gouache, watercolor, ink; 8×6″
“A colorful homage to the haven a home provides. During a time of necessary widespread self-isolation, it is easy to re-frame home in our minds as a punishment rather than a place of refuge and safety. Since staying home is one of the best ways to combat the spread of COVID-19, this piece is intended to once again frame the idea of home as a place of comfort and safety.”
ARTIST BIO: Kate Rowekamp is a printmaker and illustrator from Covington, Kentucky. She earned her MFA in Two-Dimensional studio with a concentration in printmaking from Miami University in 2015. As an undergraduate she attended Thomas More College where she earned her BA in studio art and an AA in Art History in 2012. Kate currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two cats, Buckaroo Banzai and Kyouko.
December 8, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Thank you for reminding us of how the home has been our refuge during these trying times. The work also makes me think of what the home means now when many of us are so far away from homes we left behind- whether the ‘home’ is a physical entity, a psychological space or even a person.
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