From the — always spectacular — District of Columbia!
Oh hello. It appears you’ve found my little place on the internet.
I’m Kathleen, a longtime DC resident who just turned 62 — the age the city officially recognizes you as “elderly,” making you eligible for host of senior discounts. Woo hoo!
Life in DC in 2026 is proving to be the most difficult year of the entire 38 that I've been here — thanks to one person, or more specifically, one administration.
However... I love art, music, history, and all things urban — especially urban people — and I count on those things to help get me through this historically bad time in America.
Also, I love lager beer. Lager beer helps a lot.
I’m a huge fan of Go-Go, both the homegrown genre of music and the G-League basketball team.
The Capital City Go-Go play from November to March at CareFirst Arena in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast (South! South! East!).
At least once a month, during weekend night games, a local go-go band plays on the sidelines during warmup, halftime, and timeouts. And it’s awesome!
I have a YouTube channel.
It’s made up of short clips from various concerts I’ve attended over the past few years, and is meant to demonstrate that Washington, DC is a very cool music city. Every clip is under a minute because otherwise I'm living in the moment.
The above photo is from the UK’s Lambrini Girls at the Howard Theater on 5/4/25.
Hello neighbor! My traffic control box art wrap at 12th & C Street, SW
Installed in April 2025, it sits across from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and close to the Potomac & Anacostia Rivers.
The box was designed for SWBID, and features illustrations of some of SW’s “neighbors” living in and around the nearby rivers — crabs, heron, ducks, and striped bass (Rockfish).
The Traffic Control Box Beautification project is part of DDOT’s Arts in the Right-of-Way (AROW) program.
It’s not a lie to say my art is in the Smithsonian!
Or, at least that it’s available to buy, exclusively through the experience of using an Art-o-mat® machine! Go find it on the 3rd floor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in the Gallery Place / Chinatown neighborhood of NW.
Visit artomat.org for a full description of artist Clark Whittington’s “right smart” longterm conceptual art project.
Where ya’ll from?
I was born in Boston, MA and grew up “downt tha Cape,” a place I never really liked. I left as soon as I was able, post college, and moved to Washington, DC, partially because I was obsessed with Dischord Records and the DC punk rock scene.
Ever since September 1989, I have lived near 16th & U Street, NW — just one block south of Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park and 12 blocks north of the White House.
For over 10 years, I’ve maintained a Tumblr blog called “It’s art if I say so,” a quote from my favorite conceptual artist, Marcel Duchamp, as well as my answer to the eternal question “what is art?”
I created a collection of “Utilitarian Art-products” that is continually being improved and updated.
Available exclusively through the experience of using an Art-o-mat machine! Like the one in SAAM!
