12/12/09

My work, both art and writing, comes from my journey in the world, my sense of playfulness and my appreciation of nature and the mystery of life. It also comes from the dark nights; the losses and the lost times... forever striving to understand what it means to live.

I am available in the Oregon Willamette Valley or via internet to assist your writing or creative project; email me at cathy[at]cathymcguire[dot]com for more information.

2009: I am happy to say I have had 43 acceptances this year! Some are in print, and some online. You can find my poems online at melusine, The Road Not Taken, MReview, The Smoking Poet (archives),  and FutureCycle. I have poetry in two recent anthologies: three in The Quizzical Chair (available from Laura LeHew's uttered chaos press, and one in the Tuesday anthology (thanks to the Tuesday group for letting me be a guest!) and have won several prizes in state contests around the country.

I have also joined  CALYX, Inc. as assistant director, a part time job created by the Obama stimulus! I am excited to be part of this 33-year-old feminist literary press, and to be able to help with subscriptions, mailings, computers, and all things business!

I am honored to be a featured reader at the William Stafford birthday celebration in Corvallis on Jan 31st (Benton Country library), and will be teaching a class "Ready,Set, Submit!" with my friend Laura LeHew at the Fooling With Words all-day event at LBCC on April 3rd.

Prints and Collage	Sculpture & Polymer Clay work
I enjoy mixed media and printmaking, and have a wide variety of images, some for sale.	I create assemblage, many in shrine or "wayside" format, from found objects or polymer, low-fire clay or wood. I also make translucent polymer votive holders.
Jewelry	Writing & Poetry
My work uses polymer clay, some have glass beads, some found objects. I'll keep rotating examples through this page.	I have been writing poetry since I was first introduced to it , sometime in 3rd grade. It has been a major thread in my life. I have published about 100 poems and  a chapbook. On this page, I'll share some of mine, and link to others that I admire.