Every Creation Starts with an Armature. Kellie.
Sharing another story from my dear friend Kellie. After multiple attempts, we finally succeeded in an in-person meet up recently as Kellie journeyed to Ontario. She came to participate with Maggie Kat in the Curiosities and Oddities Show at the Convention Centre in Toronto in June. I was incredibly stoked to be able to tag along to visit and view. Thanks for sharing your story about the wonderful wire creations that come to life in your hands Kellie … expressive three dimensional doodles infused with such energy and dynamic sculptural presence. Your photos add a dramatic and atmospheric flare… cinematic of course!
Kellie’s Armature Story.
Armatures are literally the backbone of what I gravitate to as a creator. Whether it’s static or animated, three inches or three metres, every creation starts with an armature. Some artists doodle on paper. I doodle with wire.
art + photo credit: kellie anderson • stray dog art house
My wire sculptures were born from a need to do something while manning the Stray Dog Art House retail shop. I vowed not to operate a space that made customers uncomfortable in being watched as they browsed.
art + photo credit: kellie anderson • stray dog art house
Working on armatures made me comfortable to natter with customers as they browse, while also providing a real time opportunity for customers to see how our pieces are made and engage in conversation.
art + photo credit: kellie anderson • stray dog art house
It makes for a great atmosphere in which the focus is on creating rather than commerce. No two pieces are ever the same and the subject is most often random, with the occasional request.
art + photo credit: kellie anderson • stray dog art house
Some pieces are finished within an afternoon, some over a few days and others get shelved for further tweaking. Ironically, they have become part of my signature work, evolving largely from my coping mechanism as an introvert masking as an extrovert shop keeper. In my world, truth is always stranger than fiction..
art + photo credit: kellie anderson • stray dog art house
Follow/Connect with Kellie.
Follow on IG @straydogarthouse
Website: www.straydogarthouse.com
“History of the Laboratory - Located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Stray Dog Art House is a workshop based art space that does things a little differently, a little edgier, a little bit against the grain. We believe that art is what an artist produces and an artist is anyone with an intent to create.”
Curiosities and Oddities Expo 2024.
Website: https://odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com/
@straydogarthouse INSTAGRAM post here
Moments Photo Collage… our visit… art expo… and new ‘eye-additions’ to my art collection (how lucky am I?)
Other Kellie Posts.
〰 Going ‘Rogue’ and Paying it Forward 〰 Kellie • AP Connections Blog • 2023
〰 The Hatching of a Seaside Art House 〰 Kellie • AP Connections Blog • 2022
〰 Antigonight Art After Dark. Kellie and Maggie Kat 〰 Kellie • AP Connections Blog • 2022
〰 PHOTO CONTRIBUTIONS to: Sharing Summer Skies + Sunlight, Silhouettes and Shadows. Creative Prompt
〰 Stories. Storytellers. Makers and Creators. Kellie • Contributors Listing + Info.