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Current Exhibit
Siblings and Child
A Family Collaboration
Tiny Wooden Bowls
Toby Kathan, St. Paul, MN
I am a stay-at-home-dad who lives in St. Paul, MN. When I’m not cleaning the kitchen yet again, I find time to be an artist, carpenter, swim coach, and graphic designer.
These tiny little wooden bowls are a joy to make. Start to finish, it only takes about an hour to do one. While so many projects start and only eventually end, a tiny little wooden bowl is a satisfying process. Starting from firewood or scraps, I use my bandsaw to rough out a suitable chunk for the lathe. Then use the lathe and carbide tools to get a nice shape, sand and finish. Ta-da: a tiny little wooden bowl. Everyone likes them and can use another one.
Crafty Name Tags for Thanksgiving
Maurie Kathan (they/them), Hyattsville
Maurie Kathan is a crafter at heart, a knitter of small toys, hats and the occasional large stuffie, and most recently, an embroiderer.
Years ago, Maurie decided to put this crafty spirit into the name cards for our Thanksgiving table, enjoying the whimsy and fun that can come from making Thanksgiving a special event. Some years the name cards are done day of with hot glue and craft supplies, and some years they require months of work (the embroidered and knit ones). The fun is in the creation and the table made up all fancy! An added bonus is that they get to decide where everyone should sit.
Thanksgiving itself is a huge production, starting at 1:00 with appetizers and going late into the night culminating with a spread of pies and a huge game of telephone-pictionary. Maurie’s partner Greta does the cooking and Maurie’s mom makes the pies.
Songs
Nine-Year-Old Celia Kathan
My name is Celia Kathan and I’m nine years old. I have a lot of fun writing songs. It makes me happy so I composed Cosmic, Roses, and Flowers. After that, I kind of like rapping, so I made Ground. It is a hip-hop song that I really like and I hope you like it. Eziemae is my performer name my middle name is Mae and I really liked Ezie so I came up with Eziemae.
Little Gallery is looking for visual and audio exhibitors
Who knew that there were so many shy people out there?
If you are proud of a painting, drawing, song, poem, very short story, or comedy routine that you’ve created, why not share it with our supportive community? Anything, so long as it’s in good taste, is acceptable.
Don’t be shy! Email sid@littlegallery.org to sign up.