Kathryn Sol
“The Art of Sol”

Kat initially studied sculpture with Stu Chalupski, Willamette Valley artist and teacher, until her passion was interrupted by a hand injury. Her art has since found expression primarily in poetry. She recently found a new love in color and fabric. She writes:

In the constant, grander scheme of dreams and their offspring

I come to art

in and through meditative endeavor.

Now mistress to the mysteries of fiber art –

the thoughts that go in,

and the the vision that unfolds,

I wrangle the medium like any cowgirl might

until I corral that mediation

between the free-flowing nature of the color

and the accepting arms of the fiber.

The art and I wrestle less these days,

meeting amicably in the continuum

of the untouched and the all-encompassing,

filling in spaces where we may.