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I'm a Juror in the 'Why Do You Create' Juried Art Exhibition!

11/15/2021

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Here's an opportunity for the artists and art students reading this: an upcoming juried show at Visual Arts Mississauga (in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada).

Some weeks ago Annis Karpenko, the excellent Executive Director there, approached me about co-jurying with her, which sounded like more fun than a jurying gig would normally be (she and I enjoy each other's company!) though I actually really like to jury at least once a year.

It's a stimulating and interesting challenge, to look at a large collection of submitted work, get a sense of them as a whole and then go through and select what seems to be the best representation, within the constraints specified by the organizing group.

It can be hard to get this just right, because the number of pieces permitted don't always coincide with the number I would like to accept, and in a number of other ways the decision making is complex. But that is precisely why it's interesting.

Some broad categories of issues are considered: medium, materials, subject, concept, design/composition, artistic thinking or point of view, technical proficiency, creativity.

It is crucial to remember that in art, our ideas and imagination, our inventiveness, give our technical accomplishments meaning and purpose.

I look forward to seeing the work submitted, maybe I will even see something of yours!

If you would like more information, please visit the "Why Do You Create?" page on the Visual Arts Mississauga website.
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My Recent TV Appearance Is Now Online

8/10/2020

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I was delighted to be featured in episode 36 of Stella's Studio on Camoes TV, a show about art and artists, music and musicians. In it I talked about and showed some of my work, I also demonstrated a process I work with a lot.

To prepare for shooting the video, there was the "excitement" of getting my upstairs studio space looking presentable – not to mention my own self, lol – anyone else here find that isolation has made their appearance standards slip a little?

The studio clean-up was necessary because making a TV appearance during the COVID pandemic is a little different than my experiences in the past. The show's crew could not come to my house but neither could I go to their studio, so I had to shoot my own video segments, which the show then added to with still photos, video effects, and most importantly, editing.

My video skills are rudimentary (better than they were a year ago!) and I didn't have much time to shoot my segments, but despite that, and some resulting technical issues Stella and her team made it look much better than I feared, and I am quite pleased with the result.

Here is a link to the episode:
tinyurl.com/yb53th78

My portion of the program starts a at about the 4:45 mark and lasts for 7 or 8 minutes.

I hope you enjoy it!


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Screenshots courtesy Stella's Studio, a production of MDC Media Group, on Camoes TV (Rogers). Host Stella Jurgen is pictured with me (on the cup) in the final photo.
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A Packed House for My Heartspace Artist Talk & Opening Reception

11/3/2019

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Kim-Lee Kho giving her 'Heartspace' artist talk to a packed house at The Red Head Gallery in Toronto. All photos by Kal Honey, © Kim-Lee Kho
What a day! I'm feeling so full of gratitude for the many people who came out for the artist talk and opening reception for my 'Heartspace' solo exhibition at The Red Head Gallery in Toronto.

It was so packed that on more than one occasion I had to act like a bus driver and urge everyone to move further inside to make room for the new arrivals!

Wonderful to connect and re-connect with many familiar faces, colleagues, friends, students, sponsors, and even family!

I gave the group a guided tour through the artworks – so many of which merit a little background or additional explanation to enrich the experience rather than replace the personal encounter – covering conceptual, material and 
technical aspects as well as recounting an occasional anecdote. There were also some excellent questions from visitors rounding out the experience.

While I rest and recover I will leave you with some photographs from the afternoon, and later on I will post photos of the installation without the crowds.


If you were unable to attend the opening reception, I will be back at the gallery on Saturday, November 9, from noon to 5pm. I'd love to share the show with you then, but of course visit whenever you can! And please don't forget to sign the guest book :-)

​Heartspace runs through November 23, 2019.
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My Hearts in Place Installation, Part Two

12/16/2018

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A screenshot from the video below showing an early stage of the installation process. Artwork: Kim-Lee Kho. Video: Nettie Seip 2018
Instead of writing more in this second blog post about my installation at the In Situ 2018 festival, (to see part one click here), I will speak to you via the video below, shot and edited by my charming colleague photographer/videographer Nettie Seip, to whom I owe many thanks!

You'll see me on-site in the room during the early stages of installation as I talk about the work and my intentions for it. Then you get to tour through it at night with it fully installed while the festival was in progress.

​Please take a look and let me know what you think! 

Perhaps after the holidays I will put together some time-lapse video shot over the three nights I spent drawing the Hearts in Place mural in front of the festival audience. I will upload it to my YouTube channel – please click on the link and if you like it, consider subscribing :-)
Video shot and edited by Nettie Seip, www.nettiephotography.com
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Report: Live Painting Demo at My 'RADIANTS' Exhibition

5/21/2017

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We had an enthusiastic group at Saturday's painting demonstration at Otto Art gallery in Toronto. I showed how I approach painting two series: my 'Aroundeds' and the 'Radiants' series that gave the show its title.  I will continue to work on the 'Radiant' demo painting and post photo updates here when ready.
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Here I am just starting the demo of painting #2 which is part of the Radiants series.
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First stroke is complete and I'm listening to a question from the audience.
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Radiant #12? It will be if my continued work on it turns out all right!

Sandra Otto, the gallerist, shot video of most of the event, which you can watch below in two parts.

