We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jaxon Kolhoff a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Jaxon, thanks for joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I grew up with artistic parents who got burnt out from the grind if Art school. My dad was an actor, and my mother was a painter/ interior designer. I knew I would find something that really fit with me. Then I discovered spoken word, and punk rock. These two art forms combine my love of literature, and my love of performance art. I think this realization hit hard when I was 12. I had just finished my classic Washington D.C. field trip, and actually met Henry Rollins from Black Flag on the capitol Lawn. This experience become one of many that just made something inside me say “keep going”… “keep walking the path”.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I got into most artistic ventures haphazardly. It all starts with a seed of interest, and that interest usually build ( should be Builds) enough traction to gain momentum and get me somewhere worth being. Every artistic venture I take part in has happened because of another. I started doing spoken word at local raves, because all my friends were DJs. This eventually led to me wanting to form my own band. Attempting to attract the same type of crowd interested in my spoken word, who also had a love for music. Through music I met a modeling agent who immediately signed me, and shipped me off to NYC. Next thing I know I’m modeling in Italy, and doing runway shows their. ( Should be There) Currently I am moving from modeling and music into performance art. This will be a combination of my musical intensity paired with my love for spoken word, body building, and painting. My hope is to always create something visceral. Which will weed out the cool weird kids from the stereotypical gentrification influenced rich ones.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

My goal is always to keep going, and keep challenging myself. I never want to get stuck doing the same old shit. Routine is both a means of security and stagnation in the art world. I never decide where to pivot my art based on people’s opinion, I only pivot based on my own goals or interests. My main goal is to not get bored.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

Before covid started my life was really picking up. I was constantly recording music in my home studio. I was traveling the world modeling, and performing with my band. Once the pandemic started though my ( Should just be all not My) all that momentum fell off the Cliffside. I figured I would take this time to start school, and try and work on a counseling degree. TWO months into my schooling though, the house I was renting permanently lost power. For weeks I was unable to clean myself, or  clothes..I also could not cook food. This caused me to have to pick up three different jobs. Record store, thrift store, and night janitor job. I did no artistic ventures for almost two years. I never gave up though. Knowing that all this energy would manifest itself into something truly beautiful and worthwhile. In many ways it did.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Jaxon_Kolhoff
• Facebook: Jaxon Kolhoff
• Twitter: Jaxon Kolhoff
• Youtube: Crawl spaces
• Other: Substack where all poetry and short stories are posted @JaxonKolhoff

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