Another Nest called "Balance"

So I created another nest this one called "Balance". It is huge 60 x 72". It is a triptych. I had to photograph it on the easel because I don't have a wall large enought to display it. I had so much fun making it. I had to use my entire body to move through the long twigs that make up the nest.

 

The series has a new display location and date

May/June 2013

at 

The Meewasin Valley Center Gallery, Saskatoon 

Another Nest - Shelter

Here is another nest for the series Nest - Nest Egg -Empty Nest.

Nest - Nest Egg - Empty Nest : Exhibition at Rouge Gallery next May

As part of my Artist in Residence with the Potash Corp Children's Festival I will be exhibiting my series Nest - Nest Egg - Empty Nest at Rouge Gallery.  I will get more images on the website as soon as I can.  Bought new canvas today to paint more nests.

 

Artist in Residence - Northern Saskatchewan Children's Festival 2012

 I will be Artist in Residence for the 2012 Saskatchewan Children's Festival,  June 3 - 6, 2012.  The focus will be on my new series Nest - Nest Egg - Empty Nest.

More on projects that I will be doing with the children will be posted in future months.

 http://www.saskatchewanchildrensfestival.ca/

TearRoom Project - Museum of Antiquities

The TearRoom Project 

March/April 2012

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan Campus

Room 116 College Building

107 Administration Place
Saskatoon, Canada
 

Curated by Tracene Harvey and Anneka Drinkwater

I am collecting human tears.  If you would like to participate contact me.

Photo credit: Trint Thomas

"Surrender", and 3 photos by Trint Thomas

You bet something new for me!!!!! My son and I spent three days taking photos of the Lighthouse Park Area in August to submit to a group show at the West Vancouver Memorial  Library.  My piece "Surrender" was accepted.  It was a wonderful three days spent in the parks on the north shore of Vancouver and with my incredibly talented and creative son.  I found this white feather on the rock and all I could think of is that the animals in this world have to surrender to us because they have no way to fight back.  The call for exhibition asked for work that dealt with: the the fragility and diversity of the parks, hence my calling to "Surrender".

My son had three of his photos selected for exhibition.  I am so excited to be in an exhibition with him. 

"Surrender" 

12 x 18"

West Vancouver Memorial Library 

November 5 - January 8, 2012

Opening Event:  November 6, 2011

Lighthouse Park  http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/lighthouse-park/

Here are the three photos that my son took that are in the exhibition as well. 

Ink Transfer - text on nests

The other thing I have been working on is text on top of nests that were created using an ink transfer technique.

Economic Transfer

ink transfer and pencil on paper 

22 x 30"

 

  

Home

ink transfer and pencil on paper 

22 x 30"

Nest Egg - Home

Here is another piece in the Nest Egg series. The detailing in the stenciled letters on the background is not visible in the photo.  I so enjoyed creating this today.

 

detail shots of stenciling of text

Nest Egg - Security

I just finished a very large painting with the main image of a nest. On the piece I have included the words nest and security. I just love it. It is a bit of a break away from my normal style in that I was splashing and splattering paint on the canvas. It was fun and sort of freeing from my normal style. 

 

Nest Egg - Economics

The following four pieces are part of my Nest - Nest Egg- Empty Nest series.  These pieces use bank statements to enhance the nest and create a dialogue in the viewers mind between the titles and the numbers that appear in the nest spaces.  The nests are red as most people in this time in history live in "the red", living in the black seems to be a thing of the past for most people.  My daughter is studying economics at university and the vocabulary she uses intrigues me. The medium used is ink, bank statements and pencil crayon on paper.

Budget Line

Ecomonic Growth

 Income Distribution

Stocks