tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2914719962298599632024-03-13T05:58:37.605-07:00Katie MusolffARTIST /414.651.3463 /pearjuggling@yahoo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/paintingisdeadgallery/Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-57625481116056016812024-01-16T18:51:00.000-08:002024-01-16T18:51:47.326-08:00Snooooooowed In<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzhQiJ3ugqM1ADurF1vRM0GzCrDJmAuvVJ5vf_gzRhcshyphenhyphenVGPdUs6_pMGtD8XAf1o3YruNKL5JKtZjo10oSnn8L9aio3UrQqOPV8gtI7aJnYGKcBDDafiQ23afhiAA2cskdmPy91Le7Bc2NONpZ-O2x6I19PTS9LatkG3KPOAFCUYTDBdtn5VZAcITJje/s4176/_DSC0809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="2784" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzhQiJ3ugqM1ADurF1vRM0GzCrDJmAuvVJ5vf_gzRhcshyphenhyphenVGPdUs6_pMGtD8XAf1o3YruNKL5JKtZjo10oSnn8L9aio3UrQqOPV8gtI7aJnYGKcBDDafiQ23afhiAA2cskdmPy91Le7Bc2NONpZ-O2x6I19PTS9LatkG3KPOAFCUYTDBdtn5VZAcITJje/w304-h456/_DSC0809.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgdFDzDoTk-WHJq43EtZJw3mFChqDM1XLPwQH8_-sbExkjFjGONjCmaA9UzfR8ubUcgLF3alvhmoPUjS74tEMPnviH1Pc3Q5GAXpVKAcnj7pIZ9-oP00tg5IA27-ebXZPD84RXi4dB5kLK5Y5j9MaMjPxIjoj1FDSISBTuNWvv61gMlAQ5pt9-wRhBjcG/s5153/KM23MourningDove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5153" data-original-width="2169" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgdFDzDoTk-WHJq43EtZJw3mFChqDM1XLPwQH8_-sbExkjFjGONjCmaA9UzfR8ubUcgLF3alvhmoPUjS74tEMPnviH1Pc3Q5GAXpVKAcnj7pIZ9-oP00tg5IA27-ebXZPD84RXi4dB5kLK5Y5j9MaMjPxIjoj1FDSISBTuNWvv61gMlAQ5pt9-wRhBjcG/w202-h479/KM23MourningDove.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The farm is layered in roughly three feet of snow. There's not much to do but eat, sleep, drink, eat, play records and paint. Under the snow, our 15 acres hold new prairie seeds that are sleeping too. Soon enough, they will start their next phase of life and I'll have a lot more to paint. New things are happening. This is the time when I start the new crop of large work. It can be a tedious time strung together by many a late night in the winter darkness. So, reach out and see what's heating up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year.</div><p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-50606675400852723302023-10-04T19:11:00.001-07:002024-01-16T18:43:14.804-08:00Last Show, Louisville Kentucky<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRBnq99g84XmDT13H_qO8U15YmT482Hz0fRsJwz4C-XaOCmSqgWQIg0FplRiI2QZ49oURfDQYbfcmD-9pQpaYgAPqEj6s4YsfVH3asXK0ebkz-p2XrobIV5-RgOmjoZZNLoaMAnRSLzFG1QYVnsK3aeGQWnCZtylDK28HB_vGWb2ISrSBiU6heVESJqqK/s3106/KM23PrettyLittlePackage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3106" data-original-width="3106" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRBnq99g84XmDT13H_qO8U15YmT482Hz0fRsJwz4C-XaOCmSqgWQIg0FplRiI2QZ49oURfDQYbfcmD-9pQpaYgAPqEj6s4YsfVH3asXK0ebkz-p2XrobIV5-RgOmjoZZNLoaMAnRSLzFG1QYVnsK3aeGQWnCZtylDK28HB_vGWb2ISrSBiU6heVESJqqK/s320/KM23PrettyLittlePackage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Okay, here it comes.... <p></p><p>The last Art Fair of the Year! <b>St. James</b> in Louisville Kentucky, <b>Oct 6-8. Booth 209</b>.</p><p>When people ask how this year has been, I always pause. At first I think of all the loss we experienced during the first part of the year, and then I think of all the positive things that have happened as we try to move on. <i><b>Then </b></i>I realize that I have been taking too long to answer. The person inquiring gives me a look of concern and I have to decide how much to actually say. It's different every time.</p><p>But</p><p>Things are better. The shows have gone great. Everyone seems so supportive and I feel like I've grown especially close to some really extraordinary people in my life. The farm is coming along. The barns are now yellow and our first prairie plants have begun to flower. Also, I have buckets of sweet peppers coming out of the garden. Things are good.</p><p>Also, we are now on Instagram @paintingisdeadgallery</p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-45667642274059163262023-06-08T13:39:00.001-07:002023-06-08T13:39:19.059-07:00Moving On<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PqwMy4p-xJuRanCdKa1vNx8KwaqhvWa9dNKna0upN4-Hjk2YrC2UeFVwe5K0mxiP9pihRRE59I6Us5WkuydbQzdOSyRQbHtUCN1RuWfMeejDFFmHuq_x-87gOsuKKTZr35kirDe8ewuHnWi9A8mejlZMEpGBs8eSFrvaNkH_smyGlAzoImd3JVlEYQ/s3967/KM23ChristmasLights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3967" data-original-width="3030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PqwMy4p-xJuRanCdKa1vNx8KwaqhvWa9dNKna0upN4-Hjk2YrC2UeFVwe5K0mxiP9pihRRE59I6Us5WkuydbQzdOSyRQbHtUCN1RuWfMeejDFFmHuq_x-87gOsuKKTZr35kirDe8ewuHnWi9A8mejlZMEpGBs8eSFrvaNkH_smyGlAzoImd3JVlEYQ/s320/KM23ChristmasLights.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /> This spring has been like no other. Our poor family suffered a lot a pain after loosing a few key members who were the heart and steadying forces of the Fletcher Family. For weeks, we stopped painting to give ourselves completely to Andy's mom, who came home for hospice care. She passed on Easter and shortly after that we lost our brother in law in the most tragic way. Andy and I hadn't been in our studios for the longest time. But in late April, we returned to settle in and get ready for the summer show season. When you see us, we will look a little ragged, I am sure. So be patient and gentle - we are doing our best. <p></p><p>For my part, I will have less work but it's been made with the same about of love, curiosity and strength.