{"id":30312,"date":"2017-12-15T20:55:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T04:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=30312"},"modified":"2017-12-15T21:06:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T05:06:33","slug":"yak-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;yak friends&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30324\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30324\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6051908\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pink cashmere, cable knit covered deer.<em> Sigh.<\/em> I have loved the artwork of American artist <a href=\"http:\/\/racheldenny.com\/home.html\">Rachel Denny<\/a> since way back in 2009, but today is the first time we&#8217;ve ever spoken! I had A LOT of questions, and she had lots of answers.\u00a0One thing that became very clear very quickly &#8211; she is one handy woman! She works with so many materials and does it with ease. Also, she owns four yaks. I realize I sounded like a bit of a Facebook stalker during this episode, but just wait until you scroll down to see not only her gorgeous work, but also photos of her yaks playing hide n seek and tag! Now I want yaks. Anyway, listen right up under those lovely pink bucks,\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>First, of course, her knit-covered deer trophies:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30325\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny2-152x1024.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah,<\/em> and there&#8217;s my Rosie &#8211; so gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of gorgeous, here&#8217;s a peek into Rachel&#8217;s studio:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny3-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30326\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30326\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny3-71x300.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny3-242x1024.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazing, yes? There&#8217;s the chenille covered moose commission she mentioned, and I&#8217;ve also included the turquoise angora-covered rabbit we talked about. Seriously, it&#8217;s just all too good.<\/p>\n<p>Also, still living in her studio, this big beautiful blue buck:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny7-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30330\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30330\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny7-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that beautiful and heartbreaking all at once? Also beautiful &#8211; her most recent commission, made for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nitalakelodge.com\/\">Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler BC<\/a>. The first shot is in her studio, the second photo shows the deer in their new home:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny_whist\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30342\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30342\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny_whist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny_whist.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny_whist-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOVE!!!<\/p>\n<p>Ok, and the flattened penny horse that I brought up about 1000 times (?), along with proof of her handiness when using any and all material &#8211; from pennies to matches to resin to tiny bits of mirror:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny4-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30327\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"4302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny4-139x1024.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whoa. That snake. Gorgeous, but if I saw him in my yard I would lose my mind. Here are a few things Rachel sees in <em>her<\/em> yard every day&#8230; YAKS!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny5-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30328\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30328\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny5-77x300.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stunning. And there&#8217;s the belt bull we were talking about. Isn&#8217;t he majestic? The amount of work she puts into each piece is just mind blowing.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, now here&#8217;s the non-art related reason for following along so closely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rachielle.dennie\">Rachel&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a>! Look at these hairy beauties:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny6-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30329\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3090\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh my word, Tsampa in full-on frolic mode! I could look at that photo all day&#8230; he&#8217;s so happy! And finally, like so many artists, Rachel takes photos of her work, but rarely herself. I did find one, and I have a feeling this is what she looks like most of the time anyway:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/yak-friends\/racheldenny8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30331\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny8.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/racheldenny8-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep, covered in animals!\u00a0Thanks to Rachel for figuring out Skype so we could chat; thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art<\/a>\u00a0for supporting the episode, and thank YOU for listening! There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vernissagefineart.com\">Vernissage Gallery, Portland<\/a> {her show is up until Dec 30th}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.alisonmilne.com\/\">Alison Milne Gallery, Toronto<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordgallery.org\/\">Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.ca\/recipe\/the-ultimate-nanaimo-bar\/16810\/\">Nanaimo bar recipe!<\/a> Mmmmm<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pink cashmere, cable knit covered deer. Sigh. I have loved the artwork of American artist Rachel Denny since way back in 2009, but today is the first time we&#8217;ve ever spoken! I had A LOT of questions, and she had lots of answers.\u00a0One thing that became very clear very quickly &#8211; she is one handy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[766,3,12,493],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30312"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30358,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30312\/revisions\/30358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}