The Apostrophe Blog
And, in their September abundance, they are now putting on a glorious show. And now they are in a book—Gratitude, by the outstanding photographer, Kelly Johnson. Kelly was walking around the neighborhood one day during the pandemic and she stopped to photograph some blooms. We got to talking and I encouraged her to come by anytime and take more pix. So she did. One day, a knock came to the door and it was Kelly and her husband, Bruce, with a copy of Gratitude for me as a thank you. I was touched and honored. I even got my mother a copy for her 91st birthday last year!
On her website, Kelly writes that she “picked up her father’s camera at nine years old and never put it down.” She is a nationally known children’s book author and illustrator and has been published in many arenas—magazines, newspapers, and fine art prints as well. Kelly has had ten photographic one-woman exhibits including a March 2023 show of her Gratitude photos in the gallery at Arrowood restaurant on Sandy Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
Interests: Reading, writing, not arithmetic. The art and craft of poetry. Photography. Vegetable and flower gardening especially heirloom bulbs and dahlias. Movies in real theatres. Theatre on real stages. Art in real galleries. Crossword puzzles and, of course, Wordle. Singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and Patti Griffin. All kinds of music especially 1930s jazz. Venice, Italy! The Dude abides.
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