</p><p>Also, we are now on *sigh* Instagram under <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paintingisdeadgallery/" target="_blank">Painting Is Dead Gallery</a></p><p>We have a hectic Art Festival Schedule:</p><p>Old Town Art Fair, Chicago. June 10-11 <a href="https://www.oldtownartfair.org" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Lakefront Festival of Art, Milwaukee WI. June 16-18 <a href="https://mam.org/events/lfoa/" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines IA. June 23-25 <a href="https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original, Ann Arbor MI. July 20-22 <a href="http://artfair.org" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair, Charlevoix MI. August 12 <a href="https://www.charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org" target="_blank">website</a></p><p>Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO. Sept<a href="https://www.plazaartfair.com/artists" target="_blank"> website</a></p><p>St. James Court Art Show, Louisville KY, Oct 6-8 <a href="https://www.stjamescourtartshow.com" target="_blank">website</a></p><p><br /></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-55157500934909330662023-02-24T19:39:00.006-08:002023-02-24T19:39:37.821-08:00Show at Tory Folliard Gallery Opens March 4th, Milwaukee Wisconsin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time we showed at Tory Folliard Gallery was in February of 2020. Then the world shut down, so it's awfully good to be back with a new perspective and new work. Andy Fletcher and I will have side by side solo shows. The opening is Saturday, March 4th, 1-4pm. Details below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://toryfolliard.com" target="_blank">Visit Tory Folliard Gallery Website</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9OVYutHWViM7XndmgmCRnRSqNEdkYXEmGRYXv5Fc9dvtOPKctd-24RjIsUTToo4cJ_Ywi8lyoAvP5HxVCgIpXmpIyzxiXSvY1hB6LF_Y1v-LeDNTNbPmAviWhPGVBBieitl2gRc0xFokL2rvammQSZYoHGZWQwOPftIpwneoJofBTkLcQt_rAgisQg/s1800/musolff-front-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9OVYutHWViM7XndmgmCRnRSqNEdkYXEmGRYXv5Fc9dvtOPKctd-24RjIsUTToo4cJ_Ywi8lyoAvP5HxVCgIpXmpIyzxiXSvY1hB6LF_Y1v-LeDNTNbPmAviWhPGVBBieitl2gRc0xFokL2rvammQSZYoHGZWQwOPftIpwneoJofBTkLcQt_rAgisQg/w301-h452/musolff-front-23.png" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbwSCldtoXlyCrAzB6nyX85yqsmWWywwTlMK1OHhaiAR3x35GG3dBj7tY8rXWPoaV-PXdcJDIVGQNZYO_J0WmTzY0EHFUWSa9CRJMp2zuzG_uPtR_nOkPAa-nTCDNk9EpTtetzOjIj-i877zysqa9PthYwrtMoXoR57s5vEXud0o47LM8mORINbC74g/s2772/KM23ForHerPleasrue.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="1958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbwSCldtoXlyCrAzB6nyX85yqsmWWywwTlMK1OHhaiAR3x35GG3dBj7tY8rXWPoaV-PXdcJDIVGQNZYO_J0WmTzY0EHFUWSa9CRJMp2zuzG_uPtR_nOkPAa-nTCDNk9EpTtetzOjIj-i877zysqa9PthYwrtMoXoR57s5vEXud0o47LM8mORINbC74g/s320/KM23ForHerPleasrue.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Her Pleasure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UhFeFVFkAe06VvAffyMmFnGIpm0DL4C7UYvz5Cgi8BXhTzeN0nFJOs8fsCktedZmOJITYhce7vf2-BJ86iX8P39l_-tdDF9vpoXb6BCOIiZ9xPH0Lr5-8Qi7eXlVsyyy1xg7UWyIHfuItOloxIo-BVWQb2535R4OVsxtDn0FN_Eg_BHruE3YvEhxdg/s2208/KM23UnfairAdvantage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="2208" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UhFeFVFkAe06VvAffyMmFnGIpm0DL4C7UYvz5Cgi8BXhTzeN0nFJOs8fsCktedZmOJITYhce7vf2-BJ86iX8P39l_-tdDF9vpoXb6BCOIiZ9xPH0Lr5-8Qi7eXlVsyyy1xg7UWyIHfuItOloxIo-BVWQb2535R4OVsxtDn0FN_Eg_BHruE3YvEhxdg/s320/KM23UnfairAdvantage.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfair Advantage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-NPOVP5buidUjhXPLVkP7vZnGhhs4vz3T9Dr8uS0_7vX9-H703QETf3wj4J5LSzkhEPMw-P2rdeSMlnnLvGB5y_WPgDkdC0hoP65HkqDXh5Lk9h6RPVrIrjO5CYGRB6UxBM5p_SjzBeNgA2nuNVJCquzjdnbxskQc-j-a3_qJsHhfmTLlKHQTQ_ggQ/s2920/KM23NoMatterWhatTheConsequences.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="2131" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-NPOVP5buidUjhXPLVkP7vZnGhhs4vz3T9Dr8uS0_7vX9-H703QETf3wj4J5LSzkhEPMw-P2rdeSMlnnLvGB5y_WPgDkdC0hoP65HkqDXh5Lk9h6RPVrIrjO5CYGRB6UxBM5p_SjzBeNgA2nuNVJCquzjdnbxskQc-j-a3_qJsHhfmTLlKHQTQ_ggQ/w325-h445/KM23NoMatterWhatTheConsequences.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Matter What the Consequences</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-67700824567312869072022-12-28T21:56:00.001-08:002022-12-28T21:56:25.156-08:00End of the Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Well folks, here is my end of the year round up. We had the most hectic and successful year to date. In 2020, we swore that we would never return to our overwhelming schedule. We had tasted solitude and liked it. Balance became the word we worshiped. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>And then 2022's ambitions kicked us into high gear and our good intentions faded away. Now, Andy and I are writing a book, and the art festivals were bonkers. People wanted new work. Our barns are getting redone, the prairie restoration will start, the days fill up so fast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Our spirits were dampened when we lost Andy's grandma, Lenore in August. They were as close as could be, talking every day. She added a depth to our lives that only a loving, wise yet humble 90+ year German Lutheran could. We spent every holiday with her. I was privileged to cook in her kitchen. I had to pass many a test to gain proper entry. She had designed it approx 79 years ago and had been living alone since the mid 1960's. So it was HER kitchen. But in the last few years, I cooked huge special meals in it, using her 75 year old gas stove while she perched on her red chair and watched. I even made a giant steamed steak and kidney pudding in some of her stoneware. One of my favorite memories is passing her the mixing bowl to lick after I made some brownies. I snapped a picture of her puffy white hair tucked into the bowls opening. She looked like a kid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Below are some of my favorite pieces that I created over the last 12 months. