Work in Style at Home Magazine!

Did I mention that I had work in the January edition of Canada's Style at Home Magazine? Pretty awesome :)

Warm welcome to 2016!

Papermill Gallery, at Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
Exhibition: January 13-24th
Reception: Thursday January 14, 6-8pm

Gonna be showing two pieces in Scarborough Arts' 30th Anniversary exhibition. Both pieces were selected as Juror's Choice. Sweeeeet! And the works will be published in their Big Art Book. Annnnnd, totally stoked to be exhibiting at a Toronto Heritage Museum. Welcome 2016!

Commentary by Julie Oakes

Stumbled upon this today. It's from a while ago, but I realized I never posted it. I love the writing in this. Thank-you Julie Oakes and Headbones Gallery!

A Home for E.T. A Home for ALL.

Window Installation, hand-cut paper on glass, 2015

Window Installation (detail), hand-cut paper on glass, 2015

So much darkness in this anxious time. I want to invite you to a promise of home. To a place of safety.

What's in my basket?

A collection of photographs taken over the course of this year documenting all the wonderful things that people leave in my bike basket. Just prior to starting this series, I recall finding a half melted ice cream as well as a bottle of Heineken in my basket, but I was way too annoyed and angrily threw those items out of my basket before taking a photo. Then a few days later I discovered two big crumpled balls of packaging film in my basket and I decided to make lemonade from lemons. This is an on-going series and I will add more photos as more items get stashed by strangers in my bike basket. (I was only able to upload a portion of the images today... still more to be added soon!)

 

 

Hot Balls

Hot Balls by Tom Friedman, about 200 balls stolen from shops by the artist over a six month period, 1992

Late the other night, as I was biking home, I saw a small group of guys laughing and carrying a small pumpkin. They all seemed a wee bit inebriated, and I could only guess that they had stolen the pumpkin from the bar where they had been drinking (there were definitely no stores around that were open and selling pumpkins at that time). I immediately thought of this Tom Friedman piece. I always laugh to myself when I imagine the artist stealing the giant ball. 

Happy Birthday to my big bro!

Go Pape Panthers!, hand-cut paper, 5 layers, 8 x 8 inches, 2015