Sabrina in the garden at Galeazza.
have,” he explains. “I can also make it a place of great biodiversity. Tree frogs sing by the pond. The flowerbeds and borders might not be perfectly clipped or weedless, but they are starting to fill up with plants and trees that visitors have never seen before. This is the only garden for miles around where fireflies and butterflies can still be found.” Clark’s COA experience introduced him to his love for the Mediterranean, not from Italy but Greece. His senior project chronicled one hundred Greek sculptures and vase paintings created over eight centuries. “I was obviously biting off more than I could chew, but it tasted good, anyway. By not going to graduate school and continuing my art history studies I spat out a bit, but the taste remains and becomes refined just the same, and my love of Greek art and archaeology lingers.” From the mythos of Greek and Italian ruins, Clark has forged a life and many loves. Growing ever more interested in the ethos of plants over people, he realizes—much in the COA spirit—that “by the end of it all, you are just about to begin.” While he plans to persist as the host of reading retreats, Clark also hopes to see the garden’s growing reputation continue to attract visitors from across the country and around the world. 20 | COA
And of Galeazza’s immediate future? “The castle’s next individual art exhibition, opening in the spring of 2012, will feature works by COA graduate Dina Petrillo ’89,” announces Clark. “Yes, COA is very much a part of Galeazza, and I’d love for the connections and collaborations to continue!”
Katherine (Kate) Clark ’91 Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico (My father was working in the public health service at the time; we moved back to Boston when I was two years old.) Current home: Cambridge, Massachusetts Work: Employment attorney at a Boston law firm Senior Project: Comparative Analysis of Four National Park Management Plans The core principles guiding my life: Striving for meaningful and satisfying work that is aimed at problem-solving while maintaining family and community connections that allow me to feel that I am important to those around me.