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfv_tn1wvCsNeGznABECgzYb4zQzA2uO8EyEvUKUo7IRfmbsFzkV4-tSNmSh1OmVNrKHKB0ADxqjYdQdQzBcOr3cZF2G_iRoonnb2tj5_GKA9ny4xvMhMWuKEyheMWK4DZlRQQccV4gnvlItJT6mGXm4yps5ltauJGXdBESlb-gnHgqryKjdZuObdGA/s2850/Musolff,Katie_Sins%20Not%20Yet%20Forgiven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="823" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfv_tn1wvCsNeGznABECgzYb4zQzA2uO8EyEvUKUo7IRfmbsFzkV4-tSNmSh1OmVNrKHKB0ADxqjYdQdQzBcOr3cZF2G_iRoonnb2tj5_GKA9ny4xvMhMWuKEyheMWK4DZlRQQccV4gnvlItJT6mGXm4yps5ltauJGXdBESlb-gnHgqryKjdZuObdGA/w184-h640/Musolff,Katie_Sins%20Not%20Yet%20Forgiven.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'Sins Not Yet Forgiven' was made for the Birds in Art show at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau Wisconsin. I made it to reflect the division in our country due to the fact that we are so dug into our positions. It was the first time I wrote a very direct and passionate artist statement to accompany a painting and it felt AMAZING.<br />Here it is: </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">"Don’t you think now would be a good time to admit that perhaps you were wrong, apologize and ask for forgiveness? After all, can you honestly say that you played no part in just how strange things have become? Not even a small one? Pride gets in the way of so many potentially meaningful moments. We cling to the thinnest threads of it to keep from admitting our mistakes, lest we open ourselves up to criticism; Criticism that would force us to actually contemplate making a change. But a change is needed because this can’t keep happening over and over and over. It may only get worse. Everyone must agree to lay their swords down on the ground and back away slowly at roughly the same time. Only then can we look one another in the eye, take a breath and start over. Maybe you should consider going first."</span></blockquote><p></p><div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDwZUBbATrLRwM2r40ONVtHv3q2F1cloEsfylK4kliiu2N1hvYg8peygs6FvWGnBGoRmhLAi_Lr1J3HcCL7-nipaYraHhtwaZWUHo1l1RLR2Ute4_v9_N3danE0UpVIekOPkAHdCZ6agxthiQC0aPRvyANjobo86QQ9PbDJlXBh-webzwbkGJAMNgXw/s2649/KM22PigeonINPROGRESS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2649" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDwZUBbATrLRwM2r40ONVtHv3q2F1cloEsfylK4kliiu2N1hvYg8peygs6FvWGnBGoRmhLAi_Lr1J3HcCL7-nipaYraHhtwaZWUHo1l1RLR2Ute4_v9_N3danE0UpVIekOPkAHdCZ6agxthiQC0aPRvyANjobo86QQ9PbDJlXBh-webzwbkGJAMNgXw/s320/KM22PigeonINPROGRESS.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to shoot a few pigeons this year. They refused, REFUSED to leave the barn once it was repaired. I tried everything to make them miserable first so that they would leave on their own accord, but 3 were too stubborn. Let it be known I am a terrible marksman and put many a pellet in the tall timbers of our barn. Here is one of them, right on my table. That's how the sausage is made folks. I've never shot anything before this. Actually I planned on eating it but after painting it for hours, took a pass.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVze5NqWdU5mEtkdQYKJp6CEDavgAPig8gm-UFt3mUWuM5GOPyDmdGgyhO1TUQ9QnkznYbSM_DdJxjNywaN4TMnQDRv1iH8VKlIVhOvY51raAunDMK_DGvkghPof7DdKyxc46K2Z_HW2WWlcPQouzRjuVXToEic6HaHFwEx8Oy44v4QPCacm66SdQzg/s2563/KM22Easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="1995" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVze5NqWdU5mEtkdQYKJp6CEDavgAPig8gm-UFt3mUWuM5GOPyDmdGgyhO1TUQ9QnkznYbSM_DdJxjNywaN4TMnQDRv1iH8VKlIVhOvY51raAunDMK_DGvkghPof7DdKyxc46K2Z_HW2WWlcPQouzRjuVXToEic6HaHFwEx8Oy44v4QPCacm66SdQzg/w311-h400/KM22Easter.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just loved this composition. I finished it on Easter and titled it so. Death and rebirth are so real in it. The church uses butterflies as a symbol of Christ emerging from the tomb. It's sold.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o5ZqT0IpVmHA8m2X6QbjqKkkLPzmXiBkPKs_hFL76kdh0kwoz-ZrxFRI1GCYjdRcidENKEdujRNgWp68te44fkFqueqk8dGo_vkiyxtrNsxyHJkV2aN5MwsM2we9Bz5Mpbalt5xMsKnYshn8qIVeYuRV79yBk9sN9DLl_E85IYGPcSg5-2aTYRIkzQ/s1976/KM22ButtFirstTheNews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o5ZqT0IpVmHA8m2X6QbjqKkkLPzmXiBkPKs_hFL76kdh0kwoz-ZrxFRI1GCYjdRcidENKEdujRNgWp68te44fkFqueqk8dGo_vkiyxtrNsxyHJkV2aN5MwsM2we9Bz5Mpbalt5xMsKnYshn8qIVeYuRV79yBk9sN9DLl_E85IYGPcSg5-2aTYRIkzQ/s320/KM22ButtFirstTheNews.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This one is called 'Butt-first, the news'. I was listening to NPR when the top of the hour news came around. They actually said, "But first, the news" and I laughed so hard. Meanwhile I had these little mice already painted with no idea of where to take the piece. Then it all clicked into place. I remember holding up in front of my face when Andy walked into my studio and saying "Butt-first, the NEWS!", in my best radio voice and thinking how hilarious I was. It's sold.