Kalamazoo Lively Arts
Other Curiosities 2023
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We reconnect with Other Curiosities at the 2023 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair!
We reconnect with Other Curiosities at the 2023 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair!
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Kalamazoo Lively Arts is a local public television program presented by WGVU
Kalamazoo Lively Arts
Other Curiosities 2023
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We reconnect with Other Curiosities at the 2023 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Hi everyone, I'm Kylie Ambu and we're here at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair in Bronson Park.
There are dozens of unique artists out today.
We're talking with a few about what makes their craft so special, let's go.
(upbeat music) - I'm here with Val from Other Curiosities.
Now you are a 3D mixed media artist, but what do you say you work in again?
- Nature, just nature.
- Yes, yes.
And you said it's easier to just paint it with a broad brush on that one so that it covers all of these amazing things in your tent.
- Leafs, bugs, cute little skulls.
- I, that's the one I wanna talk about is the cute little skulls, those are so unique.
- The cute little skulls.
- [Kylie] How did you get into stuff like this?
- I, funny enough, my grandpa gave me a turtle, turtles.
- Oh my goodness.
- And it went downhill from there.
- Okay or uphill.
- Uphill, downhill.
- I mean we would all say uphill but.
- But it just, it started to grow the collection.
It was antlers, it was bugs, it was, it went from a tin to a drawer to a box.
And then I went to art school and I was like, canvas is boring.
I think it's a reflection of who I am inside too.
I'm a little out there, I'm a little strange but I also like to connect with the outside world.
I actually had a young girl walk by, she goes, "Oh my gosh, the bone person is here."
- That's your identifier, that's a great one to have.
- Yes, the bone person, it's me.
- So the bone person from Other Curiosities.
- Yes, absolutely.
- That's what we'll call you from now.
I know it's a hard question, but do you have a favorite, you know, trinket or art piece in your booth right now you'd like to show us?
- Ooh, right now it's just this one, my big piece.
- [Kylie] Oh, that's gorgeous.
- I jokingly call it leaf, leaf.
This will be "Leaf Leaf III" because it's a leaf mantis, but a gold leaf.
- [Kylie] That is so beautiful.
I love all the intricate details on it too.
- [Val] I usually don't sit and do it all at once.
It's, I take breaks and I'll work on a different project because I like to pace myself and I don't wanna get bored or tired of the piece, I want it to feel good.
- My last question is just, you know, why is art important here in 2023?
- Art is going to be important until the world ends.
Art is what makes us human, art is what brings us together.
Art is what drives people, honestly.
And I think that a lot of us work but we find joy in art, in movies and music, and art is our joy as humans.
- Wonderful, well on that mic drop moment, I'll leave it there.
Miss Bones, thank you for chatting with us today.
- That's wonderful, thank you so much.
(gentle music) - [Announcer] Support for "Kalamazoo Lively Arts" is provided by the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, helping to build and enrich the cultural life of greater Kalamazoo.
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