Together with long days in the studio, the life
of a creative features many exciting happenings.
Here you can read about developments in our art
outside of what we're working on in the studio.
of a creative features many exciting happenings.
Here you can read about developments in our art
outside of what we're working on in the studio.
Summer 2022
The Pooles Invited to Join
the VAWAA Team
Beginning this summer, we will be sharing the wonders of New Mexico and our sculpting studio with guests from around the world. We're creating opportunities for individualized art experiences here in Santa Fe, offered through Vacations With An Artist. Find out more on VAWAA.com
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Summer 2022
"Oneira: Muse of Dreams" accepted into the National Sculpture Society's
89th Annual Awards Exhibition
Oneira, Muse of Dreams will be traveling to South Carolina's Brookgreen Gardens this summer to join sculptural works from around the country in the
National Sculpture Society's 89th Annual Awards Exhibition.
National Sculpture Society's 89th Annual Awards Exhibition.
May 2022
Gravitas at EVOKE Contemporary
I had several sculptures as part of the Gravitas Exhibition at EVOKE Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM. This was a show of contemporary figurative art.
May 2022
"Beyond Her Wildest Dreams" Awarded Honors
This lady received a Merit Award and The People's Choice Award at the 24th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Fall 2021
Animalia Exhibition at
Haven Gallery in New York
Colin and I were thrilled to debut "Birth of the Moon Hare"
at the Beautiful Bizarre curated show, "Animalia."
at the Beautiful Bizarre curated show, "Animalia."
May 2021
Lucid Dreaming Exhibition
at Copro Gallery in Los Angeles
Two of our collaborative sculptures, "Leap Frog: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" and "Beyond Her Wildest Dreams" debuted in the Beautiful Bizarre curated show, Lucid Dreaming.
February 2021
Exclusive interview
by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
We had the honor and pleasure of sharing details and stories about our creative life together with the amazingly talented writer, Elizah Leigh of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
Read the full interview by clicking here:
https://beautifulbizarre.net/2021/02/03/colin-and-kristine-poole-interview/
Read the full interview by clicking here:
https://beautifulbizarre.net/2021/02/03/colin-and-kristine-poole-interview/
February 2021
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Announces 2021 Art Prize Jurors
I am thrilled and very excited to have been selected to be the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category judge for the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. I look forward to the honor of seeing everyone's artwork and being part of the selection process for finalists and award winners. Entries are open through July 31, 2021 midnight, Sydney, Australia time
You can enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize here:
https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/2021-art-prize-entries-now-open/
and read about the full jury panel here:
https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/2021-jury-panel-announced/
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts, in all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all genres from realism and hyper-realism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow.
The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through increased exposure of their work to the global arts community.
Global Exposure + Over US$20,000 Worth of Cash & Prizes to be Won!
Pictures below, CW:
Call for Entries, one of the prizes we received for our 2020 winning entry was to have our sculpture featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, We also received this gorgeous hand-crafted glass award.
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January 2021
Triskeles wins Gold Award,
Tiger Man wins Honorable Mention in
Infected by Art, Volume 9
I am honored to have been selected to receive the Gold Award in the Sculpture Category in IBA Volume 9, coming out in Fall 2021. As an exciting extra, Tiger Man received an Honorable Mention. To have my work recognized by this jury comprised of accomplished artists, Tran Nguyen, Ed Binkley, John Picacio, and Dug Stanat, is an incredible honor indeed.
"The Vine Dance of Blómai" selected as a Finalist
in the 2021 Art Renewal Center International Art Salon
Congratulations to Colin for having his "Vine Dance of Blómai" selected as a finalist in this year's Art Renewal Center's International Salon in the Sculpture Category. I love the movement in this piece and the story she's based on from a mythology he's writing.
November 2020
"Quaquaversal" featured in
American Art Collector
I was delighted to find one of my Human Mandala series, "Quaquaversal" in the November 2020 issue of American Art Collector. "Beyond the Surface" was written by John O'Hern and focused on the art of the nude.
Regarding my sculpture, Mr. O’Hern writes “Quaquaversal, with seven figures, is the first in the series. Its title means 'moving outwards in all directions from a common center.' Mandala comes from the Sanskrit word for 'circle,' representing wholeness. It is used as a focusing device for meditation and spiritual practice. Quaquaversal suggests the common roots of humankind, the individual figures emerging from and coming together to form a symmetrical, ordered whole.”
