KRISTIN FIALKO

On The Road..

2011-08-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

this blog....is on hiatus....
I am currently on the hunt for amazing people, for as long as it takes.....
to begin a movement of conscious artists........

The Crow & The Wolf Project

ARTWORK FOR SALE!

2011-02-04T18:13:00.000-08:00

San Francisco & Bay Area area friends, i am doing some relocating in the very near future and this painting will not be able to fit in my suitcase.

I am looking to sell it for $500...or BEST OFFER. I would prefer it to go it to a good home, and i have no time to put it in a show or anything.

The sizes of the 3 panels are as followed left to right: 18"x 24", 4' x 6', 2.5' & 4'. The center and right panel are oil on wood, the far left smallest panel is oil on canvas board.

This is, yes, quite a large piece....but would fill a sad and bare wall up in lovely way :)

New Website!!

2010-07-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

GO check it out!!

www.kristinfialko.com

The Delivery Project!

2010-07-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

The Delivery Project has recently been launched by The Crow & The Wolf in Oregon this past month! Check it out!

Drawgasmic!

2010-05-28T23:59:00.001-07:00

This new piece entitled, "An Unsettled Eye" will be a part of the Drawgasmic exhibition and book put out by amazing people in St.Louis, MO at Cranky Yellow Publishing and 2720 Cherokee/ Art Dimensions Gallery.

If you are in Saint Louis on June 1st please attend the opening to see incredible works from international emerging artists.

Skate This Art 2010!

2010-04-09T15:39:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
So myself and The Crow & The Wolf have new works exhibited and up for bidding in this years Skate This Art group exhibition.

SATURDAY April 3, 6-9 pm, reception includes: beverages & snacks, auction and sales of skateboard art, raffles , and poetry readings by SF poet laureate Jack Hirschman.

Other participating artists include: Ed Hardy, Winston Smith, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jason Norelli, Paul Norman, Jeremy Fish, Anna-Lisa Stardust van der Valk, Caleb Gatlin, Brandon Swinehart, and more!

With signed decks by Tony Hawk, Pete Ramondetta, John Cardiel, and Boardhead Brothers.

This year, the exhibit is to benefit the North Beach Citizens center (NBC) www.northbeachcitizens.org

Also check the gallery out on April 17, 6-9 pm, reception includes: beverages & snacks, auction and sales of skateboard art, raffles , and four short documentaries: premieres of “Girls on Girls” (new doc on women punk music pioneers of late ’70’s – early ’80’s SF music scene) by Patrick O’Neil and “Skate this Art – Make This Art” by Geo Epsilanty; the return of “Hit the Decks” by Caleb Gatlin and “YAA Girlz and the Deadly Sparks” by Patrick O’Neil (doc about all female skate-punk clubs of SF in early ’80’s).

Check out the night of the opening here!

http://skatethisart.com/?p=1

The Crow and The Wolf: Spir*akasha

2010-03-02T23:30:00.000-08:00

The Crow & The Wolf's first solo exhibition, Spir*akasha, will be on view at Kokoro Studios (682 Geary Street at Leavenworth) from March 4th- March 27th. Join us for the opening filled with interactive art, sound installations by Gavin Elder and Adam Finken (who will also be performing live), food & beverages on the 4th, from 7-10pm. (The opening is a part of San Francisco's monthly First Thursday event, where participating galleries are open all evening throughout the city).

The exhibition is an installation which will evolve throughout the month it is in the gallery with the help of collaborating artists and friends. We will be holding events each week within the space that will be open to the public to participate in, so follow our blog for details: http://thecrowandthewolf.blogspot.com/

Invite your friends!!

Can't make the opening? The gallery's regular business hours are Tues-Sat 1-7pm

Hope to see you there!

The Crow & The Wolf

Cecilia Austin Photography

2010-01-22T14:10:00.000-08:00

I recently worked with the lovely photographer Cecilia Austin in developing a new logo for her! Here are the final results!

Please check out her website!!

The Crow & The Wolf!

2009-12-05T10:10:00.000-08:00

Check out what the Crow & The Wolf have been up to :)

Art Explosion Exhibition!

Rock Paper Scissors Gallery!

Interview time!

2009-11-20T23:56:00.000-08:00

Interview done with Spraygraphic.com

The interview was conducted a few months back, but featured this month on their blog.

Support The Crow & The Wolf!!!!

2009-11-10T23:04:00.001-08:00

goodluck/badluck feature

2009-07-07T20:11:00.000-07:00

So my friend and fellow artist, illustrator and alternative thinker , Greg Korn , co-founder of goodluck/badluck.net, graciously blogged about my work today:

"The childballads, Kristin Fialko, and a new funny thing about everyone's favorite code-thief"

illustration by greg korn - click on it to see more

It's a pleasure to have such a talented artist feature me on his website, and speak of my work in quite the appropriate dark & surreal manner. Thanks Greg :)

Take a chance to navigate the goodluck/badluck world.....much exciting things are shared and created by the guys who founded this site. Check it out :)

The Crow and The Wolf MASQUERADE!!!!!

