Tag: Los Angeles

Artist Feature // Asymmetric Magazine

Artist Feature in Asymmetric Magazine 2017 An excerpt from the interview: AM: We love your layering and use of mixed media! Can you tell us a bit about your process for creating a new piece and choosing materials? KC: In my studio, I always foster an environment of playfulness. I make no preliminary sketches or… Continue reading Artist Feature // Asymmetric Magazine

New Series – Out of the Mist

Finished a series of small paintings on paper for a new series in the works entitled “Out of the Mist”. I plan to create a larger set in this series, playing with the same layers of black on white and white on black with a touch of color. Inspired by the famous abstract expressionists Motherwell… Continue reading New Series – Out of the Mist

Stitched Stagnation: New Drawing Series

This series was created for my most recent show in downtown Los Angeles at Basic Flowers as part of Wet Silk: Illustrated Edition. Touching back to sewing paper with the new addition of vellum as a layering device. The process began with a small old drawing from my study abroad trip to France back in… Continue reading Stitched Stagnation: New Drawing Series

Publication in TUBE Magazine

“Optical Journeys: Joyce Nojima and Kayla Cloonan at En Em Art Space” by Justina Martino A lovely write-up on the show “Deceptive Clarity” at my representing gallery in Sacramento, CA: EN EM Art Space. M.A. in Art History and Gallery Assistant for EN EM Art Space, Justina Martino. “Deceptive Clarity features Kayla Cloonan’s large multi-media… Continue reading Publication in TUBE Magazine

Artist Journal #27

7/23/15 “Deceptive Clarity” The surface lends itself to chaos. It was made for this abuse, this obstruction, this abrasion. It presented itself as a possibility, as an open palette for receiving energy. It received my energy. My energy comes out in waves of frustration and anger. I feel angry at what the world refuses to… Continue reading Artist Journal #27

Artist Journal #26

7/2/15 < Sheets > It’s about the fabric, its history, the palette it offers in color. Three larger paintings, stretched unevenly so that the edges of the wood shows. One pink, one green, one blue. < Paper > It’s about the shapes, the isolation of the space, the illusion of atmospheric relations. the final layers… Continue reading Artist Journal #26

Artist Journal #25

  “Beneath the Stones” 3/20/15 It started like the painting on postcards series – with a surface previously existing. The piece was an unsuccessful abstract work, or maybe the work of a desist, under-valued artist. Either way, the work ended up at Goodwill, and I was inspired by it’s pre-existing marks. The palette was simple,… Continue reading Artist Journal #25

Artist Journal #24

1/26/15 How easy it is to write when posture and clarity are the main objectives. Sometimes I wonder why I no longer aimlessly write, then I remember it’s because I don’t force myself to do so. Life is easy when a college professor gives you assignments and deadlines. When you are your own manager and… Continue reading Artist Journal #24

Progress in the Studio: Work for EN EM Art Space

Finally photographed some of the stuff I’ve been working on in the studio the last few months. This is work for a series to be shown at my first show with my new representing gallery EN EM Art Space! The show is in Sacramento, CA and will be on display from October 1 – November… Continue reading Progress in the Studio: Work for EN EM Art Space

Crowdfunding Campaign: First Two-Person Show at EN EM Art Space

This project campaign is to raise money to fund my first two-person show at my new gallery in Sacramento, CA: En Em Art Space. I plan to create a series of large scale paintings, taking advantage of the new possibility of extended gallery wall-space. This show is a turning point in my career, a pivotal moment… Continue reading Crowdfunding Campaign: First Two-Person Show at EN EM Art Space