{"id":31063,"date":"2018-03-16T23:21:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T06:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=31063"},"modified":"2018-03-16T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T06:24:38","slug":"where-our-happiness-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;where our happiness lives&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31075\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom1-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6375353\/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>The title of this episode sort of says it all. Following what excites you \/ what makes you happy, will create work that excites you \/ makes you happy&#8230; and for Los Angeles based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/michellekingdom.com\/\">Michelle Kingdom,<\/a> that happens to be telling stories with thread. I already admired her work so much, but finding out that she&#8217;s not only a well-known contemporary artist whose work is shown in galleries all over the world, Michelle is ALSO a full-time preschool teacher and the mother of a teenage daughter?! Well, the admiration went through the roof! When does she sleep? Apparently, she doesn&#8217;t. Listen right up there under <em>&#8220;Life Will Divide Us&#8221;<\/em>,\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, just a whole bunch of Michelle&#8217;s work that I love&#8230; plus closeups, because who doesn&#8217;t wanna see closeups!?:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31076\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"6141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep. Those stitches, the stories, all of the stuff. Love.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, this is the benefit of following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michelle.kingdom\/\">Michelle on Instagram<\/a>&#8230; you get to see <i>everything<\/i>\u00a0that goes into each meticulous piece:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31077\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"4142\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, I don&#8217;t know how she has the patience to do this kind of work&#8230; but I&#8217;m really happy she does!<\/p>\n<p>You know who else is happy? <a href=\"https:\/\/pillowtalktn.bandcamp.com\/\"><em>Pillow Talk<\/em><\/a>, the band that used <em>&#8220;What Is Done Cannot Be Undone&#8221;<\/em> for the cover of their latest album:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31078\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom4-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom4-546x1024.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So. Cool.<\/p>\n<p>Also cool <em>{and admittedly a personal dream of mine}<\/em>, a full feature in <a href=\"http:\/\/hifructose.com\/\">Hi-Fructose Magazine<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31079\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom5-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom5-257x1024.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gah!<\/em> Ridiculously cool.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I think this is so important to show, and so great that Michelle has these pieces on her website. These are some of her older works &#8211; the pieces she mentioned that were stitched onto little bits of silk and other random fabric <em>{and shown to no one for years}<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31080\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom6-244x1024.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, so fascinating to see where she began her artistic journey, and my goodness, how far she&#8217;s come!<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I obviously had to include the red Mary-Janes, and maybe just a couple of photos of Michelle in action too:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/16\/where-our-happiness-lives\/michellekingdom7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31081\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom7-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/michellekingdom7-409x1024.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love love love. Gigantic thanks to Michelle for taking time away from her insanely busy life\u00a0to talk to me; thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting yet another episode <em>{FYI: Saatchi&#8217;s hosting <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theotherartfair.com\/\">&#8220;The Other Art Fair&#8221; in LA<\/a><\/strong> this weekend so check it out if you&#8217;re in town}<\/em>; and big old thanks to you for listening. There will be more <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\"><em>Art For Your Ear<\/em><\/a> next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em>ps. Also, a super huge gigantic THANK YOU to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grgrywst\/\">my amazing husband\/producer, Greg<\/a>, who edited this podcast from a hotel room in Toronto so there&#8217;d be an episode this weekend! xoxo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foleygallery.com\/shows\/michelle-kingdom-dearer-than-truth\">Michelle&#8217;s show in New York at Foley Gallery, April 4 &#8211; May 13<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michelle.kingdom\/\">Michelle on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of this episode sort of says it all. Following what excites you \/ what makes you happy, will create work that excites you \/ makes you happy&#8230; and for Los Angeles based artist Michelle Kingdom, that happens to be telling stories with thread. 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