Duodecim
I met Kate during my time at the Glasgow School of Art. Our friendship has held through time and our correspondence has varied and kept pace til today. In 2018, discussions began of a collaborative art project. For me, this served as a warm-up exercise for art-making and sharing.
This 12-part project of the monthly artwork pairings is the result. “A” being the call created by one artist and “B” being the response created by the other. Twelve pairs of work created over one year (2019). Those artworks Kate created reside in Honolulu and Jill's reside in Yorkshire; they are brought together online.
duodecim 1a, 1b
January 2019
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
oil and acrylic on cotton rag paper
4.1in x 5.8in
Au
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylics, paper, bass wood, twine
3in x 5in
duodecim 2a, 2b
February 2019
Voice
by Jill Misawa Axelson
watercolor pencil on paper
11in x 14in
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, acrylic, thread and 24 carat gold leaf on cotton rag paper
4.1in x 17.4in
duodecim 3a, 3b
March 2019
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, dye, porcelain paint and collage on cotton rag paper
5.8in x 8.3in
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, bass wood, acrylic, clay, linen, twine
20in x 24in
duodecim 4a, 4b
April 2019
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, gold paint, twine, paper
8.5in x 8.5in
Untitled — KA
fabric, thread, free machine embroidery
3in x 2.75in
duodecim 5a, 5b
May 2019
Untitled — KA
graphite on paper
23.4in x 33.1in
Within/without
by Jill Misawa Axelson
paper, graphite, glue
12in x 9.5in
duodecim 6a, 6b
June 2019
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
graphite on paper
11in x 8.5in
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, card and 24 carat gold leaf on wood
4.25in x 4.5in
duodecim 7a, 7b
July 2019
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
(sound work), acrylic, gold leaf and card (CD case)
4.75in x 4.75in
on knowing
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic and pastels on wood
12in x 9in
duodecim 8a, 8b
August 2019
Meditation, 365
by Jill Misawa Axelson
graphite and gold leaf paint on tracing, steel wire (scroll)
39.5in x 7.75in
365°
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion and acrylic on wood
7in x 7in
duodecim 9a, 9b
September 2019
Celebrate
by Kathyrn Allan
free machine embroidery on calico and linen
8.5in x 4.75in
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
pastels and acrylic on wood
5.75in x 4in
duodecim 10a, 10b
October 2019
Interior
by Jill Misawa Axelson
glass, acrylic, steel wire, gold leaf paint, twine
4in x 4in x 4in
We Conceal all that we Reveal
by Kathyrn Allan
plaster bandage vessel, emulsion, copper leaf, thread, calico, velvet, wood
4.5in x 4.5in x 4.5in
duodecim 11a, 11b
November 2019
Migration
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, acrylic, dye, porcelain paint, card
9in x 4.5in x 3in
Ballast for flight
by Jill Misawa Axelson
Bristol board, twine, tracing, gold leaf paint, found shells, coral, pods, seeds
20in x 7in x 11in
duodecim 12a, 12b
November 2019
Simple surpise x 12
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic paint on wood; tracing paper and thread
5in x 4in
Untitled
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, painter‘s corner keys
3in x 3.25in