By
Kc Pollak
Piece description from the artist
Gloriously Delicate took me several days to complete this one because alcohol inks are difficult to control. I wanted to have very delicate line work. I got out my micro brushes and got to work. I often find very tiny and tedious work very soothing. These lines were that for me: soothing. Many would have gone nuts trying to create something like this. But I don’t find this type of art tedious. It’s challenging and fun. Once I figured out exactly how to get the ink to behave the way I wanted it to I just went in and made line after line. The composition is mostly negative space with a lot of lines that go into that space, but not too far. I wanted lots of details on one side. I had to be careful and not overwork this piece. I had so much fun creating it that I didn’t want it to end. The colors I picked were purposeful. I wanted them to be soothing to the eye. I think this piece also has energy and growth to it. The lines make me feel that something is possible … something growing from one form into another. I guess that’s how I feel my life is right now. I’m growing as an artist and this piece reflects that. I’m growing and learning. This piece makes me really happy in that I was able to accomplish what I set out to do. It doesn’t look exactly like I had it pictured in my mind. Alcohol ink rarely behaves exactly as you picture it. But it did turn out lovely. Art is always teaching me to let go a bit. Isn’t life like that too? We only have so much control and then the rest of it is way out of our control. Actually, we just think we have control. I think that’s an illusion, honestly. I believe we have a Holy Spirit that is very much in control. I love to be the vessel in which I get to have the Holy Spirit work through me and use my art as a catalyst for His grander purposes. I’m not sure what that purpose is. But art is something that often can’t be explained. It comes from a place in an artist’s soul that can’t be caged or captured with words or ideas. When I create art, I feel like my soul is singing.
I have been an artist all my life, ever since I could hold a pencil. I have always loved to draw and paint. My styles have varied over the years from realism to abstract and everything in between. The mediums I most enjoy working with are: oil, colored pencil, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pen & ink, alcohol ink, and acrylic. Currently I am experiencing a mammoth amount of creative freedom working on abstract art.
In 2015, I donated one of my kidneys to a young woman who had only been born with one very diseased kidney. Since then she has been thriving and now going to college and living her life. What a blessing! I consider this a privilege and I'm so happy I was a match for her.
I have lived all over the country (U.S.). I primarily grew up in Woodland Park, CO. Following living in Woodland, I lived in Durango, CO, Farmington, NM, Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA and currently live in Montrose, CO (hopefully for good). I thankfully found my way back to Colorado. We live near Colona, in the shadow of Buckhorn Mountain (west/central Colorado) and absolutely love this place! It is remote, uncluttered, quiet, peaceful and beautiful. The inspiration I feel in my heart here is something I’ll be forever grateful for. It makes my soul sing!
I love to ski and am glad I live near some great places. Telluride, Crested Butte, Aspen, etc …when money allows. On February 12, 2017 I was in a ski accident in Telluride. Someone hit me from behind and knocked me unconscious for a few minutes (yes, I was wearing a helmet) and broke my collar bone. The guy hit me and left me for dead. He still has yet to be found. It's considered a felony to hit and run, just like in a car. Consequently, I suffered a concussion that has changed my life forever. My creativity has changed. Something happened to my eyes and I have a hard time doing the tiny details I used to do. But something also clicked in terms of how I approach my art. The freedom of abstraction has helped me heal and cope. Not only from the accident but with so many areas of my life. I have learned what true forgiveness means (to give as well as receive). I have a new appreciation for how fragile our lives really are and just how quickly life can be taken from us. A lot of things can change in the blink of an eye! That moment created a complete paradigm shift in my life. Mostly for the better.
I’m involved in an art mentoring program called Art Partners. I mentor a young boy (age 10). He created a piece that won first place in the student category of the Ouray Alpine Artist’s Holiday art show (nationwide) as well as 1st place in The Montrose Visual Arts Guild 2018 art show. I love the fact that I get to help shape this young man's creative future. He's my lil buddy.
There is an old cabin (100+ yrs old) on the property where I live that I have turned into my art studio. It’s my retreat and sanctuary. While I'm in this cabin, creativity just bursts forth in a riot of paint and color! This, I believe, is my heavenly father working through me. I'm still not sure what the grand purpose is but I keep my mind and heart open. I'm expecting adventure because, really, there's no way to know what's next. Like I always say, "the point is not to live forever but to create something that does."
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