Wow – my life has had some significant changes over the last 6ish years. And one of these days I’ll share some of that story.

The major elements that brought on these changes. I wanted more time to play both outside and artistically!

Now I create just for the fun of creating, creating art for sales is no longer part of my business model. And teach and share the processes of many of the things I enjoy creating is still a big part of my life. Helping others learn creative processes is still one of my passions.

Mountain biking in Utah

Mountain biking in Utah!

The Highline

The West…

Gunpowder Art, KJ Kahnle artist
KJ Kahnle, gunpowder art show

“It’s All Connected, a Dialogue”

(triptych in center of above image, each section is a 12″ x 36″ panel, $3600 framed)

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Featured in the Amazon Prime Original Series

The Bortherhood of Brew
Episode 5

What an honor to be on this series!

TEDx Talk

TEDx Heironymos Park
Videos online April 2020

From Control to Chaos, the Curiousity and Creativity of a Gunpowder Artist

Gunpowder Art – Exploding gunpowder to burn paper…

It’s difficult to control, endlessly experimental, and I love it!

Such an honor to present at TEDx HieronymusPark:

From Control to Chaos: Learning About Creativity as a Gunpowder Artist

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The uncontrollable, unexpected, chaos of the process is fantastic! But I began my art career with a pencil where I had complete control of the outcome. Mistakes have now became my mentors as I found the possibilities within them.  I now see “control”  as flowing with unexpected outcomes. Through this journey I have come to believe that we are all creative and that curiosity is a foundation for creativity. Perhaps we just need to remember how to let go of expectations and rekindle our curiosity. Videos will be online April 2020: https://tedxhieronymuspark.com

Art is created by exploding gunpowder which I sandwich between two pieces of paper. Each piece takes from 1 to over 200 burns of different techniques and sizes to complete.

Have a question? Interested in buying or commissioning? An idea to share?

I’d enjoy hearing from you ~ KJ

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