G. G. Kellner is an author, an artist, a poet, and a former educator.
Gayle’s major focus is the upcoming publication of her book Hope: A History of the Future by Greenleaf Book Group. In this saga of hope Gayle uses scientific possibility as well as historical and legal precedence to envision a world seven generations into the future in which we have solved the major social, political and environmental crises of our time.
Gayle’s essays and poems have appeared in Utne Magazine, Orion Magazine, The Loop, The Beachcomber, and The Nature of an Island. Her essay How To Be Mistaken as an Islander was performed as part of a live theater production, and recently published in the collection of essays The Heart of an Island. Her latest published poem Instructions: On Getting Ready to Die can be seen on line at everywritersresource.com
G. G. Kellner also works as a professional artist. She recently exhibited her sculpture Teetering on Top at the Lopez Library. It is a 7 foot tall vertical timeline made of books on which a globe “teeters” on top. The sculpture evokes the question, “How did we get where we are in the world today?”
Gayle’s paintings have been shown on Vashon Island at the Blue Heron Center for the Arts and the Barnworks. Her work in stone has been shown at the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington Kentucky. She recently has been creating a series of block prints for inclusion in her book, Hope: A History of the Future.
Gayle is a former educator. She worked with children from high school to elementary school, often with gifted students. Her particular interest was in developing challenging engaging curriculum that asked students to think creatively and deeply. Gayle G. Kellner has worked in both public and private schools including Shoreline School District (North Seattle), Spring Street School (SanJuan Islands), The Harbor School (Vashon Island), and Bertschi (Seattle).
“g.g.k.” ––as many of her friends call her, spends her days working on her book, writing her Flash Blog: “31 Days of Hope,” reading and writing poetry, studying history and science, riding her bike, creating new works of art, and walking her island home in the Salish Sea.