Katharine Doughty
  • base
  • In My Own Language
  • find the ocean
  • Statement
  • expressive arts
  • base
  • In My Own Language
  • find the ocean
  • Statement
  • expressive arts
Find the ocean-a jewelry journal
The heart does not wait for permission. The heart is the permission. Find the ocean.


On June 20, 2012, I set out to collect a found object every day for a year, make a journal record of its origin and create a piece of jewelry from it. Two months in, I faced a second diagnosis of breast cancer. While not the initial impetus, the project became a primary resource for continuing in the face of uncertainty . In 2017, following a third diagnosis and relocation, I slowly began attaching the small journal entries onto larger pages. Through the work of photographing, expanding the text and adding images, I weave and embrace my relationship to time, place healing and creativity. Each entry is also a Fluxus style "score" ; so each piece can also be performed. I recently began releasing the work by gifting pieces to 3 friends on their own healing journeys.

Gallery 1: Begin June 20 to July 4, 2012. No. 1 to 15
Gallery 2: Passage july 5 to 18, 2012. No. 16 to 29
gallery 3: Headlands July 19 to August 3, 2012. No. 30 to 45
gallery 4: Yard August 4 to 17, 2012. No. 46 to 59
gallery 5: Neighborhood August 18 to 31, 2012. No. 47 to 60
Gallery 6: Journey September 1 to 15, 2012. no. 73 to 88
Gallery 7: returning September 16 to 30, 2012. No. 89 to 103
Gallery 8: Meadow. October 1 to 15, 2012. no. 104 to 118.