My 1998 solo exhibit: Asta Sollilja of Summerhouses ONE OF THE PIECES FROM THE SHOW: The House, 1998, Katarina Thorsen It was a house and a stable in one. All that was visible of the inner, wooden shell was the door and its frame, the door so small, the threshold so high that one had to…
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Williams Lake/ Punky Lake Summer 2016 Art Camp Diary- Part 6: the photographer
Recall: Preview Part 1: Preparation Part 2: Travel Part 3: Art Camp Day 1 Part 4: Art Camp Day 2 Part 5: Art Camp Day 3 — Part 6: Punky Lake Wilderness Camp Society Summer 2016 Art Camp- the photographer What a treat it was to be joined by photographer Rick Magnell of Magnell Photography on Days…
Limited edition hand-embroidered print sale #graphicnovel
— I am making available 10 hand-embroidered prints entitled Who is it that can tell me who I am? featuring an original image from my graphic novel, Molly. — — The print captures the moment a crow, the magician of the forest, adorned by a child’s skull as a crown, looks, with intense curiosity, into Lost Lagoon…
My china marker portraits on @bypoststreet’s limited edition Winter Collection t-shirts!
The bypoststreet limited edition Winter collection t-shirts now available at bypoststreet.com! @bypoststreet features unisex luxury and sportswear inspired t-shirts designed by our creative director. Our eco-friendly luxurious bamboo/cotton cloth is milled in Canada and our t-shirts are designed and produced locally in Vancouver. Our collections feature limited edition portraits by our in-house artist. All our t-shirts…
“Drawing on Pain” at Espana Gallery closing early due to protests from tenants.
UPDATE! It as an interesting experiment to have “Drawing on Pain” exhibited in a lobby gallery. Experiment has to end early as some tenants are expressing concern over the subject matter and have asked that the show be taken down. Understood. Thank you, The Espana Gallery, for the opportunity while it lasted! The show will end…
Unfold your wings as you fall. Drawing on Pain at Espana Gallery Aug 29-Oct 13
Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall. – Ray Bradbury DRAWING ON PAIN Aug 29- Oct 13, 2013 ESPANA GALLERY 689 Abbott Street, Vancouver BC Curator, sales manager: Angie Heintz 778 773 2861 infor@angieheintz.com ARTIST’S STATEMENT: “My painting carries with it the message of pain.” – Frida Kahlo…
Drawing on Pain at Espana Gallery Aug 29-Oct 13: exhibit list
A huge thank you to Angie Heintz and The Espana Gallery and to everyone who attended the August 29, 2013 opening. What a fabulous crowd! Thanks for listening so intently and for your support. Thank you as well to those who provided interviews for the documentary FEAR NO ART w. Patti Henderson. You have all empowered me and I am so…
“Fear No Art” Documentary. A 20 year inquisition w. filmmaker Patti Henderson
I am so honored to be working with filmmaker Patti Henderson as we revisit a project started twenty years ago. “Fear No Art” Documentary. A 20 year inquisition. by Patti Henderson The documentary will address protests that occurred back in 1991 and my reflections on my art 20+ years later. We are diving in now…
Introducing Angus MacDonald, photographer, #Vancouver
I have the pleasure of working with Angus at Intersections Media in Vancouver. I am delighted to share an initial peek at his work. He will be documenting his time at Intersections through photos and film and I can’t wait to use his photos as sources for my wheatpastes!
Lost art: mermaids from 2001/2 for movie set.
Only two lousy photographs. I recall the original was about 5′ x 8′ (acrylic on canvas) and was used for a movie set.
My grandfather’s school photo- it haunts me…
I am obsessed with this photo of my grandfather’s school class (Hudiksvall, Sweden). He is in the top left. I have drawn it over and over and painted it. But something never allows me to finish. I get as far as some of the girls, then the rest refuse a portrait. I will try again…
Interactive art and feedback from March 10th art event! Sharing time and space. #arttherapy
This event was born out of a conversation I had with my dear friend Diane Clement, who made me realize “YES, I CAN!” What an evening of art and people supporting at-risk youth programs! Here are photos of art created by participants in our mega-art therapy session! I am also including feedback and my thank…
Large charcoal piece up for silent auction March 10 #artevent
In 1986, my teacher (artist/surrealist) Martin Guderna, facilitated a paradigm shift in how I approached drawing. This was my resulting “thesis” piece for the course. That’s 25 f*cking years ago!! I’m putting it up for silent auction on March 10.
“The Housewife Howled” – My 1994 #journal part 1: PREFACE
Preface: So here I sit about to embark on the great adventure: the writing of a book. My book. But where to begin? Here, I suppose. Just the intimate privacy of me, my hand, the pen and the paper. There is no audience. There are no readers- except my critical eye who has promised to…
Recalling my exhibit 1998 @thenordicmuseum- Ode to #Laxness #IcelandicLiterature
There is no more important novel to me than INDEPENDENT PEOPLE by Halldor Laxness (1902 – 1998), Icelandic novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. I own several copies of the book. Here is the dust jacket from my hardcover English edition (1946, Alfred A. Knopf, New York): The novel inspired a large…
When art comes back to say hello, only to be released again. #honoring #missingwomen #artevent
I was honored to work with families and friends of the victims of Robert Pickton and of the missing women back in 2002/3. I just reconnected with one family member who will be providing some of the pieces I originally donated to decorate a rehab centre in her sister’s honor. The project has changed…
Laundry day. Art from the vault.
You sometimes see a woman who would have made a Joan of Arc in another century and climate, threshing herself to pieces over all the mean worry of housekeeping. ~Rudyard Kipling Acrylic on canvas (unframed) Dedicated to my mother and all the women who came before me.
Pearl Hart, Wild West Woman. Portrait will be up for auction at my June 23 art event!
Years ago, I picked up the book The Old West- The Women, Time-Life, at a thrift store for 50¢. What a gem. I bought it during my Immigrant phase. I kept coming back to the photos of Pearl Hart and did the following portrait– one of the paintings I actually haven’t given away, trashed, or…
From the art vault: The letter “P”- #portfolio #Picasso #Page #placenta
Some items from my 1990’s portfolio:
20 years ago my art was protested. #art and #politicalcorrectness #thenineties #Iamreadytorevisit!
Was I wrong? Was I right? All I know is that what’s right is FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION- for protestor, supporter, artist alike. Click on image to enlarge. This week I’ll be posting more of my 1990’s portfolio pics, articles and art stamps.