2009-06-21T23:03:00.000-07:00

HIT THE DECKS!

2009-05-25T23:29:00.000-07:00

Hit the Decks from andrew baber on Vimeo.

Film, "Hit The Decks," presented at the Skate This Art exhibition at The Market Street Gallery, San Francisco.

We had a blast documenting our process :)

Produced by: Andrew Baber Photographer, Editor

Caleb Gatlin Editor & Artist
Kristin Fialko Artist, Painter
Giuliana Lawless Artist, Painter

Special Thanks To:
Luckie

Skate This Art Opening :)

2009-05-15T14:57:00.000-07:00

Images from opening night! It was an amazing turn out!
AND I sold my board :)

The Crow and The Wolf - Pimp our ride!

2009-05-15T13:59:00.000-07:00

The Crow and The Wolf - Pimp our Ride! from The Crow and The Wolf on Vimeo.

Shot by: Staci DeGagne and Sydonie Kopels
Edited by: Staci DeGagne (www.stacidegagne.com)

Check out our Blog: thecrowandthewolf.blogspot.com!!!!!!!!!!!

The Crow and The Wolf Updates!

2009-05-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

The Crow and The Wolf

DECKsss!

2009-05-03T22:15:00.000-07:00

Final piece :)

Skate this Art!

2009-04-29T01:34:00.000-07:00

Work in progress for upcoming show May 8th at the Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Final images coming soon!!

The Crow & The Wolf

2009-03-23T23:27:00.000-07:00

Check out my current project and it's development :)

The Crow & The Wolf

and be our friend on Myspace!

Spraygraphic Mini Mini Exhibition!

2009-03-20T17:13:00.001-07:00

The Spraygraphic Mini Mini exhibition kicked off this month in Tempe, AZ.
I wasn't able to make the opening :( but here are some links to videos & photos of the exhibition! The project received over 600 pieces of work from all over the world.
So happy to be apart of it :)

http://vimeo.com/3770207

http://www.spraygraphic.com/ViewProject/8920/normal.html

FEATURED in CURVY!!

2009-03-06T19:37:00.000-08:00

Soooo! I have been accepted to be apart of CURVY 2009! CURVY is an exhibition and book featuring 100 of the most exciting female graphic artists and illustrators in the world.

This Australian favorite annual ALL-GIRL art book created by the team behind YEN MAGAZINE - has been kicking up a creative storm since 2003.

CURVY remains an international favorite amongst lovers of art and supporters of female artists. Each year the book features 100 of the most exciting female graphic designers and illustrators from over 20 countries around the world!

This will kick off in April & consists of the limited edition book and a national event tour.

I will unfortunately not be able to attend the opening in Sydney....anyone wanna buy me a plane ticket? :) ha!

Final CURVY 2009 Artist List

Upcoming exhibitions!

2009-02-10T00:09:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!
I will be showing work in the "Eat it" exhibition at the Eclectix Gallery http://www.eclectixgallery.com/, opening on March 13th in El Cerrito, CA (just north of Berkeley)
The show is just in time for Spring festivities, Pagan celebrations and Easter, a show of art having to do with aspects of food, wine, cooking and eating. Various media will be represented, as well as edible art by Sweetface Bakery.
In addition, there will be a special food-carving demonstration at the Closing Reception by the Art Chef extraordinare, Jimmy Zhang.

Exhibit dates: March 13th thru April 26th
The Artist's Opening Reception: Friday March 13th from 7 to 9:30 pm.
Closing Reception and Food-Carving Demonstration: April 26th, from 3 -5 PM

I will also have two pieces in the "MINI MINI" exhibition in Arizona. The show will be starting out at The Push Gallery in Phoenix, opening March 6th for Phoenix's First Friday and then moved on March 7th to Cartel Coffee Art Gallery http://www.cartelcoffeelab.com/ in Tempe for the rest of the month and and then installed at Conspire Art Gallery in Phoenix on April 1st for a month long showing.

So those of you in the East bay or Arizona,.....check it out :)

History of Progress.

2009-01-12T21:01:00.000-08:00

A briefing of a few of the accomplishments over the past few years that I haven't mentioned:

Juxtapoz Magazine Feature

XFUNS Magazine Feature
-Amazing print & design magazine out of Taipei, Taiwan. Unfortunately it's not distributed in the US, but they feature awesome US artists. You can purchase English copies through their website.

