Pencil drawing, “Covid Selfie, Left Handed” – 1 of 3000 international submissions, shown at #ArtGalleryofOntario (AGO) critically-acclaimed major art exhibition, “I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, 2022 and part of digital collage/art exhibition, “Portraits of Resilience” 2020-present. Search under “Karen Joan Watson” – “I came in from outside and didn’t recognize the masked person in the mirror. I decided to explore who it was and capture her in a drawing. Using my left hand was a compassionate way to reduce my own expectations as an act of COVID caring.”
“River Stone Work 4 – view to bridge”, Eco-art installation, stones in river – Sculpting in the Decies, art residency, Sculptor’s Society of Ireland, Tallow, Co. Waterford, Ireland, 1991“Crown of Thorns” Eco-art installation – Millennium Project, Little Cataraqui Creek, KAAI Gallery (now Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre), Kingston, Ontario 1992, 2000“Generations I, detail” Sculpture Installation, masks and books, 10′ x 12′ – Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 1987“Generations II” Sculpture Installation, cast masks and books, 10′ x 18′ x 5′ – University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 1987
“River Stone Work 4 – view from bridge,” Eco-art installation, stones in river – Sculpting in the Decies, art residency, Sculptor’s Society of Ireland, Tallow, Co. Waterford, Ireland, 1991“Crown of Thorns, detail” Eco-art installation – Millennium Project, Little Cataraqui Creek, KAAI Gallery (now Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre), Kingston, Ontario 1992, 2000“Why is this woman smiling?” Sculpture Installation, multimedia with masks – Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 1987 “Why is this woman smiling? detail” Sculpture Installation, multimedia with masks – Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 1987
“Generations I” Sculpture Installation, cast masks and books – Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 1987“Generations II” detail – “Family of Nine” – cast plaster masks, 1986 exhibition, University of Ottawa Visual Arts Department, Ottawa, CanadaWhat a wonderful experience, working with editor Stephanie White on my article “For the Love of Books” (with my photos from Italy) free to read online in the architectural review, #OnSiteReview 40 – “the architect’s library.” I really enjoy the other articles by artists/designers/architects. #architecturelovers#architecturebooks#architecturewriting#Italy#canadianartbooks#travelitaly2004, “Love Letter to the Library” – KJ Watson, Guest Editor. Editorial (STC) of “For the Love of Books” – School Libraries in Canada Magazine, 2004, Vol 24, Issue 1, Design by Jennifer Pfitzer @pfitjen2004, KJ Watson, Guest editor (STC) of “For the Love of Books” – School Libraries In Canada Magazine, 2004, Vol 24, Issue 1 Design by Jennifer Pfitzer @pfitjen“Triangle 2 Kingsmere”, Eco-art installation, wood, grass and stones, 5′ x 5′, Kingsmere, Quebec, 2015“Found Triangle” Photo, Kingsmere, Quebec, 2020Triangle 6, Kingsmere, 2015[IN PROGRESS, looking for hi-rez version of this piece.]Pastel Pear Painting, 2019My angels, drawing, 2017MASKS – Italian leather mask-making in ITALY, with Sarah Sartori – masks, drawings, and moulds, Centro Maschere e Strutture Gestuali, Venetian Villa Contarini Raffaella, Arlesega (Padua), Italy, 1990Karen Joan Watson, featured in eco-art exhibition catalogue: Art for Earth’s Sake: The Millennium Project, Ian Hodkinson, editor; copyright 2003 by the Kingston Artists’ Association (Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada), ISBN 1-895163-11-0
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