Born Twice - Beehive Frame Mobile

This is an actual beehive frame with a version of the bee lifecycle suspended from it. The suspended parts are 3-6 colour reductive technique linocuts that are covered in beeswax.  The frame still has come honeycomb on it. 

Turning Pages - Suspended Prints

Turning Pages

This is my latest sculptural print. It is sort of a mobile too. The piece is to comment on the desentiziation of people to violence. As the pieces rotate in the air currents the pieces appear to beeither shot from behind, shoot each other or shoot at the viewer.

Ink on Stonehenge paper 

9 x 12"

12 prints in each suspended book

Guilty Treasures

This piece is for an exhibition called "Guilty Treasures".

The package contains 19 tulips to mark each

Tulip Painting of mine either lost, stolen or damaged

- Standing Alone Series - 13 pieces

- Abundance Series - 2 pieces

- Touch Series - 2 pieces

- Secrets  Series 2 pieces

** Some pieces remain lost, others have been

recovered and others were not reparable

Painted Violin - Almost Done

I dipped musical score in beeswax today and finished varnishing my painted violin, now I only need to get it restrung and find an old violin bow as I would like to have a bow as well as the violin. The hunt begins for the bow.

Clay Tulip Bulbs

I am making pretend tulip bulbs using clay. In the photo below there are 6 real ones and 10 fake ones. Can you figure out which are which?  These bulbs are for a piece I am creating which is still a long ways from completion.

Painted Violin Progress

Here are some in progress images of my "Flight of the Bumble Bee" painted violin.

 

Mobius Strip Sculpture

Here is Never-Ending part 2. I have created 10 Mobius strips, printed them on both sides with a linocut technique, cut out the negative space and made them into a sculpture. This took an enormous about of time, but I am happy with it. I just need to do the formal correct lighting photos now.

Transforming a Gallery into a Beehive

Yes you read that properly! I have been given the go ahead to transform the Affinity Gallery - Saskatchewan Craft Council, Saskatoon, into a beehive, complete with sound and smell from October 17- November 19, 2016. I am super excited. Here is my maquette of the plans.

Forest Moves

Three more pieces in my "Forest Series".  It is a nest in die cut printed on archival gold mining maps. I love the topographical print on these pieces. The eggs are created with mylar maps that had very interesting patterns on them. They are about 1.5cm in size and are made from 11 small pieces with various slits in them. They actually can compact to totally flat. 

Forest Moves 1

Ink on Gold Mining Maps - Linocut
9 x 9", 22 x 22cm

Forest Moves 2

Ink on Gold Mining Maps - Linocut
9 x 9", 22 x 22cm

 

Forest Moves 3

Ink on Gold Mining Maps - Linocut
9 x 9", 22 x 22cm

Painted Violin - Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

Here are a few early images of the violin I am painting for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

Many hours left to go but you can see where I am heading, "The Flight of the Bumble Bee".