Much gratitude for the including my work and for the insightful observations.
"Quaquaversal" is available for purchase through EVOKE Contemporary.
Regarding my sculpture, Mr. O’Hern writes “Quaquaversal, with seven figures, is the first in the series. Its title means 'moving outwards in all directions from a common center.' Mandala comes from the Sanskrit word for 'circle,' representing wholeness. It is used as a focusing device for meditation and spiritual practice. Quaquaversal suggests the common roots of humankind, the individual figures emerging from and coming together to form a symmetrical, ordered whole.”
Much gratitude for the including my work and for the insightful observations.
"Quaquaversal" is available for purchase through EVOKE Contemporary.
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October 2020
Presenters at the Chesley Awards 2020
We were honored to be among a group of terrific creatives presenting the 2020 Chesley Awards Online October 24, 2020. Congratulations to all the category nominees and winners.
October 2020
"Awaken the Night" at Beautiful Bizarre's
"Midnight Garden" show
at the Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco
As part of the award for winning First Prize in the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category of Beautiful Bizarre's 2020 Art Prize, we were invited to create a piece specifically for the Midnight Garden show at Modern Eden Gallery. "Awaken the Night" is a collaborative fired clay sculpture and is available for purchase through Modern Eden Gallery. Update: "Awaken the Night" has been sold by Modern Eden Gallery.
For more information on "Midnight Garden," click here.
Watch a short video of the process of creating "Awaken the Night" here.
For more information on "Midnight Garden," click here.
Watch a short video of the process of creating "Awaken the Night" here.
October 2020
"Evenstar" and "Triskeles" selected for
The 30th Annual Arts Thrive Exhibition
at the Albuquerque Museum of Art
Two of my human mandalas, "Triskeles" and "Evenstar," have been juried into the Albuquerque Museum of Art's 30th annual ArtsThrive Exhibition and will be available for purchase. The 30th annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit will occur both at the Albuquerque Museum and online via Bidsquare. Artwork can be previewed online beginning September 26. Bidding runs October 24 through November 8. The exhibition will be on view to the general public at Albuquerque Museum October 25–December 6, 2020.
Update: Both "Evenstar" and "Triskeles" have been sold by the Albuquerque Museum.
For more information on the 30th annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit, click here.
Update: Both "Evenstar" and "Triskeles" have been sold by the Albuquerque Museum.
For more information on the 30th annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit, click here.
September 2020
Spinner of Dreams nominated for
2020 Chesley Award
The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. Named to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, the Chesleys have come to represent the pinnacle of artistic accomplishment in this genre. We are honored to have "Spinner of Dreams" nominated as a finalist in the 3D Art Category. Read more about the ASFA here.
Read more about Spinner of Dreams here.
Read more about Spinner of Dreams here.
September 2020
Lightbox Expo Online
Lightbox Expo 2019 was The Event of last year's convention season. Not to be undone by COVID-19, Lightbox Expo Online 2020 came back, bigger and better than ever! Hundreds of top industry concept professionals, studios and artists set up their artwork virtually, hung out in chat rooms, taught workshops, did demos, talks, panels AND... there were a ton of surprise virtual events that got everyone connected and kept us creating all weekend long... all while safely social distancing from home.
We ourselves did three full days of demos, workshops and panels all weekend long designed especially for Light Box Expo 2020 - 18 in all in three days! Over the course of the weekend, we interacted with thousands of attendees from all over the world: the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, The Philippines, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Sweden, Greece, England, France and more! We were blown away by the enthusiasm and focus of all the people who were conversing with us via the Chat Feed during our demos. We feel honored to have had the opportunity to share our work, our lives and our studio with so many people from around the globe.
We are working on editing the video recordings of demos and panel talks. We'll have them available to view shortly on our YouTube Channel. Check back soon for updates.
We ourselves did three full days of demos, workshops and panels all weekend long designed especially for Light Box Expo 2020 - 18 in all in three days! Over the course of the weekend, we interacted with thousands of attendees from all over the world: the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, The Philippines, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Sweden, Greece, England, France and more! We were blown away by the enthusiasm and focus of all the people who were conversing with us via the Chat Feed during our demos. We feel honored to have had the opportunity to share our work, our lives and our studio with so many people from around the globe.
We are working on editing the video recordings of demos and panel talks. We'll have them available to view shortly on our YouTube Channel. Check back soon for updates.
