The Distance is Closer by Ky Anderson

Passing Through by Ky Anderson

Hi collectors, it's Sara. I've been coveting Ky Anderson's work since Jen introduced her first edition, Many Mountains, in 2007. I've since seen that print in the homes of friends, including those who work at major institutions and know art and some who are new to collecting, too. These sightings always make me feel closer to people—a mutual affection for an artist's work is one more thing we have in common, one more thing to talk about, and even if we don't talk about it, it's one more thing to chalk up in the column of reasons why we knew we'd be friends.

Ky's work is gorgeous, soft and comforting, but it's also a little unsettling. It's abstract, but there are also things we can nearly identify. In both The Distance is Closer and Passing Through, I can see the lines and shapes that make the waves in this drawing by the late, great Louise Bourgeois. You can see some of the other things that Ky might be thinking about in her work by studying the smart art collection she's amassed—which includes more than a few works from fellow 20x200 artists. Of her collection, she says: "The majority of my collection consists of people I know and have known for most of my life. I identify the art with the person who made it. It comforts me and makes me feel at home to live with their work."

Because of the sheer love I have for her work, and because it makes me think of Bourgeois, in a way that I think Ky probably thinks of her too (she does), and because I admire her personal collection so, I knew I would like Ky when we finally had the chance to work together in creating these editions. And I did. The rest is a happily-ever-after of sorts that lets you all be a part of the story as well.