revel & riotGreat interview with a trans teen artist and his artist motherArtist Features: Tammy and Ronan Salzl
September 29, 2011| Retrieved from the Internet on October 6, 2011 by SJ
http://revelandriot.com/news/artist-profile-tammy-and-ronan-salzl-51751
Tammy and Ronan are a tour de force of dedicated art making and artistic exploration. Tammy, who is Ronan's mother, is an accomplished painter from Alberta. Her visceral figurative paintings have been shown throughout Canada. She is known for her use of allegorical tales, which display an honest chronology of her private world. The raw detail of her paintings allow for layers of emotional transparencies to flourish. Her introspective paintings feel like familiar fairy tales, until one realizes they are actually watching a new story unfold.
Ronan is a young transgender kid who is interested in fashion, performance art, singing, writing, and an amalgamation of almost every art form out there. Together, their enthusiasm for the arts is inspiring. I sat down with Tammy and Ronan for a special double interview about painting and the performing arts. Ronan also bravely shared her experiences with bullying, giving us all an example to live by.
