Kathy Fridstein

Artist Bio/Description: For the last eighteen years Kathy has photographed Fort Worden, Flagler, and Casey, the three forts that protected the Puget Sound during WWI and WWII capturing the regeneration of the rich landscape enveloping and surrounding the abandoned structures. After a while she invited the award winning poet Kelli Russell Agodon into her project, to help create a reflective, lyrical history of the forts. Soon began a wonderful collaboration; Kathy sent Kelli photographs, and responded with poems. After a while, it just seemed natural to to produce a book. Landscapes of Forgotten Forts will be published September 22, 2026 by Chin Music Press. Along with Kathys photographs and Kellis poems, historical photographs along with transcripts from oral histories weave throughout the pages evoking the ghosts from wars past and the relentless march of time.

During the studio tour you will have the opportunity to see and pre-order the book, Landscapes of Forgotten Forts at a discounted price. Photographs from the book will be displayed and available for purchase, along with “Broadsides” with Kathy’s photographs and Kelli’s poems.

You will not want to miss this!! Saturday August 22 at 1:30, Kelli Russell Agodon will read her poems from the book Landscape of the Forgotten Forts along with some poems from her newly published book, Accidental Devotions by Copper Canyon Press which will be available for purchase.

Kathy Fridstein is an artist/photographer living with her husband in Port Townsend. .After receiving an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kathy began a 40-year career of teaching in the Pacific Northwest and showing her art. Her work has been exhibited at regional and international venues, including the 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Exhibition in Barcelona and Altered Images at the Seattle Art Museum, where it was prominently featured in a three-person show. In 2025 she received an Artist Trust GAP award. When not in her studio, she can be found wandering the paths in Fort Worden, walking on the beach, kayaking in the Salish Sea or visiting her kids and grandchildren in Portland and Seattle.

Kelli Russell Agodon is an award-winning poet, editor, and author from Washington State. Her recent book is Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press). Her last book, Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), was a Finalist for the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press and cohosts the poetry series, Poems You Need, with Melissa Studdard.

Studio Tour Days: Saturday, Sunday

Studio Address:916 55th St., Port Townsend, WA 98368‍ ‍Email:kathy@kathyfridstein.com‍ ‍Website:http://kathyfridstein.com
Instagram:@kfridstein
Facebook: kathy.fridstein Medium: Photography, Written/Spoken Word Demo/Activity: Yes Shared Studio: Yes (with Kelli Russell Agodon (sharing on Saturday only))
Stairs: No