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Back in 2019, when Lightbox Expo was held in Pasadena, we partnered with Flesk Publications. It was a terrific weekend - we're all looking forward to when face-to-face expos can happen again.
August 31, 2020
Drawn to Win audio interview
We had a wonderful chat with Don Victor-Vargas about art, sculpture, collaboration, sharing life and being in love with another artist.
Listen to the full interview on SoundCloud here:
https://soundcloud.com/don-victor-369186378/colin-kristine-poole
Listen to the full interview on SoundCloud here:
https://soundcloud.com/don-victor-369186378/colin-kristine-poole
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August 19, 2020
Kristine's work featured in
Thalmaray Entertainment Blog in Belgium:
Kristine Poole Makes Passionate Soul Temples in Clay
See the full article here: https://thalmaray.co/kristine-poole-maakt-gepassioneerde-ziel-tempels-klei/
If Dutch is a challenge for you, here is the English translation ;)
Kristine Poole - Makes Passionate Soul Temples in Clay
Kristine Poole is in every way a daughter of the arts, she is one of the driven individuals who has the indomitable urge to create and has been since the earliest age. After all, there are artists who have the creative urge in their DNA, in which making their imagination, passion and emotions tangible is just as important as eating and drinking. When one asks an author why he writes there is never a clear answer simply because it is an instinctive need to express himself, this fantastic feeling you were born with and that you never let go of, the love of your life, the meaning of your existence, the song of your soul.
The work of Kristine Poole is therefore an extensive and wonderful collection of the uncontrollable magic when art takes control of your body and mind and creates creations unique to the world, an almost metaphysical gift to yourself as an artist and to all those who can appreciate uncovering dreams.
Her description on her beautiful website from when she first entered a clay studio is a clear description of a magical moment that would push her life in a direction in which she still triumphs with magisterial art. For some artists, the creation in itself of a work of art is a kind of religious therapy, it is the confrontation with the deepest thoughts and, thanks to innate talent and craftsmanship, it is a story that gets a different interpretation every time. Sculpting is ultimately telling stories through visual communication and playing on the senses so that the general impression ripens the underlying story. After all, art is capturing emotions and dreams in order to mirror them back to other people.
The red thread in Kristine Poole's work is the seemingly endless passion that she puts into her work, it is not only visible, it is especially tangible you can feel it in her art, you can almost smell it as strong as the impressions come in. Like no other she has understood that you don't only make art, art also makes the person, just as she can mold an image to a certain form, it is also the art that polishes the human being into the personality that is responsible for all that beauty.
When I look at her work it's automatically how the superlatives come to mind, her website is a correct portal for the versatility of her talent. When I have to choose a favorite genre of hers to highlight it is her 'Imaginative Realism', this work literally makes me dream and in one sight thousands of stories are born in my brain by simply taking the visual association to me, always admiring the gift and professionalism. The images are invitations to a world of fantasy and literally fantastic stories. Kristine Poole is for me a high priestess who can give passion and soul to images. Phenomenal and intriguingly beautiful!
Kristine Poole - Makes Passionate Soul Temples in Clay
Kristine Poole is in every way a daughter of the arts, she is one of the driven individuals who has the indomitable urge to create and has been since the earliest age. After all, there are artists who have the creative urge in their DNA, in which making their imagination, passion and emotions tangible is just as important as eating and drinking. When one asks an author why he writes there is never a clear answer simply because it is an instinctive need to express himself, this fantastic feeling you were born with and that you never let go of, the love of your life, the meaning of your existence, the song of your soul.
The work of Kristine Poole is therefore an extensive and wonderful collection of the uncontrollable magic when art takes control of your body and mind and creates creations unique to the world, an almost metaphysical gift to yourself as an artist and to all those who can appreciate uncovering dreams.
Her description on her beautiful website from when she first entered a clay studio is a clear description of a magical moment that would push her life in a direction in which she still triumphs with magisterial art. For some artists, the creation in itself of a work of art is a kind of religious therapy, it is the confrontation with the deepest thoughts and, thanks to innate talent and craftsmanship, it is a story that gets a different interpretation every time. Sculpting is ultimately telling stories through visual communication and playing on the senses so that the general impression ripens the underlying story. After all, art is capturing emotions and dreams in order to mirror them back to other people.
