Kat Farrin lives and works in her Peaks Island studio. In these photos I try to capture a glimpse of the artist's life and work space. Kat eats, sleeps, meditates, writes, paints in her studio apartment. Surrounded by her art, the walls themselves pulsate creativity.
Kat Farrin is from mid-coast Maine and has worked for years as a lobsterwoman. At one time, after spending many hours on the ocean, she became obsessed with painting portraits of lobsters. This detail captures the integrity of Kat's philosophy as an artist--she lives her art and her art lives inside of her. In the flow of her everyday routine, work and art merge into one indistinguishable entity. For Kat it is important that that inner source of her creative work, whether in painting or writing, be a place of honesty and integrity--with oneself, with one's family, and with community. Kat says that creating her paintings is a meditational process, and indeed, the paintings themselves exude a calming energy. As an artist and a writer, she draws inspiration from wandering the beaches and forests of Peaks Island, picking up random bits of sea glass, observing sunsets, and even the occasional sunrise.
These days Kat divides her days between writing her memoir and painting pointillist paintings on found objects that make their way onto the shores of Peaks Island. She has raised four children, is a grandmother, and has a thing about islands, having lived for many years on Cliff Island, now Peaks Island.
Laima Vince
Kat Farrin is from mid-coast Maine and has worked for years as a lobsterwoman. At one time, after spending many hours on the ocean, she became obsessed with painting portraits of lobsters. This detail captures the integrity of Kat's philosophy as an artist--she lives her art and her art lives inside of her. In the flow of her everyday routine, work and art merge into one indistinguishable entity. For Kat it is important that that inner source of her creative work, whether in painting or writing, be a place of honesty and integrity--with oneself, with one's family, and with community. Kat says that creating her paintings is a meditational process, and indeed, the paintings themselves exude a calming energy. As an artist and a writer, she draws inspiration from wandering the beaches and forests of Peaks Island, picking up random bits of sea glass, observing sunsets, and even the occasional sunrise.
These days Kat divides her days between writing her memoir and painting pointillist paintings on found objects that make their way onto the shores of Peaks Island. She has raised four children, is a grandmother, and has a thing about islands, having lived for many years on Cliff Island, now Peaks Island.
Laima Vince
Found objects re-objectified. Preternatural quintessence.
ReplyDeleteLove the masque... it's wonderful... easy to see your inner Kat spirit embodied in all of your work...