's prestigious Eleanor Wolters Smith Memorial Award.

    2017 SOLO SHOW at the University Business Center

    *20 of Kathryn's artworks were on exhibit in a solo show from October 16 through December 7, 2017 at the University Business Center's Gallery 4500 in Seattle's U-District.
    2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle City Hall 
    ​Kathryn's collage, "Welcome to My Universe" was juried into the exhibit, "Hot Town: Summer in the City" at the Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle that ran from July 7 through August 30, 2017.
     
    2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle University  
    ​Kathryn had a large collage, "Broadway at Times Square" juried into the 2017 Search for Meaning Art Exhibition (part of the Search for Meaning Book Festival) from February  16 to 25, 2017 at Seattle University's Vachon Gallery. 
    2017 Juried Exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum  
    ​Kathryn had a collage, "Indra's Net" juried into the exhibit, "Collaged Impressions of the Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene 1930 to 1950" that ran January 19 to March 26, 2017 at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.
    2017 Exhibit at Dreamclinic 
    ​Kathryn had 10 artworks exhibited from January through April 12, 2017 at Dreamclinic in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.
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