Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 13, 2023 Artist Focus: Kari Percival By Fern Remedi-Brown Photo credit: Colleen Getty M alden-based Kari Percival is an artist whose work focuses on social justice, the environment and the earth. She has a book, “How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside,” which “introduces very young children to gardening outdoors.” According to her website, Percival “was inspired by [her] experience leading the Early Birds’ Garden Club at the Malden Community Garden with her young children. As they gardened, she noticed what questions children and their parents had, and how they found the answers together. She wrote this book to inspire more kids and their parents to get their hands dirty.” Her children’s illustrations www.eight10barandgrille.com OPEN DAILY FOR DINNER AT 4 PM. CATCH THE CELTICS, BRUINS & NCAA SPORTS ON OUR 6 LARGE SCREEN TV'S! om and relief prints from the book are currently on display at Urban Media Arts (UMA) – formerly Malden Access TV (MATV) – along with the work of two other local artists. In 2021 UMA presented the Producers of the Year Award for videos that Percival collaboratively designed with her husband, Greg Cook, through “Wonderland Spectacle Company.” Percival also received “Artist in Residence” status in 2022 from Arts Arlington, which facilitated her working with diff erent environmental organizations in Arlington to create posters for their campaigns. “The environment has always been the most important thing to me, as long as I can remember,” says Percival. She states, “I’m very concerned about the rate of extinction of living species and the warming planet making parts of the world unlivable for humans and species. I have always been interested in using art to communicate about ecology and to use art in service to make the world a better place.” Kari Percival’s children’s illustrations and relief prints from her book are exclusively on sale at The Gallery@57 (57 Pleasant Street in Malden). You can also fi nd her book as well as fairy kits and other prints on sale there. Melrose Arts & Crafts Society donates crocheted items to MelroseWakefield Hospital WE'RE OPEN! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 he Melrose Arts & Crafts Society members have been busy this past year. In December, blankets – fl eece, knitted and crocheted – were donated T 3.50 %APY* With rates like this, earning while you save is easier than ever. Ask about our in-home or office concierge service. EARN INTEREST WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS FROM A NEW MILESTONE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. Saving is hard. We get it. Life gets in the way. That’s why we created the Milestone Savings Account. With an amazing 3.50% APY* and no restrictions, reaching those financial goals gets a lot easier. Stay liquid. Earn while you save. And do it easily with a New Milestone Savings Account. Go to everettbank.com for details. to the Mother/Baby unit and the ER of MelroseWakefi eld Hospital. Gina Stuffl e, a longtime member, delivered 60 teddy bears to Brandon King of the Malden nonprofi t Bread of Life, which provides food, meals, clothes and other necessities to families in need in the surrounding communities. Making and donating teddy bears has been a longtime project for the society. This year the project was expanded to include the Mother/Baby unit of MelroseWakefi eld Hospital, the Melrose Police and Fire Departments and Bread of Life. Besides teddy bears, blankets, hats, mittens and scarfs were donated to a local Saugus group supporting Ukraine. All told, more than 200 teddy bears and 100 blankets and many other handmade items were donated locally. The Melrose Arts & Crafts Society is a friendly society and always looks forward to welcoming new members. If you are interested, please call Dorothy Iudice at 781-662-2099. *Rates are variable, subject to change at any time and accurate as of the date posted. A minimum of $50,000 is required to open a Milestone Savings Account and earn the advertised Annual Percentage Yield (APY) Balances of $10-$49,999 will earn an APY of 0.05%. Milestone Savings is available to new customers and existing customers with new monies of $50,000. Gina Stuffl e donates teddy bears to Brandon King of the Bread of Life Organization. (photo courtesy of Melrose Arts & Crafts)
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