This was six years ago. It was months before Dad started showing signs of chemo and radiation. We took this photo after a Kathryn the Grape show. I usually don’t like seeing photos of me during this time frame because I had gained a lot of weight in a short period of time thanks to artificial […]
Helping children feel good about themselves through the power of positive affirmations and self-loving social emotional tools is at the heart of everything I do. I created this series because affirmations helped me develop a stronger sense of self in my adulthood, and I wanted to provide those tools to all children. Growing up, I […]
Landon asked me to get some textbooks from school so he doesn’t have to read on his computer so much. I emailed school last night and the librarian called me back first thing this morning. I walked the empty halls to the school library and saw this equation outside the library. How appropriate, for all […]
That’s me with my cousin, Ed. In front of me is my Grandma Bush’s sewing box. That’s what made me pause when I saw this photo while shuffling through a box. The sewing box. I have that box in my closet and it’s lived everywhere with me since it became mine in my late teens. […]
I’ve spent the last 1.5 years of my life interviewing Father Joe, and immersing myself into understanding and writing his life story. It’s by far one of the greatest honors of my life to do so. In the coming months, I will share more and more about the two books (illustrated and chapter) and […]
My son took this photo when we were out for a walk/bike at the lake. I like how relaxed I look because that’s how I’ve felt the past few months.Relaxed.Renewed.2020 has provided me with a heightened level of clarity, all of which I’ve gained by going through a beautifully self-loving process of reclamation. Spring brought forth […]
This was me exactly a year ago hiking in Sedona in Boyton Canyon on my way to Kachina Woman. You can see her rock formation above my head — like a cluster of women standing together. The feminine power of this specific place always draws me in. She calls to me. Sedona is my place. […]
This is the bed Father Joe sleeps in every night, in the humble home he resides in across the street from the homeless shelter he’s dedicated decades of his life to energizing — to help others experience dignity. This bed was a donation from the VA Hospital. It’s many, many decades old. It’s not […]
I just sent over the last of 11 songs for my next Kathryn the Grape album. Pressing send on “I Feel Good About Myself” felt good. It’s the title track lyrical story that glues everything together and reveals how deliberate my creative journey has been for the past decade, piece by piece to complete the […]