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCYl7h277KJ_LZWQ0JWLZpaC42ltHnvgxVCoWIXT7SQns1zbINPkOFPYVm6QZR7Vt67SBChia89QvwGvqRgdOXLTAz6PJ0bQoFfqYZkeoalE1FvwMpoZTKwN_d4yuy4LeFYQiuAR-5BqZUgAy2k8_tqNexdpZDWT2hqbEDgo5fYojANyWcUpK8t4u8g/s2427/KM22MakeAWish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="1955" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCYl7h277KJ_LZWQ0JWLZpaC42ltHnvgxVCoWIXT7SQns1zbINPkOFPYVm6QZR7Vt67SBChia89QvwGvqRgdOXLTAz6PJ0bQoFfqYZkeoalE1FvwMpoZTKwN_d4yuy4LeFYQiuAR-5BqZUgAy2k8_tqNexdpZDWT2hqbEDgo5fYojANyWcUpK8t4u8g/w323-h400/KM22MakeAWish.jpg" width="323" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'Making a Wish'. Some of my favorite paintings are struggles. They start with one idea and then come to a dead end. For this one, I found the duck head by the Mississippi River. An eagle had eaten most of it. Just the head and wings clung to the skeletal frame. I took a hedge clippers and cut through the neck. I had the head laid out on my painting table at the cabin when our neighbor, Big Dave, came by to check in. He didn't even blink an eye at the grotesque scene. Of course, the viewer sees none of this. What is left is a peaceful looking duck. I strung along the Scilla blooms like thought bubbles, melodies, secrets and then wishes - the invisible made visible.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWg4dAJsYRDBVszAdz4OJJvkd_sc6dEaIdHZgeqAvq7cJBZukOAbTYF7GTE8HOD-JjNfCjSJncW6sHClSSJkiujMKDUPhWgHs2A5pxmiRLp4S8itpN1CFjH9nCU_Qy25tYvTR2w9LNgOqjmBadPmaXBo4sGoqANBAer1KY5uybQiw79aPnw0Cdk5f7w/s3066/KM22AnnualVole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="618" height="655" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWg4dAJsYRDBVszAdz4OJJvkd_sc6dEaIdHZgeqAvq7cJBZukOAbTYF7GTE8HOD-JjNfCjSJncW6sHClSSJkiujMKDUPhWgHs2A5pxmiRLp4S8itpN1CFjH9nCU_Qy25tYvTR2w9LNgOqjmBadPmaXBo4sGoqANBAer1KY5uybQiw79aPnw0Cdk5f7w/w133-h655/KM22AnnualVole.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'The Annual Vole' Every year I get one lone vole at the cabin. It always winds up in a mouse trap in December. Why only one? I didn't sell this painting until nearly the last show. I was rooting for it the whole time, it's so quirky.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfGJJfVot_4Z2qF5Y7qONHd-bNeYpxlwhjYhPj_k5GTCoh4LwAgP3bwZaD9OmWPFGnwZvIcqUxN7gE090NeS_BmGO84JpsoLxRviaGK1ie_fhyWatgXN_mnEybiCPzcT2jJQMH9tPFE4AZ_DmRiEMUz9llLTA7nO77_i0db-Xz7dkseUXAtMPApqE-w/s3026/KM22OwlDream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="2237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfGJJfVot_4Z2qF5Y7qONHd-bNeYpxlwhjYhPj_k5GTCoh4LwAgP3bwZaD9OmWPFGnwZvIcqUxN7gE090NeS_BmGO84JpsoLxRviaGK1ie_fhyWatgXN_mnEybiCPzcT2jJQMH9tPFE4AZ_DmRiEMUz9llLTA7nO77_i0db-Xz7dkseUXAtMPApqE-w/w474-h640/KM22OwlDream.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'Owl Dream' I worked on this painting for nearly three years and sold it at the first art show of the year to a woman who just bought a house. She didn't have a stick of furniture but had to get this painting to go above the mantel. I was so incredibly touched and sad. I was hoping to show a lot more people this piece. I told her I'd write her a letter explaining the whole behind the scenes story on it and I still haven't done it yet. It weighs on me. I will. I promise. I'm a good letter writer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A07tNT6pLFhDwCsZqCNwhzEi2ajlTEFkXyPAU5D5XlzSqxHPTjkey9pXz9Sc4Dpn-P_2otNRqiIXxAy2gGUuN1ZWuFaN5S2EzWqvGoDLD5w8w3eZwcnzrlP9PTA4f8vhS2wiyxVi8WTYscrwpshra1SwgqtszFTksPWMoyAndutbu0EbkWyWIRbM3A/s4032/KM22JoannaPoehlmannINPROGRESS1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A07tNT6pLFhDwCsZqCNwhzEi2ajlTEFkXyPAU5D5XlzSqxHPTjkey9pXz9Sc4Dpn-P_2otNRqiIXxAy2gGUuN1ZWuFaN5S2EzWqvGoDLD5w8w3eZwcnzrlP9PTA4f8vhS2wiyxVi8WTYscrwpshra1SwgqtszFTksPWMoyAndutbu0EbkWyWIRbM3A/w300-h400/KM22JoannaPoehlmannINPROGRESS1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a sneak peak of something in the works..................</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsLPdoHqjwoZSZu-gaAbQaDqmPii_xxjm6SsznPR4q-m6FxmZWnwqu_c37Y9D_0mKAqBxNLELbXX-whtoWXksZDJ3i-B9qj_H3vEXi8O3VYTnRLu3ZWUX-PM9G6dvlzRheaQS8Qz-BrJTgJ4u4DdZcjJtSZOa_qZDaiA7Oh7xXmT3LPIXNI0B1lUvxQ/s3264/DSC00566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsLPdoHqjwoZSZu-gaAbQaDqmPii_xxjm6SsznPR4q-m6FxmZWnwqu_c37Y9D_0mKAqBxNLELbXX-whtoWXksZDJ3i-B9qj_H3vEXi8O3VYTnRLu3ZWUX-PM9G6dvlzRheaQS8Qz-BrJTgJ4u4DdZcjJtSZOa_qZDaiA7Oh7xXmT3LPIXNI0B1lUvxQ/w371-h279/DSC00566.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">And Finally, our granary is getting insulated and resided. It is at least 120 years old and is super solid. We hope to make it an apartment/crash pad/ spare studio.... maybe for future students.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4P2KeIxdMyUmElmSjUH9xJgUhzORanhXejaxkHIwCw0YPurJ_nRNhP0WQIwxU-WcZh9lUz_3AS9jQYr1rOdNPzc1AVVZ5vjkt23RRpLy--UkHulTD5DoLOXBmPIOW3zR_RwNUOuQoGPxMbdS1BMZ3EVfJ1DdMZQeg6dDy_LZCr0eWGApZSK7_Uk-Yw/s3264/DSC07778.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4P2KeIxdMyUmElmSjUH9xJgUhzORanhXejaxkHIwCw0YPurJ_nRNhP0WQIwxU-WcZh9lUz_3AS9jQYr1rOdNPzc1AVVZ5vjkt23RRpLy--UkHulTD5DoLOXBmPIOW3zR_RwNUOuQoGPxMbdS1BMZ3EVfJ1DdMZQeg6dDy_LZCr0eWGApZSK7_Uk-Yw/s320/DSC07778.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One more picture of our Lenore wearing a hat that Andy got her.<br />'Under this hat is one hellava Grandma'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /> </p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-14762491120489365492022-04-24T09:29:00.000-07:002022-04-24T09:29:42.062-07:00Official Summer and Fall Schedule is Set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr8hvHjzT47h2z48dMP1YHS7e7LDGShr-j5WQHI2rus29lT8i8tBFX0xVWE_w_mG-pxZAUAC5aKcPC9KEvlZwHwEAIavc4T0KAyFuJmHRJgEcKjV8VC6DzKSnpvlzVAWkCGBYciNrBx_k7f4a3oDk6I7pbdM43JpVnBqCxaawvO45hNO7Wj3oyj1MPQ/s3096/KM22LateSummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="3096" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr8hvHjzT47h2z48dMP1YHS7e7LDGShr-j5WQHI2rus29lT8i8tBFX0xVWE_w_mG-pxZAUAC5aKcPC9KEvlZwHwEAIavc4T0KAyFuJmHRJgEcKjV8VC6DzKSnpvlzVAWkCGBYciNrBx_k7f4a3oDk6I7pbdM43JpVnBqCxaawvO45hNO7Wj3oyj1MPQ/w400-h264/KM22LateSummer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2022 Art Festivals</span></u></h2><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Old Town Art Fair, Chicago IL</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>June 11-12</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.oldtownartfair.