Antennae Magazine
Scranton based art & culture magazine. Featured illustrator for a few issues. You can download PDF versions of them every month. Here's a sample.

The Niki Barr Band
Album artwork. Baltimore based band. Check out their new CD.

Portions, by Sincere Kirabo, book cover design
The author
Purchase the book at Amazon

Featured Daily Deviant on DeviantArt.com

Featured Artist of The Day at The Brooklyn Art Project

Swarm of The Lotus Album Art & Design
-Native Baltimore band - article
more

Making it happen.

2009-01-12T16:01:00.000-08:00

The Crow & The Wolf are ready to go!
Though the only obstacle we are currently faced with is financial support. We are in the process of seeking funding, applying for grant opportunities and developing fund-raisers, however anything YOU can do to help us would be greatly appreciated. If you feel passionate about our mission and would like to contribute in some way, know that it is your support and donations that can make this possible.

We are accepting donations of any denomination. Please click the Donate button on the right side of the blog or myspace page if you would like to contribute to the construction of the house and our mission.

Even a donation of $1.00 would help. Every dollar that we receive goes directly to the development of this project.

If you are weary of where exactly your donation is going, or simply curious to know about our project in more detail, please e-mail us with ANY questions at thecrowandthewolf@gmail.com
Or message us/friend us through our myspace page at The Crow & The Wolf Myspace

Love,
The Crow & The Wolf

ETSY!!

2009-01-05T10:14:00.000-08:00

So i am in the process of setting up a store on Etsy.com.
There I will be selling some of my original illustrations, collages & prints.
I am hoping to start making prints of my works, so the more people who are interested, the more likely this will happen soon!
Let me know.
But for now....if you want original work :)
Check it out!!!
I am also using etsy.com as a place for people to view work, and propose custom created pieces/commissions. So if you have an idea for a piece...and would like me to create it for you...that would be fun!

porcelynivy.etsy.com

OBAMA!!!

2008-11-06T22:19:00.001-08:00

The afternoon before the election, I sat in the Western Addition Community Center in San Francisco volunteering for the Obama Campaign, making phone calls to the battleground states on my native coast. Skin and hair, damp from the constant downpours the city had been eager for, i trudged through the flooding streets, broken umbrella and all, to find my way into a building converted to a Barack Obama paradise. People were dispersed throughout having quiet conversations that were occasionally interrupted by a bell, which meant that someone had just spoken to a citizen who was a definite voter for Obama. I entered this environment solo, so some intimate space was what i searched for. I sat on the stale carpet floor, alone, wedged between a floor plant and a fogged up window, cellphone glued to my ear and a stack of phone numbers to strangers i would only speak to this once, for this one reason.
I was calling Virgina, my once neighboring state, now so far away. Initially, I felt an East Coast comradeship, at the same time anticipating a distance not geographically, but in opinion.
As i began to make phone calls, and continued to do so for hours, i noticed that on my checklist, i still hadn't talked to anyone who supported McCain. Was it a coincidence...or was i really communicating with dozens of like minded Americans of all ages, ethnicity, and political backgrounds?
At a point, I feared the "outside", so-to-speak, opinion. It has been easy for me to feel comfort in the people a liberal and open minded artist naturally flocks with.....living in one of the most open minded cities in the country. So i prepared myself for rejection and ignorance from the other side of the receiver....only to be pleasantly greeted with plenty of pro-Obama responses. And when i did eventually receive the "Why don't you go Barack-Obama-yer-ass somewhere else," response, i could only find pleasure in the ignorance, and the chuckle i responded back with, well it brought me back to reality. As well as tying that nervous knot inside my stomach a little tighter.

The most gratifying phone call I made was to a 46 year old African-American man in central Virginia. He had indecisiveness in his voice from the minute he answered, a tiredness, a defeated undertone, but for some reason he wanted to talk to me. He said he wasn't voting for McCain..but he didn't think he would vote at all. In his explanation, he expressed his discontent with the government as a whole, with the two party system, and in an exhausted manner, confided in me, his fear that nothing will be different or can change. I surprised him when i agreed with him fully and provided him not with a robotic campaign volunteer response, but with an honest opinion and vision. I shared my political views, and my ideas for a solution, focused on unity and the concept that we must work with the system we have now in order to move forward.
As we discussed all sides, the conversation was to come to an end. The tone in his voice didn't change much, due to heavy contemplation on his end.
"Can we could on you to vote for Obama tomorrow, sir?"
"....:silence:.....Yes...Yes you can....thank you."

In one phone call...i helped a man realize that his vote was important and so was his voice. I helped him realize he wasn't alone in his views, and that our shared concerns about our society are worth fighting for.

