Altered Eavestroughs

Ceramic tiles

HVAC Collection

Installation at UWAG

Here’s a pic of my new work installed for critique at UWAG in December, 2020.

Bike Tires

All summer I collected bicycle tubes from our local bike repair shop and cast these bike tires out of drystone. The final artwork uses pieces of used upholstery foam to support the weight of each tire as they rest stacked upon each other.

Plaster HVAC Prototype

After having tried to make HVAC vent registers in clay for months I’ve switched to casting them as full objects in drystone which is a type of plaster. This is a sample using the kitchen sink of pigments I had kicking around the studio.

Walls

Inconsolable Loss are three independent walls which cannot stand on their own. This is my neighbour helping me move them from the workroom back into my studio. They sure are heavy!!

The Asphalt Project 3.0

I’ve been trying to work with asphalt as a component of making compositional layers with various other materials. After spending a year living with the material it found it’s way home in these paper bags (lined with resin).

Sketches and Drawings on Dinner Plates

The Artist Cookbook Vol. 2 is coming… but actually, it’s being delayed a year because of COVID. Watch for this new component of the cookbook.

Framing Walls

I’m building walls!

Rubber Tubes

I’ve been thinking about the autonomy of materials in the work I make and the collaborative systems in the construction. If I do work with rubber, it’s been latex, which is an ochre colour, but a few different COVID-19 isolation factors have lead me to this butyl rubber.

Ceramic HVAC End Registers

I’ve been experimenting with ceramics (with considerable failure) to try to make a series of HVAC end registers.

Prototyping

I’m working on a prototype for a semi-functional ramp. I think it’s going to look a bit like this.

Asphalt Continues

You may be surprised to learn (as was I!) that asphalt fill takes 6-12 months to cure. Don’t try this at home.

Drawings

I’ve started working on a series of drawings.

New Work in Progress

. . . asphalt, plywood and parchment paper.

A Brood of Multiples

Made of ceramic, rubber latex and cotton, these little multiples have made their way in the world.

The Artist Cookbook is Here!

The Artist Cookbook Vol. 1 contains 58 recipes, from 52 artists collected from across the country. Along with the recipes artists submitted, came personal stories and unexpected glimpses into each of their lives. Some of those narratives made their way into the book. You can purchase it online at www.theartistcookbook.ca or check out the About page to see a list of shops who are carrying it.

We Must Love and Support One Another

The media doesn’t let us forget how the year has been difficult for so many. If you’re walking by my place, please note the encouragement.

Cultivating and Practising Caring Futures: A Death Care Café

It was terrific to workshop Deathnastics at Ryerson University as part of their Social Justice Week. Helmed by Eliza Chandler, Esther Ignagni, and Loree Erickson and performed by Sean Lee, Jack Hawk, and myself, guided with poise by the brilliant Alex Bulmer. It was wonderful to work with new friends and old on this project again!

You can read more about the event and who everyone is here.