Dear Editor,
I would first like to thank you very much for mentioning my friend's work in the article, and all the other artists as well! It is wonderful that you are honoring their hard work. However, there is an issue that I cannot overlook. The title, description, and representation you portray of Karly Cornelison's artwork is wrong. Simply wrong. I am a personal friend of Karly and I am very bothered by the inaccuracy in this article.
I watched her create these pieces and heard directly from her what they represent. It is clear you did not read the title or talk with the artist (or even read her bio or descriptions of the pieces). It is inappropriate to fabricate meaning when the actual meaning was available to you. I understand there were many pieces, but this is really very silly and not professional.
The ACTUAL title of the piece mentioned in your article is called "Your Faith Has Made You Well" which is referencing Mark 5 in the Bible. It is NOT a piece on industrial capitalism. Please consider in the future what you are writing and please seek to be accurate because this is far from it. The Society of Professional Journalism's code of ethics states that one must seek and report truth and try to be accurate. In this case, the mark was missed.
Johanna Frack
Tacoma