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">https://www.oldtownartfair.org</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>June 24-26</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original, Ann Arbor, MI</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>July 21-23</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfair.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">http://www.artfair.org</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Charlevoix Waterfront Art fair, Charlevoix, MI</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>August 13</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">https://www.charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 9-11</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://saintlouisartfair.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">https://saintlouisartfair.com</span></a></div><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">St. James Court, Louisville KY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">September 30- October 2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://stjamescourtartshow.com" style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">https://stjamescourtartshow.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div></h2>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-57511141701939004822021-12-06T18:32:00.001-08:002021-12-06T18:32:12.315-08:00Good bye 2021, Hello long quiet winter.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIhzwrvLrIM/Ya7Gr3q-BtI/AAAAAAAABsA/Xenyigk-ZGchJRfRETPsUkMBUKTuzzdngCNcBGAsYHQ/s2013/KM21PushingForChange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2013" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIhzwrvLrIM/Ya7Gr3q-BtI/AAAAAAAABsA/Xenyigk-ZGchJRfRETPsUkMBUKTuzzdngCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/KM21PushingForChange.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I want to thank everyone so so much for all of the support. This was my best year by far, when it came to selling work. I have never felt so missed, respected and loved. It was a treasure to come back to the shows and see the people I'd gotten so used to seeing every year. At first, I thought it was going to be the other artists that I missed most but I quickly realized that I've connected to some very special people through the work I make. It is all so wonderful and bizarre. But now winter is here, the wind is howling outside my studio and it's time to get back to work.<p></p><p><br /></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-53405233253861689912021-10-07T16:33:00.001-07:002021-10-07T16:33:46.113-07:00Show season is over, now where did I put my life......?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-visFIr-jtbo/YV-A_gu5asI/AAAAAAAABrg/TjJiF9dMocE89ysHKnPcVsLaIAgHyQWiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/MessyStudio2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-visFIr-jtbo/YV-A_gu5asI/AAAAAAAABrg/TjJiF9dMocE89ysHKnPcVsLaIAgHyQWiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/MessyStudio2.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studio at the farm. I am still feeding tomato hornworms in those bins on the floor.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a current state of my studio. It's a total mess. It shows signs of some one who stopped making art weeks ago and who only comes in to dump piles of stuff that can't stay on the kitchen table. (No feathers, nests or dead bugs on the kitchen table). Everything is either in a state of 'pause' or 'out of control'. But the shows are over and we are back at home to clean up our chaotic mess. But, hey, winter is long here in Wisconsin, so we'll have the time...... hopefully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR AN AMAZING ART FAIR SEASON. This was by far my best year on the road. It seems like anyone who ever bought work from me came out to at least say hello and at the most, buy more work. It was a dizzy summer and I am so incredibly grateful for the support. I feel like my art really touches people and our year long absence from one another was truly felt. I have never felt so loved.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nQm4jlOrHg0/YV-A_-W3O9I/AAAAAAAABrk/d6wOUeNpLDswPFnr8qMsPGhLCWByKdQOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/MessyStudio1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nQm4jlOrHg0/YV-A_-W3O9I/AAAAAAAABrk/d6wOUeNpLDswPFnr8qMsPGhLCWByKdQOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/MessyStudio1.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My painting table...look at all those tomato hornworm cocoons!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-13119019133417147722021-09-29T19:22:00.002-07:002021-09-29T19:24:01.930-07:00One LAST Show, St. James, Oct 1-3<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flUdMrtWCLg/YVUceQdy1TI/AAAAAAAABrY/CorR3Op6PPADIhNvKlrQe80zauyRebtlACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/KM21SoFullOfLife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flUdMrtWCLg/YVUceQdy1TI/AAAAAAAABrY/CorR3Op6PPADIhNvKlrQe80zauyRebtlACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h351/KM21SoFullOfLife.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So Full of Life</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Coming up this weekend, Oct 1-3, St. James Court Art Show- <a href="https://www.stjamescourtartshow.com" target="_blank">the website</a>. I am sooooo tired. So I'll keep it short. Lots of new work! I'm pulling out all the stops. Booth 209.