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smorgasboarder<br />
All My Loving<br />
hands down<br />
words: tami argaman<br />
The other day I was on my way to a local<br />
brewery in Moffat Beach on the Sunshine<br />
Coast. A pile of mags in my arms, my phone<br />
and keys in my hands and work on my mind, I<br />
almost didn’t notice the place that is the basis<br />
of this little love story.<br />
It sounds cheesy but after entering Holloway<br />
Gallery I forgot for a moment what I was doing<br />
and got lost in the peace of art. Every piece<br />
caught my eye but when I saw “All My Loving”<br />
I was blown away.<br />
The artist responsible for this incredible<br />
artwork, Kyarna, was there herself and when<br />
she told me about the technique she used for<br />
the piece, my mind automatically turned back<br />
to my initial mission: Finding things, people<br />
and stories I want to share with our readers.<br />
Kyarna knew of smorgasboarder and thankfully<br />
loves it. “Do you surf” I asked.<br />
Her face suddenly looked guilty, as if she was<br />
scared I’d think less of her if she wasn’t a surfer.<br />
“I’ve been trying…” she said before adding: “I<br />
do SUP!”<br />
I loved that and told her smorgasboarder is<br />
not about good surfers and bad surfers. It’s<br />
about passion, culture and the appreciation of<br />
art and skills.<br />
“All My Loving” took Kyarna 340 hours. It<br />
consists of thousands and thousands of<br />
tiny dots (which is why the gallery placed a<br />
magnifying glass near the piece!)<br />
Now Kyarna, this reminds me of the work a<br />
surfboard shaper performs: A long process<br />
creating something nobody else can do the<br />
same way as you, with an outcome so unique<br />
and beautiful: That’s the art of the craft.<br />
Maybe Kyarna is a surfer after all.<br />
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