On the cover:
"Tea in the Garden" by Barbara Poole, RN, is a mixed media, three-dimensional box painting with a handmade chair and fence (13x13). For many years, Ms Poole painted in watercolor, mostly in friends' gardens. Recently, she has begun to make nonconventional hand-pressed monoprints and to paint in oil encaustic, creating what she calls "memory paintings" that come from events or interactions with people. She has also begun constructing three-dimensional box paintings with handmade objects inside, one of which hangs at the KP Petaluma facility. Ms Poole has an art degree and teaching credential.

Ms Poole is an advice nurse at the KP San Rafael facility. More of her art can be seen in the Soul of the Healer section.

Submit your artwork to TPJ ...

We are always interested in considering artwork by Kaiser Permanente clinicians and employees. If you would like to submit art for consideration for the cover or interior of The Permanente Journal, please use the following guidelines:

Send us a high-quality color photograph of your art no smaller than 4x5 and no larger than 8x10. For cover art submission, portrait orientation is preferred. Please include a cover letter explaining Kaiser Permanente association, art background, medium and a brief statement about the artwork (description, inspiration, etc). Electronic and e-mail submissions are accepted,
E-mail us if you have any further questions