</p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-24515611300477666172021-08-28T19:51:00.000-07:002021-08-28T19:51:23.177-07:00Next Up, Cherry Creek: Sept 4-6<p>On the road again....... here we come Denver. <b>Cherry Creek </b>was moved to Sept (you know because Covid was supposed to be over with!) I'll be parked at Booth #201 with my mask on, fully vaccinated, ready to sell you art. <a href="https://cherrycreekartsfestival.org" target="_blank">Here's the website.</a></p><p>It's been hot and heavy in the garden and I've been making the most out of garden pests by capturing them and bringing them into the studio. I found 6 tomato hornworms on our 60 or so plants, to that's not too bad. They are so darn wondrous and beautiful to paint. Man, do they poop a lot (painted that too)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8f08lOBpO7g/YSrznE97PII/AAAAAAAABpo/4mJNeB3csEkpAnmHq9r4s-DD2PpomWGjACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/TomatoHornwormMoth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8f08lOBpO7g/YSrznE97PII/AAAAAAAABpo/4mJNeB3csEkpAnmHq9r4s-DD2PpomWGjACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/TomatoHornwormMoth.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hatched out Tomato Hornworm Moth from the Garden.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-stjyQa0b0/YSrnaIKIr8I/AAAAAAAABpg/xDwjhV7xn7Q9HfTO3aorbY_-anvx9z8mACPcBGAYYCw/s2614/KM21TShapeShifter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="1203" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-stjyQa0b0/YSrnaIKIr8I/AAAAAAAABpg/xDwjhV7xn7Q9HfTO3aorbY_-anvx9z8mACPcBGAYYCw/w184-h400/KM21TShapeShifter.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shape Shifter</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-49272159245708469882021-07-12T10:42:00.001-07:002021-07-12T10:42:24.893-07:00Summer Shows in Full Swing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ann Arbor, the Original, July 15-17th</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfair.org" target="_blank">Visit the Website</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair, August 14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org" target="_blank">Visit the Website</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPRYlZ0exk8/YOx9snX0LJI/AAAAAAAABng/XhItb2CqgP8pID6P2svtUTKGW_idBh6RACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/KM21AmbitiousGardenPolka_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1754" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPRYlZ0exk8/YOx9snX0LJI/AAAAAAAABng/XhItb2CqgP8pID6P2svtUTKGW_idBh6RACLcBGAsYHQ/w343-h400/KM21AmbitiousGardenPolka_1.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /> Summer shows are, for the most part, happening. So come on out and pay us a visit. I don't think I've ever had so much work to show before.......<p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-75294383526020718952021-05-07T14:31:00.001-07:002021-05-07T14:31:37.520-07:00Old Town Art Fair is ON!!! June 12-13 in Chicago.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XjnUZo7yy4s/YJWv-rdpjXI/AAAAAAAABk0/VzbIZ6IGXJkTJX1_6f27tH1RPV-8GASBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2658/CloseToHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="1183" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XjnUZo7yy4s/YJWv-rdpjXI/AAAAAAAABk0/VzbIZ6IGXJkTJX1_6f27tH1RPV-8GASBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w284-h640/CloseToHome.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /> It's been so long since I've been in an art show and so we've been waiting patiently for the first one to be confirmed. And it has! <b>Old Town Art Fair in Chicago is June 12-13</b>. <a href="https://www.oldtownartfair.org" target="_blank">Visit their website.</a><p></p><p>I am thrilled to get a chance to set up my booth again. My husband, Andy, and I were getting very used to being homebodies and toiling away in our studios. As the weather started on warm up, we were only half looking forward to hitting the road again. It seems we were getting used to the idea of hunkering down on the farm. But once I heard that the show was on, I felt a volt of excitement flush through my body. I can't wait to see my artist friends and show everything I've been making. </p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-24768913113605143262021-04-13T19:00:00.001-07:002021-04-13T19:00:25.086-07:00Who Knows What Comes Next<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6veONTnI1Y/YHZLgF8T-XI/AAAAAAAABjw/vpBUlMRcjI8sFKYnkVNW4-LLkbk75UfcACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/KM21IPScillaOnTheTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6veONTnI1Y/YHZLgF8T-XI/AAAAAAAABjw/vpBUlMRcjI8sFKYnkVNW4-LLkbk75UfcACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/KM21IPScillaOnTheTable.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> Spring is here, that I know. The ground has erupted in color and branches are started to be obscured by leaves budding out. We have a summer and fall show schedule but it's all up in the air, so I will wait a little to post it. I don't know what the next few months will be like, but I know I'll either be painting or in the garden. Either way, my hands will be dirty. That's nice.