Now nesting east of the river!
Oh hello. It appears you’ve found my little place on the internet.
I’m Kathleen, a longtime DC resident who recently turned 62, the age the city officially recognizes you as “elderly,” making you eligible for a host of senior discounts. Woo hoo!
Life in DC in 2026 is not easy. 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 our beloved city. Also, I love lager beer. Lager beer helps a lot.
I have a non-monetized YouTube channel.
Because it ain’t about the money, see? The channel is 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.
Where ya’ll from?
After 38 years of living near the U Street Metro in Northwest, in April 2026 I moved down the Green Line and “East of the River,” to near the Congress Heights Metro in Southeast.
For over 12 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?”
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) at 8th and G Street, NW.
Visit artomat.org for a full description of artist Clark Whittington’s “right smart” longterm conceptual art project.
Hello neighbor! is my traffic control box art wrap at 12th & C Street, SW
Installed in April 2025, it sits across from the Dept. of Agriculture and close to the Potomac & Anacostia Rivers. The box was designed for SWBID, and features illustrations of four of SW’s “neighbors” living in and around the nearby rivers — crabs, herons, ducks, and striped bass (Rockfish).
The Traffic Control Box Beautification project is part of DDOT’s Arts in the Right-of-Way (AROW) program.
I’m a huge fan of the DC Public Library System
My favorite branch is the MLK Central Library at 9th & G Street, NW. It has so much to offer!
A brand new branch of the library is currently being built above the Congress Heights Metro in my new neighborhood.
It’s scheduled to open in 2027.
Shrink plastic is the connection between my Art-o-mat art and The Labs at the MLK Library
Shrink plastic is the connection between my Art-o-mat art and The Labs at the MLK Library
On July 8th, 2026, I taught my first arts workshop in The Labs at the MLK Library. It went so well that I plan to teach another one in January 2027.
On July 28th, 2026, I’ll be heading another workshop at the MLK Library for teens enrolled in a STEAM summer program. STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics.
I created a collection of “Fun & Functional Art-Products”
Shrink plastic is the connection between my Art-o-mat art and The Labs at the MLK Library
Each art-product was created for my own personal use, but also because I hope other people will appreciate them and want to buy them.
The collection was conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic and realized thanks to my DIY-punk ideology and ever improving Print on Demand (POD) technology.
Many of the art-products are made of durable plastic — not unlike the shrink plastic used in my Art-o-mat art and in my MLK Library arts workshops.
I created a collection of FUN & FUNCTIONAL ART-PRODUCTS. It’s continually being updated and improved.
Available exclusively through the experience of using an Art-o-mat machine! Like the one in SAAM!
