From Kathleen: I'm honored to be the first artist-in-residence at The Itsy Bitsy Art Gallery. My studio holds a few assemblages using dollhouses as a base, which are works in progress. The one I have completed was exhibited at the final show in Amy and Maya’s previous gallery space - “Gashapon” curated by Asha Ganpat.Although I didn't create art for those dollhouse assemblages, it seemed a logical progression to do so for The Itsy Bitsy Art Gallery.

The title of the show is cheeky, a nom de art that I sometimes use for found object works, a play on the name of the artist Marcel Duchamp. For this exhibit, I made the art in several mediums - mixed media, collage, acrylic on canvas, and an outdoor sculpture.

As usual, I enjoyed writing a title for each of the 40+ works. My favorite title is that of the sculpture. I wanted it to be hilariously pretentious so I called it "Bilateral Transmogrification, As Seen by a Passerby."

It was a challenge working this small. In my larger art my line work is swooping and flowing. Someone asked me recently if I created the pieces for this show on a larger scale and then reduced them in size to fit the frames. It never occurred to me to do that! They are all original works, done teeny tiny. I think I've been successful in creating very small artworks that have the recognizable stamp of my style.  

You can find a few itsy-bitsy pieces of Kathleen’s artwork for sale in our shop.