It was a trip to NYC during her senior year in high school that changed the game for Kendall and her future artistic career. Like most people, getting to see works from Picasso, Monet and other masters is awe inspiring. However, it was one master and his work that would forever leave it’s mark on Joanne. Alexander Calder and his “Une Boule Noir, Une Boule Blanche” would be the spark to keep her creative spirit alive.

Like many artists, making art has to take a back burner sometimes to being an ‘adult’. Kendall chose to become a professor of mathematics at a community college and thoroughly enjoys it. She is a natural at teaching, but never really gave up her artistic endeavors.

As you can guess, she creates mobiles using a wide range of materials using welding and metal smithing techniques. Through her sculptural welding, she uses many approaches and the influence of Calder is always present. That mathematical knowledge of balance and motion are beautifully represented, using found objects from the familiar to the unknown. Her art is physically interactive and playful. Kendall makes art that moves and breathes, it makes you want to dance with it. The one thing you truly understand by experiencing Kendall’s work is she loves it. All of it. We love it too.