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Catherine

10/6/2016

 
“I started out as a biologist and worked in that field for a number of years, but I always had an interest in art. I just didn’t realize I could do both. After my third child was born, I decided to go back to work, but I’d been at home raising children for four years and my skills were out of date, so I decided to explore my interest in art. I signed up for a night course, and the first time I stepped into that classroom, I was shaking all over. I kept thinking, I don’t know if I can do this. But I kept at it. I guess if you practice anything enough, you get better at it. [*laughs*] I’ve been doing art ever since. I can still see the flaws in my work, but that’s all right. It keeps me honest and humble.
 
“I think we’re all born artists, but our gifts get crushed by too much criticism. That artistic child within all of us gets damaged. When I started teaching continuing education classes for adults, I really tried to nurture my students because so many of them were nervous and came in doubting they had art ability. I remember how that felt, so I always tried to be supportive.
 
“I used to do pet portraits, but for the past many years I’ve done woodcut and lino block prints. Every print is done by hand, often when I'm sitting out on my front porch. They express the awe, beauty, wonder, and sacredness of our created world. My biology background hasn’t been wasted; it’s incorporated into everything I do.”

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Catherine's prints adhere to the Hannover Principles for sustainability. The paper she uses is 100% post-consumer recycled cardstock, produced by a 5th generation hydroelectric-powered paper-making mill.
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Sample of Catherine's earlier work:
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The following graphic is from the Overton Park Community Farmers Market home page:
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Catherine L. Stevens sells her work at the Overton Park Community Farmers Market (Overton Park E. Parkway Pavilion), 389 E. Parkway N., every Thursday from 3-7 pm, April through October.
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