The red thread in Kristine Poole's work is the seemingly endless passion that she puts into her work, it is not only visible, it is especially tangible you can feel it in her art, you can almost smell it as strong as the impressions come in. Like no other she has understood that you don't only make art, art also makes the person, just as she can mold an image to a certain form, it is also the art that polishes the human being into the personality that is responsible for all that beauty.
When I look at her work it's automatically how the superlatives come to mind, her website is a correct portal for the versatility of her talent. When I have to choose a favorite genre of hers to highlight it is her 'Imaginative Realism', this work literally makes me dream and in one sight thousands of stories are born in my brain by simply taking the visual association to me, always admiring the gift and professionalism. The images are invitations to a world of fantasy and literally fantastic stories. Kristine Poole is for me a high priestess who can give passion and soul to images. Phenomenal and intriguingly beautiful!
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August 18, 2020
Spinner of Dreams awarded First Prize in the
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category
Beautiful Bizarre is an Australian magazine that showcases, as the name would indicate, beautiful and unusual artworks from a variety of genres. The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize features entries from around the world in four categories: Sculpture, Digital Art, Traditional Art and Photography. We are honored and beyond thrilled to have Spinner of Dreams chosen the First Prize winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Category.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. In all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyper-realism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.
To see more about Spinner of Dreams, Click here
To see all the Yasha Young Sculpture Finalists, Click here
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. In all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyper-realism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.
To see more about Spinner of Dreams, Click here
To see all the Yasha Young Sculpture Finalists, Click here
July 6, 2020
Schoolism Video Interview
We had a delightful time virtually chatting with Bobby Chiu from Schoolism out of Toronto. We did a quick tour of our studio and exhibition space and talked about creating together, sculpting and passion. See the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNwIJwgFE0g
June 2020
St. Palli Grrl awarded 2nd Place in the
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
23rd Annual Ceramic National
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May 2020
Flora, Zephyros And The Blossoming of Creativity installation at the
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
We took a safely socially distanced visit to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in May 2020 to hang our Flora installation in their amazing space with 40 foot ceilings. She was juried into the museum's 23rd Annual National Ceramics Show. It was an absolute honor to have her on display throughout the summer of 2020 and a thrill to see her "flying" in such a grand location.
Spinner of Dreams
Selected as Finalist in
Spectrum 27: The Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art Dimensional Category
Spectrum has established itself as the unparalleled leader in the publication of the year's best artwork in the genres of Fantasy Art, Science Fiction, Imaginative Realism and Horror. The book features eight categories: Advertising, Book, Comics, Concept Art, Dimensional, Editorial, Institutional and Unpublished.
Spinner of Dreams was selected as a finalist in the Dimensional Category for Spectrum 27.
Spinner of Dreams was selected as a finalist in the Dimensional Category for Spectrum 27.
December 2019
Kristine and Colin Poole featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Interview:
Artist vs. Artist
Colin and I were delighted to share our art plus some intimate details about our lives and collaborations in this article published in Issue 27 of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
September 2019
Northern Michigan University's
Distinguished Alumni Award
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I was honored to be selected to receive one of Northern Michigan University's Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2019. The honorees all received their awards at an awards brunch, followed by an afternoon in the President's Box and being announced to the crowd at Northern's homecoming game.
We also got to ride in the Alumni Float in the Homecoming Parade, which was unexpectedly more fun that we'd had in as long as we could remember. The memories of the weekend are ones I will treasure all my days. I am very grateful for all that I learned during my time at Northern. The 3D art department at that time was in an old converted Bird's eye maple factory, off campus, so we were able to experiment with all manner of creative techniques we might not have been able to do on campus. My professors gave me the perfect blend of instruction and freedom to pursue my own artistic directions, which at that time was critical in my creative development. Here I am at the awards ceremony with President Fritz Erickson and with my professors Marvin Zehnder and John Hubbard. In addition to the Art and Design faculty, many of my family and friends joined me for the awards ceremony. You can watch a six minute video of my acceptance speech wherein I talk about following your passion on my Home Page by clicking here. |
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January 2019
Studio Visit article
in Ceramics Monthly
I shared a glimpse inside our world with this Studio Visit article in Ceramics Monthly
(something I've dreamed of doing since my college days).
(something I've dreamed of doing since my college days).
October 2019
De Vos Museum of Art in
Marquette, Michigan
acquires "Triskelion"
During my visit for the Alumni Awards Ceremony and celebrations, I was delighted to hand deliver one of my Human Mandalas for the De Vos Art Museum's permanent collection.
