Now nesting east of the river!
Oh hello. It appears you’ve found my little place on the internet.
I’m Kathleen, a longtime DC resident who recently turned 62, the age the city officially recognizes you as “elderly,” making you eligible for a host of senior discounts. Woo hoo!
Life in DC in 2026 is not easy. However... I love art, music, history, and all things urban — especially urban people — and I count on those things to help get me through this historically bad time in our beloved city. Also, I love lager beer. Lager beer helps a lot.
I have a non-monetized YouTube channel.
Because it ain’t about the money, see? The channel is made up of short clips from various concerts I’ve attended over the past few years, and is meant to demonstrate that Washington, DC is a very cool music city. Every clip is under a minute because otherwise I'm living in the moment.
The above photo is from the UK’s Lambrini Girls at the Howard Theater on 5/4/25.
Where ya’ll from?
After 38 years of living near the U Street Metro in Northwest, in April 2026 I moved down the Green Line and “East of the River,” to near the Congress Heights Metro in Southeast.
For over 12 years, I’ve maintained a Tumblr blog called “It’s art if I say so,” a quote from my favorite conceptual artist, Marcel Duchamp, as well as my answer to the eternal question “what is art?”
Hello neighbor! is my traffic control box art wrap at 12th & C Street, SW
Installed in April 2025, it sits across from the Dept. of Agriculture and close to the Potomac & Anacostia Rivers. The box was designed for SWBID, and features illustrations of four of SW’s “neighbors” living in and around the nearby rivers — crabs, herons, ducks, and striped bass (Rockfish). The Traffic Control Box Beautification project is part of DDOT’s Arts in the Right-of-Way (AROW) program.
It’s not a lie to say my art is in the Smithsonian
Or, at least that it’s available to buy, exclusively through the experience of using an Art-o-mat machine! Go find it on the 3rd floor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) at 8th and G Street, NW.
Visit artomat.org for a full description of artist Clark Whittington’s “right smart” longterm conceptual art project.
I’m a huge fan of the DC Public Library System
My favorite branch is the MLK Central Library at 9th & G Street, NW. The fact that it’s in a building originally designed by German-American Ludwig Mies van der Rohe never ceases to amaze me.
A brand new branch of the library is currently being built above the Congress Heights Metro in my new neighborhood! It’s scheduled to open in 2027.
Shrink plastic is the material, and the connection
Because who doesn’t appreciate a spectacular fountain?
...between my Art-o-mat art and my recent MLK Library arts workshop. Also, the MLK Central Library sits directly adjacent to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
On July 8th, 2026, I taught my first arts workshop in The Labs at the MLK Library. It went so well that I plan to teach another one in January 2027. Both arts workshops involve shrink plastic.
Because who doesn’t appreciate a spectacular fountain?
Because who doesn’t appreciate a spectacular fountain?
From now through Spring 2027 I’ll be working on a video project I’m calling the DC Fountain Project. The final piece will be made of up of short vertical video clips of up to 16 different fountains, shot during day and night, and over all four seasons.
I created a collection of “Fun & Functional Art-Products” that is continually being improved and updated.
Available exclusively through the experience of using an Art-o-mat machine! Like the one in SAAM!
