Katherine Mialkowski Artist’s Statement:

I have always been interested in the natural world around me and curious about how I fit in to that world. The shapes, smells and sounds of the outdoors draw me in. My senses always seem stronger and I feel more relaxed and at ease when I am away from concrete and humans. Picking up and collecting natural objects is something that I just automatically do when I’m outside. I like to look at the handiwork of the bugs, plants, etc. that make what I find. The textures, the colors, the reason for the object. It all fascinates me.

Regeneration and the cycles of life have always interested me but I became truly inspired while pregnant with my daughter. Coupled with my love of nature I began drawing and painting a series of cocoons ‘glowing’ with life. I have been taking interesting shapes and changing them into unique objects. I want the viewer to feel like they are discovering a new life that they have never seen before. Hopefully some of the excitement that I feel will be conveyed.

--Katherine Mialkowski

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