Issue 5 Artist/Writer Spotlight | K.E. Downham
C+B: Tell us about yourself, K.E.!
KED: When I'm not creating I am focused on completing coursework towards a Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity. When I'm not doing that I enjoy spending time with my husband, reading, watching movies/tv shows, writing, mountain biking and hiking.
C+B: How has your relationship with your work changed since you first started creating?
KED: This past year I started focusing more on further exploring and developing the way I combine images, colors, texture and elements. With that, I noticed the aesthetics in my work shift. I saw more of what was in my heart and mind transpire and with that I felt a greater connection between me and my work develop.
C+B: Share some details about your process for creating.
KED: There isn't a specific time of day when I create. It's whenever I feel inspired and/or need to get an idea, or the start of one, out. I create in my office and usually have music in the background. I like a variety of music and what I have playing is dependent on the mood I am in.
C+B: What do you hope people take away from your work?
KED: That those who see my work get inspired to look more carefully at the world around them; to see beyond the distraction of the conspicuous and discover beauty in a combination of elements and everyday life.
Find and support K.E. here:
IG: @k.d.__art
(Sweet Harmonies, 8’’ x 8’’, mixed media collage, ©K.E. Downham)
If my work was a meal it would be: A mixed salad with a side of dessert.
My ideal collaboration: Working on a community wide artistic (photographic collage, canvas or mural) project that connects people of different cultures, experiences, backgrounds and mediums that harnesses the experiences and skills of each person taking part to give meaning and creative expression to what matters most in their lives.
If I didn’t work in my current medium, I would like to try: Hmm, my first thought is pottery since since my fondness for and interest in trying the medium has grown in the last year and a half.
