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I would hope that I have created a suggestive meeting place where the viewer can find room for their own ideas to percolate alongside of mine.

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As a young girl I was drawn to the aspects of life that for me contained elements of the strange, unfamiliar and mysterious.  The cartoons, fairytales and stories of my childhood were the feasting grounds for my ever-growing imagination. One intention of my practice is to strip away the sugarcoated skin of these images to reveal what I imagine might lie beneath.  

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Though the aforementioned ideas are certainly serious, I find myself countering that content with humor and a generally lighthearted imagination.

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The works of Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss and of Tim Burton have strongly influenced my aesthetic sensibilities. Other artists I find conceptually and aesthetically simpatico are: Camille Rose Garcia, Mark Ryden, Paul Klee, Philip Guston and Edward Gorey.    â€‹

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My hope is that my work will stimulate my audience to imagine this alternative world in ways that might add meaning to their own life and experience.  I would hope that I have created a suggestive meeting place where the viewer can find room for their own ideas to percolate alongside of mine, in a fertile and productive fashion. 

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Thanks! Message sent :) May you have a stellar unfolding in your day! ~Kat Petke

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