⋆.𐙚 ̊First Gallery Appearance of 2026 ̊ 𐙚.⋆
Happy Taco Tuesday, friends! I’m excited to announce that my FIRST gallery appearance of 2026 is happening now at the 1301 Gallery at Nevada Fine Arts through July. The piece I created was for an open call for 1301 Gallery’s 4” x 4” show which could be in any medium and any subject so I went with another “Butterfly-Finned Seahorse”, the last one I drew in 2019(?)! This one was created with acrylic paints on watercolor paper. I really LOVE the color of the background corresponding with the colors in the seahorse. There was an EXCELLENT answer to the open call - there were over 1000 pieces accepted from all over the world!! Because of this, it was actually quite difficult to find my piece in the bunch BUT I DID!! I’ve added an image of mine circled within the group on the wall as well as a close up so you can really appreciate the details… 4 inches, people!
Butterfly-Fin in temp. home 𖹭
“Mini Butterfly-Finned Seahorse” by Kanda Parrott
I read A Court of Thorns and Roses because I wanted to read a book from THIS century that everyone was excited about and… It was extremely hard to get through, ha! I have also begun Fourth Wing thinking the same, and to almost the same effect. THEN I began Sense and Sensability, Jane Austen’s first novel, and I’M FLYING THROUGH IT AND EATING IT UP even though most Austen fans believe this is her dullest novel. (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) I started a fairly intense 19th century literature obsession in 2024 and LORD SAVE ME, apparently, I’m still not out of it. I’ve read a few Dickens’ (which I loved), two of the Bronte sisters (no. thanks.) Alexander Dumas (I didn’t finish, if you can imagine—he is notorious for his length/word count.), Oscar Wilde (also fab), and out of all of these and other authors of the time, I’ve REALLY loved Austen. I think it has to do something with the depth in which she gives her female characters. Obviously, men writing about women at that time was very much a different vibe than women writing about women. And the Bronte sisters, I’m convinced, romanticized toxicity and abuse. However, Austen shows all angles of 19th century women, their kindness, their loving nature, their endless duties and what is expected of them, also their brutality, wit, common sense, and, of course, their pining & specifically the emotions that come from fighting your own heart and reason. Authors of the time were not allowed to be female. There was limited space in which women were allowed to exist in this time and Austen challenges it all by writing pieces about multidimensional woman characters AND THEN published under the pseudonym of “by A Lady”. Boom. Mic DROP. What a friggen queen. Has anyone else read anything from the 19th century they found incredible? PLEASE SHARE!
On another note: I wanted to say that I am working on a few youth art classes to teach at our Arts Council this summer and more information for that will be coming! It seems kind of weird that spring is right around the corner when we keep getting dumped on by all the snow. I’m thankful to have my furry best friend, Ozzy, who could care LESS about the weather and always guilts me into a walk. If he doesn’t get his walk, he gets VERY bratty and pouts for good couple of hours. Getting out & moving is literally saving my life while this season drags and our spirits are lowest. My mother-in-law’s funeral is this weekend & her birthday is the week after. If we can get through this, we can do anything. If someone else could come clean my house for guests, that’d be great. :D Again, keep your loved ones close. Let them know how much you love them. Has anyone told YOU that you matter today? You MATTER. We are thankful you are here. The world is better with you in it. Stick around, okay? Things will get better. 𖤓
xxx - Kanda જ⁀➴ ♡