<p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-72356509583896061352021-01-24T14:02:00.000-08:002021-01-24T14:02:11.587-08:00New Life in the Dead of Winter<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Here's to new beginnings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJRWXwSPS3Y/YA3sjTMzp5I/AAAAAAAABhw/KLaoa_xLQI8pv615gQu_lwiGTbqXUkqmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/TheSpiritOfAPlace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1578" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJRWXwSPS3Y/YA3sjTMzp5I/AAAAAAAABhw/KLaoa_xLQI8pv615gQu_lwiGTbqXUkqmACLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/TheSpiritOfAPlace.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>We've made it through this year and we'll see what this next one brings. Hopefully we can find it in ourselves to heal and come together, which is not easy. But it takes little steps, patience and most of all forgiveness. I don't say any of this from a place of preaching, more like from the fox hole. As I watch the campaign signs slowly, slowly, being taken down around our farm, either by human hands or the winter weather; I am reminded of what it used to look like. Just houses and land occupied by animals and people. I know the harsh feelings still pulse beneath the surface but we have to get on with it. Life keeps moving along.<p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-69952758563687890212020-10-18T10:14:00.000-07:002020-10-18T10:14:09.388-07:00Finally Turned on the Heat in the House<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSsv8n8yCik/X4x0RPy3-1I/AAAAAAAABfo/mbPbxt90z-UNTQUHUG0fZ-2V1nO5r1KHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20SunflowerReprise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1302" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSsv8n8yCik/X4x0RPy3-1I/AAAAAAAABfo/mbPbxt90z-UNTQUHUG0fZ-2V1nO5r1KHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w254-h400/20SunflowerReprise.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the very last sunflower, now they are officially bird food.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGXoUOei5Yg/X4x0kyGVpgI/AAAAAAAABgA/JHq7AByrKvgHgAkGaYBzns1Ll0NKD0FIgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DSC09720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGXoUOei5Yg/X4x0kyGVpgI/AAAAAAAABgA/JHq7AByrKvgHgAkGaYBzns1Ll0NKD0FIgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC09720.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the happiest tomato I met this summer, and Yes, I painted him. It's a him, I'm pretty sure.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtmVmjq5U7I/X4x0a-4DuGI/AAAAAAAABfs/DblRLPMt3ykdcrdtFZW34szYNe15WidMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC09711.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtmVmjq5U7I/X4x0a-4DuGI/AAAAAAAABfs/DblRLPMt3ykdcrdtFZW34szYNe15WidMACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC09711.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you came to the farm this summer, tomatoes were forced upon you. We grew over 3500 of them.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enbYYfn3jOA/X4x0qIH6a1I/AAAAAAAABf4/9gF27jwZf5AIIxnVf7O4vzndOio6EmlHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC09787.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enbYYfn3jOA/X4x0qIH6a1I/AAAAAAAABf4/9gF27jwZf5AIIxnVf7O4vzndOio6EmlHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC09787.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recognize some of those tarps? They are our show tents and it's the only time they got used this year.... Sigh.... to keep the frost from killing the peppers and tomaotes.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> So, the temperature is majorly dropping tonight. The garden is just about done, with the hardiest to scrape through for few more weeks or so. I'm doing more night painting with less daylight and the stress to paint everything inch of still green life is growing stronger. Every year, I do this to myself. I demand that I paint everything I couldn't get to during the summer. My studio fills with jars of nearly dead flowers that I keep on life support for the sake of my art. And yet, everyday, I scold myself for failing to catch all the falling leaves and check the weather for killing temps. Never mind that I've worked my butt off all summer gardening and painting, but the feeling of on-coming cold and darkness really comes on thick. Deep breath. I will do what I can do...... at least I made my bed this morning.</div><p></p>Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-70078681097320795522020-07-26T19:30:00.000-07:002020-07-26T19:30:10.362-07:00At least ONE thing is going right this year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband and I have been pouring ourselves into our garden seeing as we can't go to too many places anymore. Our shows are canceled but we are still plugging along and painting away. With everything tumbling around us, at least we get to have our family and friends stop by and pick up some produce. Thank you to everyone who has kept in touched and purchased work.</div>
<br />Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-92047102276678871842020-06-04T16:53:00.000-07:002020-06-04T16:53:00.805-07:00New Work, New Garden, New Problems<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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With no official art festivals to be had and a world in turmoil, art is still being made. And since we seem to have more time on our hands, we put in a new garden - 130 x 15 feet. So look for new veggie paintings as the year rolls on. I'll be sure to make one of the thinnings, poor little guys.</div>
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This piece, Perpetual Adoration of the Tanager was accepted into this years Birds In Art Show at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau WI. It opens Saturday, Sept 12.</div>
