Free Cards Friday & Show Some Emotion Exhibit at Sixth Street Gallery

It's Free Cards Friday! Comment on this post (here at the blog or on my Facebook page) and be in the running to win some cards ~ I'll choose the winner on Monday.

SHOW SOME EMOTION

March 2010: Sixth Street Gallery presents thought-provoking work from artists throughout the nation and Canada in an exhibit that urged artists to expose their emotions: raw and elemental, intriguing and coy; shy and gentle; intense and earth-shattering.

The Show Some Emotion Show opens March 3 at Sixth Street Gallery in Vancouver, WA ~ I had the honor of Art Directing this show as well as coordinating the jury.

What a beautiful show, I can't wait to see it.

Featuring the work of:

Corey Pennington

Laurel Pollock

Sharon L. Dowis

Yisa Akinbolaji

Amy Buchheit

Katie m. Berggren

Dele Mercier

K F Kozora

Marie-Pierre Philippe-Lohezic

David Sommers

Benita Brewer

Rhoda Draws

Chuck Drumm

Richard Wall

Dorene Steggell

Robert McWilliams

Sarah Ohman-Ybarra Lopez

Catherine Harold

Susan Pemberton

Elena Morales

Andrew McGrath

Daniel Wickwire

Ray Klein

Barbara Paanakker

Lacey Kyungeun Kim

Joseph York

Dana Truesdale

I will, unfortunately, miss the Opening Reception on Friday, March 5 from 5-9pm but hope you will attend if you are local. I will return to American soil on March 6, and will plan to come see the show shortly after that.

The opening event will feature the live and beautiful music of northwest singer/songwriter Mila Polevia

Learn more at the Sixth Street Gallery website.

Enjoy!

Love & Sincerely, Katie

above images: Show Some Emotion postcard design by Sam MacKenzie

Here & Now will be on display at Show Some Emotion, as well as Flu Baby.

A New Week of Inspiration...

On Saturday, I was so lucky to get to spend most of the day with my brother, Kevin - he's a painter in Sweden and he's finishing up a 3 1/2 week stay in the U.S.

We rambled around Portland and visited Powells Books where I was delighted to bring home some books on some of my favorite artists, including Kathe Kollwitz - a german expressionist artist (drawings, block prints, sculpture) who worked during the 1890s and the 2nd World War. Her emotional drawings were one of the main reasons I yearned to become an artist - years and years ago.

Kollwitz's image above: Worker Woman with Sleeping Child (Arbeiterfrau Mit Schlafendem Jungen)

Her work touches me in a way no other has. She did what I yearn to do, in regard to capturing emotion (frequently between mother and child) - however, you'll notice if you click around some links above, that her eyes saw more suffering, death and poverty than mine (hopefully) ever will, so her work has a couple themes that I have no intention of working with. But the emotion, *sigh*, just splits my heart.

At Powells, I also picked up books on Gustav Klimt and Mary Cassatt.

Have a great week!

Love & Sincerely, Katie