[Alt-photo] Re: Katharine Thayer Exhibit in Astoria, Oregon

[Clarence Rhymer]

Hi Diana,

Thank you so much for doing this.  I am a long-time member of the list 
and a gum printer, but I have never contributed much.  However, I know 
some of the people here, mostly through other things alt, and 
not-so-alt-photo.  I am thrilled to see the diversity of subject and gum 
technique that is shown in the Exhibit.  I followed the discussions 
here, both heated and warm, over the years (it seems to be more subdued 
now), but have learned much from Katharine, Judy, Christina, yourself 
and many others.  While people were active on the list, I thought I knew 
them by their style, turn of phrase, etc.  Once they were gone, or at 
least otherwise occupied (like Judy) I have come to realize that I knew 
very little about their lives outside of the list.  I was shocked when I 
heard that Katharine had passed on.  It never occurred to me that she 
was anything but in the prime of life.

So, I was hoping that the Exhibit would include a bio of Katharine. You 
have given us some info about her family, but I am curious about who she 
was, how she lived her life, and what inspired her art. Please forgive 
me if this have been included in the Exhibit info, or elsewhere, but I 
looked through it all, and could not find it.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Clarence Rhymer
(possibly the only gum printer) in Fort Smith, NT, Canada