After almost twenty years of one-pointedly working in the still-life genre, accomplishing works of increasing intricacy and formality, Barbara Edidin has decided to take a break and turn the pencils over to B. Kay for awhile. These lighthearted, whimsical and decorative colored pencil drawings of animals are meant to bring a smile and maybe even a laugh to the viewer. They express the artist's sense of humor and fun as well as her love of animals and the close relationship she has enjoyed with the animals in her life. Kay's anthropomorphizing intentions toward her subjects are meant with the utmost respect. Her view, shared by many animal lovers, is that "animals are smarter, think more, and think more deeply, than they are given credit for." Kay's drawings provide a humorous glimpse into their "secret world".

Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1952, Edidin attended the Kansas City Art Institute, Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. During her academic career she became interested in ceramics and fiber arts, especially quilt making. "I came back to drawing through quilting. After a couple of years it dawned on me that I absolutely hate to sew! So I decided to draw the quilts." The influence of her quilting background is apparent in the juxtaposition of repeated patterns and borders. This influence is recognizable in the animal drawings of B. Kay, as well as the still lifes of Barbara Edidin.

The whimsical side of Barbara Edidin's work has been going along quietly behind the scenes from the start. It has expressed itself as painted furniture, ceramics (including a whole set of dishes), and other useful and decorative items for her home. Now, it has found its way to her drawing table in an effort to make life a little less serious for all of us.