‘Naked Feathers'

In art, Diane Bostick does it all.

She became a published author last year with the release of her book of poetry and song lyrics, “Naked Feathers.” Songs she wrote will appear on her 11-song album and another by Syracuse jazz musician Kim Kipfer in 2008. Soon she will take the educational character she created, Sarah Irene McGee, to summer festivals in the central New York area.

While each form of expression reaches people in its own way, all of Bostick's art is the product of considerable work on her part. “Naked Feathers” was compiled from a body of poetry and lyrics she began amassing at the age of 17. She wasn't inspired to publish her literature until Kipfer - a longtime collaborator with Bostick when she lived in Syracuse - called her to request to record two of her songs.