This exhibition is a bow to earth and sky; a song of praise for Flora, Fauna, and Fungi. It has developed over the last two years as I’ve focused on plants, from seed to harvest and the colorful pigments they give.

The fabric collages and assemblages in this body of work are the results of my growing relationship with where I live, and my work history as a writer and textile restorer. Botanical pigment dyes from homegrown indigo, sunflower, chamisa and a variety of mushrooms that popped up around my house during summer rains in 2022, set the palette for the monotypes, woodcut, linocut, photocollage and paintings. The visible signs of material repair and the storytelling thread are my way of integrating the fray as the world unravels and remakes itself. 

Grounded and gearing up for the multiverse at the same time, is Gloria Mundi herself, the voice of Fauna in this exhibit. Both duende and muse, she is the shape shifter who has appeared in earlier art projects. She’s returned. Together with Flora and Fungi, they sing the colorful world into being, here now and everywhere all at once.  

Please join us as at 707 Canyon Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87501, as we explore this creative journey honoring earth’s beauty through art.

Stop by the GFContemporary booth at ART ON PAPER , Pier 36, NYC to see some of my recent paper constructions

https://thepaperfair.com/ny

The season is open! ‘How to Roll a Mean Tortilla' is now installed at the Cantina in Willard, New Mexico. On Saturday April 23, 2022 from 1-3PM there will be reception on the portal of the Cantina where I will demonstrate my newly acquired tortilla rolling skills. Stop by!

For more information check out: Instagram: @kathleenmccloud6 & @clearsky.willard or CLEA RSKY’s website.

The Printer’s Proof: Artist and Printmaker Collaborations at the Albuquerque Museum, open February 19 – May 15, 2022.

The exhibition celebrates the collaborative relationship between printers and artist in the printmaking process and features six printers: Marina Ancona, Robert Arber, Steve Britko, Michael Costello, Bill Lagattuta, and Jennifer Lynch.