We began with the idea of enclosed places/interior portraits. We are both interested in exploring the layers of private spaces in our work and discovered points of convergence in the subjects of disordered eating, mental health, and societal pressure. The collaboration was done primarily through text messages and sharing work back and forth. We repurposed drawings and poems we have done individually into a new format and narrative structure.
Emily
Emily Marie Passos Duffy is a poet, teacher, ecdysiast, and curator of publications and experiences. Her written work has been published in Boulder Weekly, Portland Review, Cigar City Poetry Journal, Spit Poet Zine, and Iron Horse Literary Review. She is a contributing member of The Daily Camera's Editorial Advisory Board. Her ongoing community collaborations include work with Tart Parlor, Writers Warehouse, and Boulder Burlesque. She earned her MFA in creative writing and poetics from Naropa University in 2018, and she currently teaches in the English department at Red Rocks Community College. Writers Warehouse is co-directed by Emily Duffy and Ellie Swensson: two poets, performers, and event curators. It is a collaboration of our independent practices and a shared vision for artistic placemaking. Our principal year-long residency project is to create a mutual care collective for local writers based on a micro-grant program that is community funded. To spearhead those funds, we are creating a community campaign with the slogan "Talk About Our Shit 2020." The idea is to battle gatekeeping, increase access, encourage accountability and transparency, and foster community engagement through mutual support. We will do this through events, merchandising, writing workshops, collaborative art making, and education.
@duffylala
Kaelen
Kaelen Williams is a Boulder native minus the first six months of his life he spent in Santa Barbara, CA where he was born. Initially en route to a career in mathematics, he began using art as an outlet after nearly failing out of college and a forced hiatus from his previous passion, rock-climbing, due to finger injuries. He graduated (amid significant controversy over his BFA show less than nothing) from CU in November 2018 with a BFA in painting and drawing and a minor in math. After graduating he created a tarot deck, Chaotic Neutral Tarot, the paintings for which were displayed in the show After the Things of Nature in The AKA Gallery in Boulder. He is currently working on a graphic novel while in residence at The Boulder Creative Collective. Kaelen is a visual artist, primarily focused on monochromatic painting and drawing. His work is heavily influenced by his study of Chaos Magick and an eclectic mix of philosophical and occult systems including Buddhism, Gnostic Satanism, and alchemy.
@que_dubious
The Boulder Creative Collective (a registered 501c3 org) seeks to bring together, support, and cultivate the diverse artistic energies of the Boulder community by offering artist residencies, gallery, and event space. Please follow us @bouldercreativecollective and head to our website for more information on this program and other happenings www.bouldercreativecollective.org