graphic design &
visual communication

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

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Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
oil and acrylic on cotton rag paper
4.1in x 5.8in

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Au
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylics, paper, bass wood, twine
3in x 5in

duodecim 2a, 2b

February 2019

duodecim_2a

Voice
by Jill Misawa Axelson
watercolor pencil on paper
11in x 14in

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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

Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
emulsion, dye, porcelain paint and collage on cotton rag paper
5.8in x 8.3in

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Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, bass wood, acrylic, clay, linen, twine
20in x 24in

duodecim 4a, 4b

April 2019

duodecim_4a

Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
steel wire, gold paint, twine, paper
8.5in x 8.5in

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Untitled — KA
fabric, thread, free machine embroidery
3in x 2.75in

duodecim 5a, 5b

May 2019

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Untitled — KA
graphite on paper
23.4in x 33.1in

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Within/without
by Jill Misawa Axelson
paper, graphite, glue
12in x 9.5in

duodecim 6a, 6b

June 2019

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Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
graphite on paper
11in x 8.5in

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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

Untitled
by Kathryn Allan
(sound work), acrylic, gold leaf and card (CD case)
4.75in x 4.75in

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on knowing
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic and pastels on wood
12in x 9in

duodecim 8a, 8b

August 2019

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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

365°
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion and acrylic on wood
7in x 7in

duodecim 9a, 9b

September 2019

9a_IMG_5663_b

Celebrate
by Kathyrn Allan
free machine embroidery on calico and linen
8.5in x 4.75in

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Untitled
by Jill Misawa Axelson
pastels and acrylic on wood
5.75in x 4in

duodecim 10a, 10b

October 2019

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Interior
by Jill Misawa Axelson
glass, acrylic, steel wire, gold leaf paint, twine
4in x 4in x 4in

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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

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Migration
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, acrylic, dye, porcelain paint, card
9in x 4.5in x 3in

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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

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Simple surpise x 12
by Jill Misawa Axelson
acrylic paint on wood; tracing paper and thread
5in x 4in

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Untitled
by Kathyrn Allan
emulsion, painter‘s corner keys
3in x 3.25in

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