Category Archives: Other artworks
Card Season
For the past 16 years I have been creating the covers for my family’s Christmas cards. This is the time of year when I start putting things in motion so that I can collaborate with my dad who always thinks … Continue reading
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Dance Lessons
For my first experiment with polymer plate printmaking, I created a silly 32-page mini book. No, no, I don’t really suppose to teach anyone anything about dancing. The book was printed using two 8.5×11 polymer plates. The prints are double-sided … Continue reading
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Double/Double (And film exchange!)
When you’re working with film, you never know what might happen. A lot can go wrong: You set up an elaborate photo shoot only to discover that the camera never advanced the film; The developer doesn’t coat the film in … Continue reading
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Abstract Planimetrics
An early attempt at woodcut printmaking using a piece of burnt and discarded plywood.
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Wood… wood… wood?
I have done a bit of woodworking in the past but I wanted to explore the materiality of wood in a new way. A friend found a chunk of oak in Queen’s Park and he took it home for me. … Continue reading
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All Wrong
Art-making (like many endeavours) seems to work best when I am completely in the moment – where my mind is still and clear and calmly focused. I have seen too many art students (including myself at times) succumb to frustration, … Continue reading
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Offset Swimmer
I went swimming in the Pacific today and enjoyed being knocked around by the tide coming in quickly as the full moon rose. I thought of my first attempt at a multiple colour lino print. My plates were probably not … Continue reading
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Narrow Lots
I never cease to be delighted by the Victorian homes that line Toronto’s downtown residential streets. Some of these buildings have been maintained in their original states with stained glass windows and local red and yellow bricks. Others have been … Continue reading
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