Fiefdoms

These sculptural drawings, as I like to call them were done as part of a project called '100 Drawings.' I did indeed make 100 of them in various sizes and shapes. This is just a few of them that make up part of my kingdom.

Land Art

I recently took a class exploring Land and Environmental Art and was so inspired by the work done using materials found in wild places. This is a composition I arranged on the beach while walking on Chestermans Bay in Tofino, BC. It is really one of the most beautiful spots on the island and it's wide open spaces have a powerful affect on the psyche.

Marking Time

I often post my photography on various social media sites but as it's time to update to my blog, I thought I'd add some here as well. While it may be morbid to take pictures of dead things in a way it is also exactly why we are all so snap-happy - to stop time. These things in front of the lens are transient and one day the photo may be the only physical evidence of their (our) existence.

Motherhood

Papercut 22"x30" 2015

Been A Long, Long Time

It's been awhile but here's some work I've been doing recently. This is part of a sculpture I'm working on. It's comprised of the ordinary detritus of my life that I am taking apart and rebuilding to create a new viewpoint.

Cut Paper

This is a process I dearly love. To cut or not to cut! Like a surgeon but better.

Procrastination, The Art of

Wow, a whole year since my first post. This is a new personal best I think.

I have been busy and it has been related to art and the creative process, so it's not a complete loss. And now that a few things have finished I'll be able to do some more actual painting and then some writing about it. I have been doing part time studies at the Vancouver Island School of Art and that has been amazing. I have learned so much! I've made sculptures, videos, taken tons of photos, and learned alot about the art made in the last 150 years - phew!

This is one of the sculpture projects I did; it is built out of wooden matchsticks and then lit on fire. A great exercise in creating something without getting too attached to it.