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Well, we are staying in. Our pantry is full, feeling prepared. Just going to forge ahead knowing that the Art Festival schedule is up to change. What else is there left to do but get down to work and paint.? Also, I've been on the phone a ton lately, checking in with family and friends. It's been comforting with all the connecting. I've been hearing and reaching out to people I haven't talked to in a while. Silver lining, I guess.</div>
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In an era described as the Sixth Great Extinction, plants both rare and familiar are at risk, and climate change is accelerating the loss of unique habitats and species. For <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Uprooted</span>, five Wisconsin artists have created new work focused on the diverse plant communities under threat in Wisconsin. Cynthia Brinich-Langlois and Bethann Moran-Handzlik have turned their attention to the northern forests; Helen Klebesadel and Lynne Railsback have focused on central Wisconsin's prairies and oak savanna; and Katie Musolff looked to wetlands and gardens near the Mississippi River. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Uprooted</span> also includes a group of black ash baskets by Marian Miner and birchbark pieces by Terri Hom, as climate change is accelerating the vulnerability of both paper birch and black ash.<br /></h4>
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These are some of my favorite paintings from the past year. It was a very successful one, so thank you so much for all of your love and support. You help me realize my potential and encourage me to reach further inside myself to see what I am capable of.</div>
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<br />Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-29589218536405127272018-09-17T11:19:00.002-07:002018-09-17T11:19:40.923-07:00Winding Down..... almostLast Shows of the Season:<br />
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO - Sept 20-22<br />
St. James Court, Louisville, KY - Oct 5-7<br />
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Time for the final push.... push, push, push. Squeezing out the last good ideas from my brain onto the last paintings to finish as the daylight hours grow fewer. More, more more. Two more shows, then one... then I can breathe. Don't forget to paint those cool peppers from the garden before we make pasta sauce tonight. Remember, you caught that moth, don't forget to paint it before dark so you can let it go. Oh no, that sun flower is going to seed, quick, paint it before it drops anymore petals. Call your mother, do the laundry, make time for the quiet things..... Nope, no time. Sorry mom, those pants are clean enough, slam that drink.<br />
Enjoy that last of the fall work.<br />
See you in Kansas City and Louisville.Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-91008829632785017932018-04-09T11:31:00.001-07:002018-04-09T11:31:20.892-07:00Sort of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-16473270364184096752018-02-28T09:29:00.000-08:002018-02-28T09:29:23.845-08:00All I Can Get, with Andy Fletcher at Tory Folliard Gallery.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you to everyone who came to the show and gave us their support. Whether you purchased a painting or gave us a hug, it all meant so much to Andy and I. We felt so loved and appreciated and that is a great gift. The show will be up through March 17, 2018.</div>
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You can visit the website for Tory Folliard Gallery by clicking <a href="http://www.toryfolliard.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
<br />Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291471996229859963.post-62204893352499798122017-10-18T09:42:00.001-07:002017-10-19T09:11:06.083-07:00Beginning, Middle, and End<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's been a long grueling summer and a hectic fall. I've been making a lot of work but it's been under a state of duress. My father had been very sick and then chose to go into hospice in September. I officially put my brushes down and helped my family through this hard time. We sat with him, brought in food, family and friends, and as the time neared - we were quiet and held his hand. We watched Irma sweep into Florida on the tv in his room when there wasn't much to say anymore. And then on Sept 13, he passed away. My dad was my best friend. He taught me how to use watercolor in the first place. Whenever people ask me where I went to school, I always say that my dad taught me how to paint first. Art school didn't teach me squat when it came to watercolor. Thanks to him, I had to basic skills of it down pat by the time I was in middle school. It was built into the bones of my hands and wrists. It's never been a tricky or scary medium, thanks to my early lessons. My dad set me up with a studio in the basement, where he also had his office. I got a big table with a big lamp, lots of supplies and lots of How-To-Draw books. Many of them were his mother's, who also painted.<br />
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A good deal of the art I made these past two years had underlying meanings as my dad's health grew worse and my family went through a lot of upheaval. I deal with death quite a bit in my work and I am not afraid to look at it in they eye. It's a very sacred part of life. The absence of life sticks to us. To say that I will 'miss my dad' is just the tip of what I feel. Thank you to everyone who has helped us out and been so supportive.Katie Musolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16428439334587117546noreply@blogger.com1