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Meet the Artist
Elegant Owl
Kathleen LaCamera, journalist & hospital chaplain, PictureWise Productions
“I’m delighted to contribute my modest creation, which I call “Elegant Owl”, to this most worthwhile auction. In both my work as a hospital chaplain and a journalist I have encountered people and their families who are living with cancer. It is so easy to feel overwhelmed and impotent in the face of such a difficult and challenging illness. But over and over again these people have inspired me with their heroism, humor, hope and generosity of spirit. With them in mind, I created Elegant Owl as a tribute to their wisdom, sense of humor and beauty.”
Kathleen’s Story
Kathleen LaCamera started her media career in the USA as a presenter, writer and series producer for the weekly show, Catch the Spirit. Since 1992, she has worked in the UK as a print, television and radio journalist, as well as a lecturer and media consultant. She has won international recognition exploring topics such as divided communities, poverty, and multi-faith/cross-cultural relations.
She has contributed to news and magazine programs on the BBC and ITV in the UK, and ABC, CBS and NBC in the US. Her interviews include veteran journalist and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers; Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai; heavy-weight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield; and Glastonbury festival founder, Michael Eavis. In 2008, Kathleen and her husband, Chris Loughlin, established PictureWise Productions which develops video and other multimedia projects for broadcasters and not-for-profit organizations.
Kathleen has written news and feature stories for St. Petersburg Times, The Guardian and Christian Century and has completed her first children’s novel, titled Killing Secrets, which focuses on the effects of terrorism and family breakdown on teenagers.
She is a member of a multi-faith hospital chaplaincy team in England and is an ordained Methodist minister.
For more information on the artist, go to www.kathleenlacamera.com