by katyareimann | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Topsfield Fair The Topsfield Fair is America’s Oldest County Fair. Started in 1818 by the Essex County Agricultural Society, the Topsfield Fair was originally a one-day cattle show. My favorite aspect of County Fairs is… pretty much everything in the big...
by katyareimann | May 8, 2023 | Katya's Artwork
Somerville Open Studios 2023 is done. It was a confusing, stressful, positive, wonderful tumult. A lot of people supported me as I put my part of this event together, Thank you. A lot of people supported me on the day by dropping by. Thanks you, too. And thank you to...
by katyareimann | Apr 30, 2023 | Katya's Artwork
It’s been more than twenty years since I read Anne Lamott’s memoir-journal, Operating Instructions. It was a book I intrinsically disliked. Why? As I’m writing this post, the urge to reread is surging: I probably misunderstood what I was reading my...
by katyareimann | Apr 26, 2023 | Katya's Artwork, Life
Artists work in many modes. A lot has been written about how to find the “sweet spot” or attain the “flow state” that puts the brain into an ideal space for creation. I work through phases of effectivity. I’ve come to recognise that...
by katyareimann | Apr 19, 2023 | Katya's Artwork
The SOS First Look Exhibit is up in the Somerville Museum’s gallery space, 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, MA, and “Dutch Sails” is up there with the many, many other wonderful Somerville artists for visitors to enjoy. From the SOS Website: SOS 2023...
by katyareimann | Apr 18, 2023 | Administration
After more than six months (effectively) offline, thanks to the genius and patience of Liz LaManche, I am back. No real content to add today, just a big thank you to Liz for walking me through advances in web-building since circa my last major revisions in 2010....
by katyareimann | Mar 15, 2023 | Katya's Artwork
Artist’s Statement (from the Somerville Open Studios website) Imaginative realism: fantastical images in watercolor and ink. These are the things I love: the mystery of the natural world, draftsmanship, storytelling, and imagination. Recently I have been working...
by katyareimann | Mar 1, 2023 | Katya's Artwork
Somerville Open Studios will take place this year on the weekend of May 6 -7, Saturday + Sunday, 12 – 6 pm More than 300 artists across Somerville will open their studios to the public to display their latest work and meet visitors. I will be participating this year,...
by katyareimann | Jun 9, 2022 | Commonplace Book
Sometimes it’s about when you read some piece of writing that it becomes totemic. Sometimes it’s just the writing. “The past,” he thought, “is linked with the present by an unbroken chain of events flowing one out of another.” And...
by katyareimann | Apr 24, 2018 | Bookshelf
I ordered it about a week back. My childhood copy had gone missing. I love Paul Gallico’s writing. He’s probably known best these days for The Poseidon Adventure (1969), but I hope not. This one, The Man Who Was Magic (1966), remains one of my favorite...
