Events

Events featuring current and past Holly House resident artists are free to the public as part of Hypatia’s effort to enrich the cultural life of the local community while supporting women in the arts and academia with unrestricted time to complete their projects at Holly House in solo residencies.

2024

Artist:  Liz Jones … author, journalist and creative writer
Where:   Shelton Timberland Library
When:     Friday, March 15 … 2:30-3:30 pm

Topic:    Immigration Stories of the Pacific NW

    Part of Liz’s memoir is based on her decade as an immigration reporter at KUOW Public Radio, including coverage in various rural NW communities.  She will be talking about some of that reporting, ongoing local issues with a segue to open mic for Q&A.

    Liz has consistently won top journalism awards while working at KUOW from 2005 to 2018 stating that “the greatest reward is when someone at the center of my stories tells me they feel seen and valued.  It’s powerful to see how stories can make our world feel a little more connected, or help us grasp that potential.”

    Liz’s current project is a memoir told through a collection of essays, weaving together themes from her Mexican-American heritage and her work as a journalist.  For  more information about Liz and her projects, check out the following web link:   https://www.kuow.org/authors/liz-jones


Artist:  Caroline Holm … artist, nature poet and author
Where:     Shelton Timberland Library
When:     Thursday, March 28 … 5:00 pm

Topic:     Poetry Reading and display of paintings from her debut book of poetry and prose.

    Caroline has written poetry since she was a young girl as she states:  “out of little other than an intense and innate need to do so.  Reverence and observation are the main informants of my work.”  She also considers that “At its root, my writing is a celebration of the natural world and an exploration of what may be implicit within and beyond it.”

    Caroline is in the process of writing and painting a cohesive collection of work for her second book of poetry and prose which she hopes to complete during her residency at Holly House.  For more information about Caroline’s previous work, check out the following web link:  https://www.carolineholmpoetry.com/


 Laura Busheikin, Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder St., Shelton, WA, Sunday, February 25, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Laura Busheikin is a writer-for-hire and a creative writer exploring the many subgenres of nonfiction. She is fascinated by the power of stories to connect us, delight us, move us, and unsettle us. In particular, she loves to write about the places she calls home—the Comox Valley, Denman Island, and the land cooperative she is part of—and to explore the rich complexities of human relationship to place and community. — The Collective Magazines


2023

Blogging with Jennifer Stoever, Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder St., Shelton, WA, July 11, 4 pm – 5 pm.

Jennifer Lynn Stoever is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sounding Out!: The Sound Studies Blog

Botanical Printing with April Sproule, Mixed Media Textile Artist. Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder St., Shelton, WA, July 29, 2023, 10 am – 12 pm.

April Sproule will present her process and progress for her mixed media textile art piece, The Olympic Peninsula, A Sense of Place, created during her artist’s residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods.

After a short discussion about her work, a demonstration and mini workshop on botanical printing will take place. Participants will create their own beautiful botanical prints on paper or fabric using plants of their choice. All supplies will be provided for a 9” x 12” print suitable for framing or using in other projects.

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