Charlotte “Alene” Palmer, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2024, in Seattle at the age of 86. Born on Feb. 13, 1938, in Mossyrock, …
In all, the exhibit features 47 artworks from 25 artists. It’s an eclectic collection of artworks, from abstract to realistic painting, photographs to silkscreen prints, and glass to ceramic to polymer clay.
A year ago I had brain surgery to remove a tumor on my balance nerve, which had made everyday life a nightmare of vertigo, dizziness, headaches, and blurred vision. As best I know, the operation was a success: the troublesome tumor was plucked out of my head, and all the king’s horses and men put me back together again, almost as good as new. But they left a scar that curves up from behind my ear, sweeps over toward my forehead, and then makes a big downward turn. The knife work was done by a master, the incision clean and confident, the stitching marvelous. Yet there it is, my head scored in livid color, a question mark missing its dot.