New Growth

The Kansas City Artists Coalition will host September’s First Friday opening featuring a collection of floral drawings by Desiree Warren.  Both wall-based and on functional ceramic vessels, Warren started exploring line drawing with brush and ink or underglaze during the pandemic.
“I happened to choose nature, and specifically flowers and vines, as my subject matter, right when I needed to see the power of nature the most: the Covid 19 pandemic was upon us.  Coinciding with spring, as the human world shut down, the natural world began to open up.  Everyday I’d walk my very small yard, checking out which weeds and flowers first started to grow. Did my random scattering of seeds or strange vacant-lot transplants take root from the year before?  As we were hunkering down in an uncertain time, I explored my tiny slice of safety.  I only draw from photos I’ve taken, and am especially fond of new botanical discoveries that I’m ashamed to say it took me this long to learn about, both around the city and my childhood country home.  When you don’t have much choice, it’s best to grow where you’re planted and dig those roots deeper.”