So message to all of you is this:
If we let the system work us, or resist the system completely, we will fail inevitably.
We must take a different approach this time. We can no longer mimic past failures, nor can we revert back to a way of thinking that our minds have evolved away from. A new generation....a new mission.
We have created this opportunity for ourselves to make the last attempt to save who we are and the country we live in.

Check out my other project

2008-11-02T22:34:00.000-08:00

http://thecrowandthewolf.blogspot.com

New Life.

2008-10-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

So what's all this talk about a shift in consciousness at age 23?
You are probably thinking..."What talk?"
And yea...good question...there isn't much talk actually. I guess it's just been a personal observation of my own mind and evolution in the way of thinking and of those around me within in the same age bracket.
I'm not sure how to explain it and i'm sure that 75% of individuals my age haven't even noticed.
Everyone is too...busy....conforming to the kind of lives we are "supposed" to live.

I'm sure i may never had noticed myself if I hadn't allowed myself to be open to...well everything... in the past several months. If i hadn't left behind everything that I knew was constant and took on a type of nomadic lifestyle that has allowed me to open up every pore that exists on my body to absorb what's around me both emotionally and visually.

But it's there. And part of me wishes that someone told me it would occur (it would have relieved the initial stress of being a recent art school grad who is advised that NYC is where I am supposed to go next) , but the majority of me is rather pleased to not have known.
I would have expected too much, like we as human beings always do.
But I let go of everything....comfortable.
Sold my belongings.
Headed to destinations that I had never explored
And abandoned the fears we all have of...."and then what?"
and ended up gaining more understanding about life..society...and my art making than I ever would have if I chose i different path.

But this evolution and development in how I see things, feel things, and think about things has changed me into an entirely different person, and more importantly , a different artist.

As I continue you on this...personal journey...this artistic voyage..I often times wonder when the time will come when i truly am introduced to my "new self."
I fear it sometimes....afraid I will feel even more foreign than I do right now, although deep down I anticipate the unfamiliarity I expect, because I am sure it won't be unfamiliar at all.
And maybe I have always been in a way...foreign...to everything around me.
I'm not there yet. And i don't know where I will end up.
...and i'm ok with continuing this unexplainable discovery of self and purpose.

The Crow & The Wolf

2008-09-23T22:55:00.000-07:00

The Crow & The Wolf

Agnes Denes.

2008-09-21T09:47:00.001-07:00

A pioneer of conceptual art & the environmental art movement.
If you don't know her, you should.

website

The Icelandic Love Corporation.

2008-09-21T01:35:00.001-07:00

The Icelandic Love Corporation Website

The Natural World Museum

Resume.

2008-09-20T15:04:00.000-07:00

San Francisco.

2008-09-20T14:56:00.000-07:00

We decided that we would stop here for a little while.

History.

2008-09-20T13:59:00.000-07:00

I grew up here:

I went to college here:

After college, my life began to transform here:

And it continued to do so, so i headed out West:

And we moved to Santa Fe, and it pretty much changed our lives:

So we kept on moving....

Previous work...

2008-09-20T13:22:00.001-07:00

Please view my complete portfolio here:

http://porcelynivy.deviantart.com/gallery/

Intro:

2008-09-20T12:58:00.001-07:00

So, due to my lack of web design skills, www.KristinFialko.com, is temporarily on hold.
Therefore, in the mean time, I have began a blog.

My most recent body of work entitled:

"Burning Boxes"

“Lithium, Zoloft, Depakote, Ritalin, Zyprexa, Risperdal...”
Oil, shellac & wood-stain on paper and panel
84” x 102”

“The Death of Innocence”
Oil, shellac & wood-stain on paper
42” x 77”

“Side Affects Unknown”
Oil, shellac & wood-stain on panel
42” x 67”

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Human existence has relied very much on the act of conquering. Throughout history, we have convinced ourselves that to be powerful, we must conquer our counterparts. Gender, race, religion, ethnicity and difference in opinions have all been reasons to go to war with one another. The idea of conquering has filtered into our natural thought processes and throughout our lives we will invest a great amount of energy trying to define, understand, and ultimately conquer everything we don’t quite comprehend. Some of the main things that we don’t comprehend are the obvious, one being that the act of needing to conquer really only leads to self-destruction.
One of the greatest struggles a conscious human being is faced with is how to establish a balance between the dualities life presents to us, and the dualities we present to ourselves. To appreciate beauty we must see the ugly that lies within it and to truly feel pleasure we must experience and accept pain. This concept, in relation to our psyche, expresses that for us to gain more knowledge of who we are, we must accept what it is we truly know, both the pleasant and the unpleasant, the known and the unknown. If we don’t embrace the duality in everything, we begin to loose complete touch with our psyche and end up in a society established by lies and false representations.