Biography
Emily Ann Pothast* is a visual artist, musician, and writer based in Seattle. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington and currently works as the Director of the Antique Print Department at Davidson Galleries. Emily is the author of the blog translinguistic other and is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist in the band Midday Veil.
Emily spent the first eleven years of her life on a farm in rural Iowa. Much of this time was spent playing on abandoned farm equipment, idolizing Kenny Rogers, and crying because she was the only girl in her class who wasn't invited to Traci Mannetter's birthday party at Hardee's.
In 1990, Emily moved with her family to Wichita Falls, Texas, the "most average city in America" by the data, according to some. It was here that she developed a life-long obsession with religion and spirituality that continually surfaces through her work in various media.
*Rhymes with "hottest."