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Author Archives: Katana Barnett
Four & Twenty Tweets into a Pie
March 15, in Artist Interviews by Katana Barnett
Jacquelyn Kittredge talks about getting started with Twitter, getting conversations going and keeping them rolling, and rapping about an apartment building.
How did you get into social media? Can you tell a little of your story and background?
I first got into social media when I worked at a healthcare startup. We had absolutely no money [...]
Painting the Squirrel Monkey
March 10, in Katanavision by Katana Barnett
This is a squirrel monkey I painted by request, and this adorable creature will be heading to a new, loving home today.
Although this painting only took me an hour, I spent about an hour or so doing studies of squirrel monkeys. Not just the one I chose for the final pose, but also ones crawling [...]
Interview with the Artist: Katana Barnett
March 9, in Art by Katana Barnett
Chris Guillebeau is in the process of visiting every country of the world, while blogging about it and writing to help other people reach goals, achieve their dreams, and does it all on frequent flyer miles. I’m happy to call him a friend of mine! He just wrote an article about how to have a [...]
Six Awesome & Violent Movies with Female Protagonists
March 3, in Katanavision by Katana Barnett
Silver Hawk
Cutest Superhero in existance. Michelle Yeoh is also in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Not so violent, but lots of entertaining fighting.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Jade Fox, Shu-lien, and Jen: three deadly women make this visually pretty movie, well, AWESOME. Surprise International Success? If you’ve seen the movie, you will know it’s not that [...]
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptan
February 28, in Profiles by Katana Barnett
“Canadians are nationalized bigots, Aboriginals aren’t recognized in the Bill of Rights… and the Indian Act is a [document espousing] white supremacy. Canadians conveniently hide behind words.” – Laurence Paul Yuxweluptan (Yuks-whale-upten)
Yuxweluptun’s strategy is to document and promote change in contemporary Indigenous history in painting, using Coast Salish cosmology, Northwest Coast formal design elements, and [...]
Designing Artistic Success with Tara Reed
February 25, in Artist Interviews by Katana Barnett
At one point, Tara Reed had the opportunity to get a traditional job. But instead- she created her own, and is now creating her entire life with her art. Not only is she artistically talented, but jobs in sales (selling e-books!) meant that by the time she rolled around to art licensing, she knew how [...]
H’art for Haiti: Raise Money for Haiti’s Biggest Earthquake in 200 Years
February 21, in Art, Miscellany by Katana Barnett
It’s hard not to have been affected by the news of the Earthquakes in Haiti. Ecclesiax is hosting an art auction where all proceeds from the auction are going to World Relief Canada. With photography and painting in all sizes- from small framed city scapes to birds and moose to larger abstract works, there’s an art [...]
Fine Art: Megan Allard’s Rococo Buttrock Parties
February 19, in Artist Interviews by Katana Barnett
Emily Carr University’s studio space is lots of art, and rhyme or reason looks like madness. And the madness of Megan Allard’s painting is awesome: it stands out. I was walking through the space and passed a nook; I did a double-take. Beer, Friends, and Fishnets in a pastoral setting- a fresh, jarring take [...]
Artist Profile: Amy Cutler, Bizarre Menagerie
February 19, in Profiles by Katana Barnett
New York based painter Amy Cutler has recently sprung to fame for her cartoon-like creatures that resemble toys. Inspired by media, fairy tales, folklore, and her personal life, she creates fabulous images:
In Tiger Mending an array of women sew together these distorted carnivores, Giraffe Maypole is children dancing, strangling, and Dinner Party sees chair-bedecked Victorian [...]
Feature Film: Sita Sings the Blues