72 Seasons in a Northwest Year
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Online Presentation
Thursday, May 14, 2026
7 pm PDT
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Katy Gilmore will show slides and talk about her project exploring a Northwest year using the Japanese format of 72 micro-seasons rather than just the 'usual' four. Observing her surrounding plants, birds and weather every five days and making a record with image and words on pages of deaccessioned gardening encyclopedias made for a memorable year. The 72 pages are now bound into four accordion-fold books that will be on display at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture’s Elisabeth C. Miller Library from May 1-27, 2026, All are welcome to an opening reception on May 9, 1-3 p.m.
Artist Katy Gilmore has for many years explored images of everyday objects (including most often flowers and gardens) via quilts, artists’ books, and watercolor on paper. She has exhibited her work in more than 20 solo shows and many group shows. In the past she enjoyed writing and illustrating articles for the Anchorage Daily News, and The Year in Flowers: A Daybook, published by Alaska Northwest Books. She shares her images and writing on the blog Her spirits rose... This year Katy was selected to be one of six Community Creatives at Bloedel Reserve. Katy holds BA in English from Alaska Methodist University and an MA in Illustration from Syracuse University. She lives and creates on Bainbridge Island.
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