As for the 'Arounded' painting, here are progress shots of the drying process so you can see how the painting reveals itself over time as it dries. I will continue to post more until it is pretty much 100% clear.
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Fresh! The wet new 'Arounded' painting.
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Several hours later the thinnest parts are already starting to clarify.
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Two days + some hours later, more drying progress: still plenty of white but it's less opaque than before.
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Four days + some hours after the demo and you can see translucency in all of the gel. The thickest parts will take more time, the thinnest are totally clear and there is lots that's in-between.
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Here is a detail view after four days.
Please check back for even more updates/photos and links!
And if you found this at all interesting, please give this post a like or a tweet – it helps a lot, thanks!
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The Magic of Watching a Master Craftsperson

7/24/2016

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It's a magical thing to watch a highly skilled or master craftsperson do their thing.

There is also something inherently magical about any of the spinning crafts, such as a potter's wheel or as in this case a wood lathe.

I came across this video and enjoyed it so much I thought I'd share it with you.

The craftsman is making traditional Japanese Kokeshi dolls, both fashioning the wood (I love how he connects the head to the body!) and painting the dolls with clean, deft strokes.
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If you're wondering why I have fallen behind in my usually weekly blog posts, I have been away, both teaching and learning.

​I'm hard at work on some new blog posts, including a series about stepping outside of your comfort zone, which I hope you will enjoy – please re-visit my blog later this week and check them out!
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Three Giant Scrolls Get an Airing

6/28/2016

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Above: Standing in front of "Double Happiness, Three's a Crowd" scrolls at Art-Spread in Port Credit, June 18/19. Photo by Sandra Robson.

Top left: Drawing Louis Armstrong for the #dailyheroes series live at the same event, with another artist's (Nisreen's) drawing of an imaginary face showing in the foreground. Photo by Meena Chopra.
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Left: Louis Armstrong drawing completed. I chose a serious photo of him to work from because his glorious smile so easily overshadows the man's genuine genius.


It was a busy and fun weekend in Port Credit (Mississauga) on June 18 and 19 at Art-Spread where I was one of over a dozen artists/artisans showing and demonstrating what I do. 
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Lots of people I know came to visit (only one had ever seen the scrolls live before), and if you were one of them, thank you.
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Below: The scrolls provided a focal point for the whole show in that vaulted space. Photo by Sandra Robson.
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Left: The whole group of us! Photo courtesy Sandra Robson.
This was the first time the scrolls had been on display in four years! I have fresh ideas on where I might exhibit them next. If you have any suggestions, please let me know in the comments below or via my contact form in the menu above.
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Camping, a Broken Ankle & Spreading the Word that #KindnessMatters

9/10/2015

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My husband Kal used some charcoal created by the previous night's fire to embellish the firebowl.
Reading or watching the news can be a depressing business, which is why some smart people I know take breaks from it, as well as breaks from being online, breaks from having their phone on beeping at them all the time, and breaks from social media.

My recent break from all of that was during a recent camping trip. Wonderful! Great weather, lots of wild turkeys (and their babies) around, lots of reading and campfires, and characteristic of the Canadian shield: rock, water and white pines.
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A panorama of our third campsite, the one where I broke my ankle.
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Driving to the hospital – not quite what we'd planned to do on our vacation!

Scientists have observed that acts of kindness have a positive effect on not just the recipient, nor just the donor but also anyone who observes the act of kindness!

#KindnessMatters

There is also science that shows we are connected to our extended social networks (i.e. including people we don't actually know) in ways that would have been considered either impossible or magic before. Here is a TEDTalk on that topic by one of the scientists who studied our surprising connectedness:
It was all pretty idyllic until I broke my ankle. A couple of gorgeous afternoons were spent at the hospital while I got x-rayed, examined and eventually fitted with an air-cast  – yay! At least it's not a plaster one!

While trying to avoid putting weight on my leg I read and saw too much news including the little drowned Syrian refugee Alan, and the sharply contrasting responses to the refugee crisis by various governments. 

It occurred to me (not for the first time) that we have really lost our way, because "out there" in the world everything and everyone gets treated like a commodity, having no inherent value, valued only if they can be monetized and exploited. That the kindness held up as a primary value by most sages and religious beliefs was getting trampled in the rush for money at all costs.

Knowing I couldn't be the only one getting dragged down by the depressing lack of kindness in the world, I decided to devote some of my social media time to spreading messages of kindness using the hashtag #KindnessMatters. 
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Sometimes I link to videos or other people's stories, sometimes I make my own meme with a quote, like the one above, but everyday I want to put something "out there" that focuses on kindness. 

If you find yourself feeling similarly to me, I hope you'll add your voice in spreading #KindnessMatters, whether it's once or once in a while or once a day. We all need reminders of what matters cutting through the noise of all that other stuff "out there".
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Lessons for Artists (for Everyone!) from Theodore Roosevelt

8/24/2014

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Fear of putting ourselves out there, of risking criticism (and worse), holds a lot of people back from doing what they know they should – I say “should” because that whatever-it-is would be using their gifts more fully, and thereby contributing them to the world. 

The first President Roosevelt had some useful things to say on that score. Also useful for those with overbearing inner critics, who struggle with perfectionism, or are living too small. Please share this with anyone who might find it useful.
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    As 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.

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