19 - The balancing act of an emerging artist with Shaun Mallonga 

Brendan sits down with a former student of his Shaun Mallonga, to catch up on all of his artistic endeavors. They cover conversations around education, artist residencies, functional works as a vehicle to talk about identity, the monster and the “Bawdy”. Topics covered and folks mentioned are: Emma Canning, Amelia Butcher, A Blue Fire by James Hillman, Deformed Discourse: The Function of the Monster in Medieval Thought and Literature by David Williams, A Sense of Order: A study in the psychology of decorative arts by E.H. Gombrich and Enya Only Time. Before they chat the gang gets together to talk about limits and work life balance.  

This week’s Kaolin Crush’s are Amy Chang, Jeannie Pappas, and Eddy Firmin.

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