...But also an artist couple! Kal Honey (my creative and life partner of many years) and I were interviewed for episode 9 of Art Conversations with Lisa Jayne Irvine.
Lisa was keen to know about our experiences as an artist couple, from how we met, to our collaborations as designers, to how we navigate being on the same career path as artists and art instructors. It was so much fun to do (Kal and I love talking and working together), and Lisa (who is a fellow artist and a friend) is such a relaxed host. Please have a listen, and let us know what you think. The feedback we've had so far has been amazing, so there's a good chance you'll really enjoy it! The episode is available now, on Apple podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.
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If you missed an earlier post about this installation, just click on one listed below: 'Chains Unlinked' Mural Part Three: It All Starts Coming Together! 'Chains Unlinked' Mural: New Face & Hand & Adding Darks 'Chains Unlinked' Mural: From Diagram to Drawing, Part One 'Chains Unlinked' Day 5: the Installation is Done! 'Chains Unlinked' Day 4: Drawing Complete, Installation Begins Chains Unlinked' Day 3: Drawing Almost Done! Day 2: Wall Drawing for 'Chains Unlinked' Exhibition (updated) 'Chains Unlinked' Installation Day One Complete!
does with the proper respect can require more thought than usual before speaking, as well as longer and deeper consideration of the other person's work than you would need for something you had done yourself.
For this collage, Kal and I started by taking turns at individual layers. Then things got interesting. It became a series of discussions with each intervention; longer discussion over smaller aspects as we got closer to completion. The piece borrows a little positional/proportional structure from the original collage we responded to, as well as some colour and material reference, but in the end it totally surprised us, and that made us very happy. Have you done collaborative work? Was it an enjoyable process with an interesting result or did the collaboration itself need more work? Please share your stories in the comments. ![]() This summer was the first year for a new program I helped to develop and teach: the Studio Process Advancement (SPA) graduate certificate at Haliburton School of the Arts, a 14-week intensive combination of academic content and studio work. We were lucky to have an amazing group of 12 committed, passionate and hard-working students for our first cohort. Along with the faculty team of Lisa Binnie (our coordinator), Elinor Whidden, Darlene Bolahood, Kal Honey, me and our fearless leader (and dean) Sandra Dupret, we had a number of visiting artists, a gallerist and a curator (I would thank them all by name, but I don't have them all at hand; a special thank you though to Andy Fabo) who made presentations, conducted hands-on demonstrations and consulted with students on an individual basis. Diversity of vantage points is hugely important in art, so these invited guests enriched the program tremendously by their contributions. I found teaching for this a really interesting challenge. My favourite experience was having in-depth conversations one-on-one with the students, asking and answering questions, offering responses and suggestions, riffing on ideas. Those conversations are something you can really miss in a solitary studio practice, along with the support of a tight-knit group. Solitude is important for creativity, but so is connection, which makes all kinds of programs, classes, critique groups and so on, essential for most artists, at least on a periodic basis. I'm very excited about the progress everyone made this summer and am so proud of them all! The Haliburton Echo wrote an article about 'SPA' that you can check out here: http://www.newspapers-online.com/haliburton/?p=5541 |
Kim-Lee KhoAs a visual artist I like nothing more than getting up to my elbows in paint or little plastic toys, or wading in at the deep end in pursuit of an idea. When I am not teaching others in a similar vein, you can find me researching, writing and noodling around in my studio, seeing where my latest lines of inquiry lead me. Archives
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