The Sister Story
Garden Bike, Christy Kinard
I love my memories of these days, and
I always had freshly picked flowers in
my basket.”
“I start with a color,” says Christy,
“and go from there. My vision flows
from my mind to my hands and into a
visual song,” she says. “I let the fabrics
choose me and layer them with paint.
It is a process I cannot even describe
very well—it just happens!” Travel-
ing, living abroad and being with
international artists informed Christy’s
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process. “I would find fabric and paper
shops and eventually started mixing
and layering them into my work. It
was a real game changer.”
Kim has also had the opportunity to
live in many incredible places. “Once
my family is settled,” she explains,
“The first thing I do is set up my stu-
dio. It does not matter what the space
is—what is crucial is that I start paint-
ing in my new location as soon as pos-
sible. I am inspired by colors, textures,