“Take Heart” is a non-traditional love story told through a series of images captured during the pandemic by artists Rachael Sokolowski and Suz Karchmer. These evocative works invite us to embrace the enduring spirit of compassion and hope, inspiring us to carry that spirit forward as we navigate an uncertain future.

About the Artists

Rachael Sokolowski is a visual artist and writer living in North Truro, Massachusetts. She creates work that serves as a collage of stories, enriched through the addition of language. Her art encourages viewers to reflect on the state of the world, one image at a time. Some of her projects unfold without a defined beginning or end, emerging naturally through a flow of moments. In this instance, the combination of hearts and journal entries coalesced into a visual poem, capturing the essence of a journey and its meaning.

Suz Karchmer is a photographer living in Harwich, Massachusetts. She thrives on creativity, curiosity, and moments of discovery. Her photos juxtapose the ordinary with the unexpected as she explores her photographic world through portrait, street, abstract and floral photography. The hearts project was a powerful inspiration culminating in this exhibit; documenting her journey to find hope in the midst of the pandemic and joy in the Outer Cape’s loving response.