Art at UK HealthCare Chandler Pavilion

At UK HealthCare Chandler Pavilion there is an interesting Photography exhibit by John Cohen. Last Friday we were entertained by the artist as he told stories and played his banjo and guitar. It was a nice surprise to see friends Caroline and Sylvia and show them my Garden of Healing, Garden of Hope, located on the first floor by the Kentucky Wall. If you have not been there, the new pavillion has an outstanding art collection. 

© Greg Orth, Caroline, Kathleen, Sylvia with Garden of Healing, Garden of Hope, K. O'Brien

Watch Video of Baking in the Bread Oven

Last weekend's weather was superlative for firing up the bread oven. It is an all day procedure, so we need to make sure we will have the success to provide refreshments for the Open Studio in just a few days now. In the kitchen there is much preparation and lots of washing dishes. Outside, the fire is tended for about 4 hours until the masonry is 600 degrees.

Pizza and bread are baked at the highest temperatures, then many other foods are cooked as the temperature lowers after the breads are done. The next day when it registers at 100 degrees we make yogurt.

Surprise Gifts for the Correct Answers

Everything is getting reorganized. Everything is within reach, yet it also has an inspiring appearance to my specs. After finishing many new artworks, it is a relief to put everything away until the next onslaught of ideas that brim over. + having your studio open and scrutinized is a great excuse to clean up.

©Kathleen O'Brien, Studio Corner

So here is a challenge: answer a question about the photo correctly to receive a surprise gift. The first person to answer each question gets one, 1 to a customer. (zoom in) Bring your answer to the Open Studio. Look closely because I will remove some things.

1. Which box do I keep mica in?
2. Who is the reigning artist on view?
3. How many animals do you see?
4. What series is that collage from?
5. Which State bird is there?
6. How many triangles/pyramids are there?
7. What is that blue semi-circular thing?
8. What is in the longish black box, and what's on top of it?

Series of Series Preview Of Open Studio pt 5

The background on this series of 4 is almost entirely script and other secret messages. Unfortunately for house plants, I don't have a green indoor thumb, these leaves are all that are left of my little trees.

©Kathleen O'Brien, Olive Grove for Peace 1, watercolor, pencil, Olive leaves, stamp

Series of Series Preview Of Open Studio pt 4

This series of 12 features tree leafs and a certain word...

©Kathleen O'Brien, Light of Autumn 5, watercolor, pencil, leaf, word

Series of Series Preview Of Open Studio pt 3

More places, more maps, bring your imagination to the Open Studio. 

©Kathleen O'Brien, There Are Places I'll Remember All My Life, Giza, watercolor, pencil, petals, glue

4 in this series - I LOVE this one...

Series of Series Preview Of Open Studio pt 2

The wanderlust has caught hold of me. 

Traveling into my birds eye world, then charting it is a close second to being there.

©Kathleen O'Brien, By the Beautiful Sea, Greece, watercolor, pencil, stamp, mica, petals

4 in this series, come and see, it is hard to see the subtlety of pencil online...