On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of speaking with the super talented visual artist Krissy Whiski. Her work is described as “painting the spaces between dreams,” and Krissy creates as a meditative and cathartic means of reflecting on life and what it means to be human. Her bright color palette and line work is informed by her experiences of synesthesia.

We cover so much ground in our conversation, including Krissy’s artistic beginnings growing up in Hamilton, NJ and frequenting Grounds for Sculpture as a kid. We also get a glimpse into what it’s like to see the world from the perspective of a visual artist like Krissy, and how she blends her inner world with the outer world through her painting.

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SHOW NOTES:

0:00—Introduction

1:16—How we met

3:30—Playing at Grounds for Sculpture as a kid

6:02—The journey to getting to paint her bedroom walls

10:50—Being the weird kid and seeing the world as an artist

13:45—Synesthesia, the Fibonacci Spiral, and Tool’s “Lateralus”

16:06—How sunglasses help Krissy filter signal and noise

18:50—On wanting to become an artist professionally

20:36—Losing her stepdad and the move to Florida

23:00—Learning the art of selling art by working at a gallery

24:45—Moving to Savannah, figure drawing class, and photography

30:21—Krissy’s definition of creativity

33:30—Forget balance: the creative life is a mosaic

34:30—The creative advantage of a disorganized sketchbook

38:55—The genius of Krissy’s burn pile

43:36—Her greatest challenge so far

44:24—Artists: do not measure yourself by clicks and likes

46:45—Breaking down her painting, ‘Gas Mask Kids’

49:51—Krissy’s 2016 short film, ‘Plague Doctors’

52:00—Breaking down her painting, ‘Rhiannon’

54:52—Krissy’s delivery experience for her art

57:54—Advice for aspiring visual artists

58:49—What’s next for Krissy?