There is a new Spring in my step. I have been given a new lease on life, and with that comes my desire to reawaken this site and share some of my more recent creations.
More to follow!
An altered book in progress.
Renewal!
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Category Archives: Fine Crafts
In Process ~ A Special Banner
A tree, leaves, spirals, fruit, human hands – this is a detail/close-up photo of a banner I’m working on for a church. After it’s been presented (November) I’ll be able to post a photo of the entire banner.
This has been in process since May. It makes my heart sing to work with colors I love and symbols that are important to me.
Made of cotton fabrics via applique´.
Heart Chalice Spiral Flame
Detail from a purple cotton stole, with a spiral flame design in gold lamé. This design can be created in whatever color scheme you wish.
Heart Chalice Spiral Flame on a purple cotton stole
ArtsWalk opens this evening in Chatham
This is the big weekend!
This year, ArtsWalk is in Chatham as well as in Hudson, NY. The Opening Party is from 6 to 9 PM at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on October 8th, with events and exhibits happening in many places throughout Chatham over the weekend. Shops on Main Street have donated their window space to local artists. My feathery work may be found in the window of Cow Jones Industrials, on Main Street in Chatham.
- “With These Wings” Feather Vest by Katharine Houk
The event is sponsored by the Columbia County Council on the Arts. I will be at Opening Night, where I have an Otherworldly piece. I hope to see you there!
Willow through Window
In Katharine's Studio
Cosmic Temple in process in the foreground, with Moonrise With Willow visible through the fabric archway window.
This photo was taken in my new workspace.
ArtsWalk in Chatham!
This year, ArtsWalk will be in Chatham as well as in Hudson, NY. The Opening Party is from 6 to 9 PM at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on October 8th, with events and exhibits happening in many places throughout Chatham over the weekend. Shops on Main Street have donated their window space to local artists. The event is sponsored by the Columbia County Council on the Arts. I will be at Opening Night, and my work will be in a couple of venues. I hope to see you there!
Cosmic work in the new studio
Settling in, unpacking as I continue work on the Temple.
My thread stash is on the wall,
Part of Katharine's thread stash.
the buttons are (mostly) in their jars,
Button jars in the window
and Somebody’s Aunt Martha has found a window seat.
Aunt Martha at the window
In bits and pieces, I am finding snippets of time to play with light, energy, and new elements, as I continue work on the Temple of the Cosmos.
Cosmic Temple in progress
Everything’s Been Moved!
It’s a bit crowded and chaotic, but everything has now been moved to my studio in the renovated barn. Planning an Open House in June ~ date TBA.
Some photos:
Hourglass and friends
Books and bags on the wall
Handmade curtains used as a space divider
Somebody's Aunt Martha waiting patiently on a clothing rack
Pizza Pah-tay and Pictionary!
Local artists and fine craftspeople associated with ChathamArt gathered this evening for pizza cooked on an outdoor grill (plus salads [green and fruit]), and the wine flowed freely. Dinner was followed by cookies and ice cream, plus a confusing but riotous game loosely based on Pictionary, as only artists would interpret it! It was the perfect end for a day spent cutting and stacking wood and moving to my new studio.
We’re already planning our next gathering. To learn more about this loosely but warmly knit group, visit ChathamArt. Based in Columbia County, NY.
Pizza and Pictionary
Katharine Houk ~ 