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
![IMG_6541_b IMG_6541_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_6541_b.jpg)
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
oil and acrylic on cotton rag paper
4.1in x 5.8in
![duodecim_1b duodecim_1b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/duodecim_1b.jpg)
Au
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylics, paper, bass wood, twine
3in x 5in
duodecim 2a, 2b
February 2019
![duodecim_2a duodecim_2a](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/duodecim_2a.jpg)
Voice
by Jill Misawa Axelson
watercolor pencil on paper
11in x 14in
![duodecim_2b duodecim_2b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/duodecim_2b.jpg)
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
![duodecim_3a duodecim_3a](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/duodecim_3a.jpg)
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, dye, porcelain paint and collage on cotton rag paper
5.8in x 8.3in
![2019-04-10-15.59.09_b 2019-04-10-15.59.09_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2019-04-10-15.59.09_b.jpg)
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, bass wood, acrylic, clay, linen, twine
20in x 24in
duodecim 4a, 4b
April 2019
![duodecim_4a duodecim_4a](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/duodecim_4a.jpg)
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, gold paint, twine, paper
8.5in x 8.5in
![IMG_5498_c IMG_5498_c](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5498_c.jpg)
Untitled — KA
fabric, thread, free machine embroidery
3in x 2.75in
duodecim 5a, 5b
May 2019
![IMG_5705_j3_b IMG_5705_j3_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5705_j3_b.jpg)
Untitled — KA
graphite on paper
23.4in x 33.1in
![P6200002_d P6200002_d](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/P6200002_d.jpg)
Within/without
by Jill Misawa Axelson
paper, graphite, glue
12in x 9.5in
duodecim 6a, 6b
June 2019
![6a_P6210004_b 6a_P6210004_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/6a_P6210004_b.jpg)
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
graphite on paper
11in x 8.5in
![6b_IMG_5655_b 6b_IMG_5655_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/6b_IMG_5655_b.jpg)
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, card and 24 carat gold leaf on wood
4.25in x 4.5in
duodecim 7a, 7b
July 2019
![7a_IMG_5660_b 7a_IMG_5660_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/7a_IMG_5660_b.jpg)
Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
(sound work), acrylic, gold leaf and card (CD case)
4.75in x 4.75in
![7b_P8040026_b 7b_P8040026_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/7b_P8040026_b.jpg)
on knowing
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic and pastels on wood
12in x 9in
duodecim 8a, 8b
August 2019
![8a_P8040004 8a_P8040004](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8a_P8040004.jpg)
Meditation, 365
by Jill Misawa Axelson
graphite and gold leaf paint on tracing, steel wire (scroll)
39.5in x 7.75in
![8b_IMG_5661_b 8b_IMG_5661_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8b_IMG_5661_b.jpg)
365°
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion and acrylic on wood
7in x 7in
duodecim 9a, 9b
September 2019
![9a_IMG_5663_b 9a_IMG_5663_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/9a_IMG_5663_b.jpg)
Celebrate
by Kathyrn Allan
free machine embroidery on calico and linen
8.5in x 4.75in
![9b_PA110081_d 2 9b_PA110081_d 2](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/9b_PA110081_d-2.jpg)
Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
pastels and acrylic on wood
5.75in x 4in
duodecim 10a, 10b
October 2019
![10a_A110090_02 10a_A110090_02](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/10a_A110090_02.jpg)
Interior
by Jill Misawa Axelson
glass, acrylic, steel wire, gold leaf paint, twine
4in x 4in x 4in
![IMG_5697_b IMG_5697_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5697_b.jpg)
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
![11a_IMG_5667_b 11a_IMG_5667_b](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/11a_IMG_5667_b.jpg)
Migration
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, acrylic, dye, porcelain paint, card
9in x 4.5in x 3in
![11b_IMG_5052_a 11b_IMG_5052_a](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/11b_IMG_5052_a.jpg)
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
![12a_IMG_5059_a 2 12a_IMG_5059_a 2](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/12a_IMG_5059_a-2.jpg)
Simple surpise x 12
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic paint on wood; tracing paper and thread
5in x 4in
![12b_IMG_5671_A 12b_IMG_5671_A](https://jillmisawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/12b_IMG_5671_A.jpg)
Untitled
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, painter‘s corner keys
3in x 3.25in