Ep. 35: Kelsey Grafton, Artist, Educator and former Arts Administrator

Kelsey Grafton is a multi-disciplinary artist working in diverse mediums, from ceramic, oils, acrylic, watercolor, found objects, metals, enamels, song, and sound. She recently expanded upon her artistic research with the project, “Homestead to Hometown”, sponsored in part by a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. During this project, she camped on her family homestead near Colville, WA, founded in 1905 by her great-grandparents who emigrated from Germany. She painted en Plein air, hand-harvested clay, and unearthed artifacts from the onsite dump used by her ancestors. The responsive body of work produced through this experience will be on display at The Blue Lantern Coffee House, in her hometown of Lewiston, ID. To see more of her work, visit blueskymondays.com To find out more about the programs that the Idaho Commission on the Arts offers visit arts.idaho.gov