Shaun Kardinal In-Progress

A collection of in-progress shots by Seattle-based artist Shaun Kardinal, peppered with works of inspiration.

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I’m very pleased to formally announce my next solo exhibition, Inertia, showing at LxWxH! Featuring a new series of large-scale embroidered collage and installation. Show opens Friday July 12 from 6-9pm.

I’m very pleased to formally announce my next solo exhibition, Inertia, showing at LxWxH! Featuring a new series of large-scale embroidered collage and installation. Show opens Friday July 12 from 6-9pm.

A few more of these and I’ll have a show ready!

A few more of these and I’ll have a show ready!

Working…

Working…

Congratulations to shareenthequeenhahashewishes and somethingfromnothingsuddenly, the book giveaway winners! Please email sh@unkardinal.com with your chosen book and address. Woo!
Thanks for following, everyone!

Congratulations to shareenthequeenhahashewishes and somethingfromnothingsuddenly, the book giveaway winners! Please email sh@unkardinal.com with your chosen book and address. Woo!

Thanks for following, everyone!

Great to see so many new followers! To celebrate landing on the Artists Spotlight page, it’s time for a book giveaway!
Just Reblog to Enter!Two winners will be selected via random.org on SATURDAY JUNE 15th at NOON PST and get their chosen book, on the house.

Great to see so many new followers! To celebrate landing on the Artists Spotlight page, it’s time for a book giveaway!

Just Reblog to Enter!
Two winners will be selected via random.org on SATURDAY JUNE 15th at NOON PST and get their chosen book, on the house.

A piece I did in 2011 that was meant to be the start of a series. I made a handful of these little building collages afterward but had trouble finding more nicely-aged paper for backing. Eventually I moved on to the next thing and this one was forgotten. Still a pretty decent little piece…

A piece I did in 2011 that was meant to be the start of a series. I made a handful of these little building collages afterward but had trouble finding more nicely-aged paper for backing. Eventually I moved on to the next thing and this one was forgotten. Still a pretty decent little piece…

THEN & NOW: The Shaun Kardinal Interview + Mixtape
I was interviewed about my youth (and breeding hamsters and my 90s websites and music and art) at TENDER VALIDATIONS, a music mix-of-the-month project. As such, I also made a mix of some of my favorite new tunes of the year.
Read the interview at TendarValidations.com…

Download the mix or stream at RdioTracklist:
Baths - Ironworks
Majical Cloudz - Childhood ‘s End
Kurt Vile - Girl Called Alex
The Besnard Lakes - The Spectre
Devendra Banhart - Daniel
Wampire - Spirit Forest
Soft Metals - Tell Me
Thee Oh Sees - Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster
Deerhunter - Punk (La Vie Antérieure)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - The Opposite Of Afternoon

THEN & NOW: The Shaun Kardinal Interview + Mixtape

I was interviewed about my youth (and breeding hamsters and my 90s websites and music and art) at TENDER VALIDATIONS, a music mix-of-the-month project. As such, I also made a mix of some of my favorite new tunes of the year.

Read the interview at TendarValidations.com…

Download the mix or stream at Rdio
Tracklist:

  1. Baths - Ironworks
  2. Majical Cloudz - Childhood ‘s End
  3. Kurt Vile - Girl Called Alex
  4. The Besnard Lakes - The Spectre
  5. Devendra Banhart - Daniel
  6. Wampire - Spirit Forest
  7. Soft Metals - Tell Me
  8. Thee Oh Sees - Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster
  9. Deerhunter - Punk (La Vie Antérieure)
  10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - The Opposite Of Afternoon
The SOIL show is over and your supportive response was amazing–about 2/3 of the show sold! There are now 15 pieces from the new series available in the shop. Use discount code TUMBLR for 10% off any piece!

The SOIL show is over and your supportive response was amazing–about 2/3 of the show sold! There are now 15 pieces from the new series available in the shop. Use discount code TUMBLR for 10% off any piece!

Working (Vine)

Installation views of Coordination, part of the New Members’ Show at SOIL Gallery, now in its last week. The postcard series is accompanied by patterns created with yarn and pushpins.

Ten more embroidered postcards from my latest Coordination series…

All 42 available now in the shop!

19 of the 42 new pieces are still available in the shop! a few of my favorites, even!