Scratchboard — Katie Wilson

Artist and Writer

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Moon

2019 5” x 7” gold leaf, ink

I follow the soft voices floating up from the valley.

Sunrise

2019 — 1” x 2”

Pressed

2018 — 5.5” x 6”

She pulled out her book and thumbed to Chapter 3 - Red. She eased the wilted flower into position and smiled.

When My Heart Leaked Into the Sky

2018 — 5.5” x 6.5”

She watched them float up one by one, hovering above like confused clouds.

The Crush

2018 — 5.5” x 6.5”

The circles grew louder and needier until they choked the sky with their pulsing.

To Have and to Hold

2019 — 5” x 6”

It was softer than she’d expected.

Tuesday

2019 — 5” x 7”

She pushed forward carefully, remembering to not look too far down or too far up.

Balancing

2018 — 8.5” x 11”

Some nights her dreams tilted down. Some nights her dreams tilted up.

Boiling Point

2018 — 5.5” x 6.5”

The bubbles stared back at me from the pot like tiny eyes.

She Spoke

2018 — 5” x 6”

They screamed so no one could hear.

oculus dexter

2020 — 5” x 5”

To see and be seen.

Rendezvous

2019 — 5” x 6”

The crown pressed into her silver hair. It was always heavier these nights.

Azura at Night

2017 — 6” x 8”

The things of the night are best left apart from the things of the day.

The Stone Piles of Azura

2017 — 5” x 8.5”

They always wear black. They always bring someone wrapped in blankets.

The Guide

2018 — 5” x 6”

No one remembers when it was carved but we still light it each night.

Up

2018 — 5” x 6”

I’ve been getting better at holding my breath.

Surfacing

2018 — 5” x 6”

The kelp brushed against her skin like wet silk.

Drift

2018 — 5” x 6”

The kelp brushed against his skin like wet silk.

The Deschutes

2019 — 8.5” x 11” (commission)

Sprouting

2018 — 5.5” x 6”

The Palouse

2019 — 5” x 6”

They walked, feet crunching against the wheat shafts. One carried a bottle of wine and the other two glasses.

Poor Connection

2020 — 4” x 5”

I am visiting you.

Listening at the Shores of Azura

2020 — 5” x 7”

Some nights a voice, others a weaving melody.

Siren

2018 — 8.5” x 11”

You call to me, a lovely siren. But will you harbor my broken body, if I crash against your shore?

Lighthouses

2017 — 8.5” x 11”

The Island Where You Found Me

2018 — 5.5” x 7”

She waits, fixed in the water, for pieces of her memories to wash ashore.

Moonrise

2019 — 5” x 6”

She stepped into the ebbing water and smiled as gravity hugged her.

Keep Breathing

2018 — 5.5” x 6.5”

When her arms tired, she began to slip down into the darkness, floating only by her lungs.

Stretch

2018 — 5” x 6”

It reached out into the void, searching for what it knew must be there.

Inside

2018 — 5.5” x 6”

It tugs at the silk with each thump.