In the late fall, Calgary artist Jolie Bird and I collaborated on a postcard for Carte Blanche at DNA Artspace in London, Ontario. This is the result (cut pattern by Jolie, watercolour by me). The postcard has already been sold but you can enjoy a digital version below.
Untitled (Watercolour and papercut, 6″ x 4″). Collaboration with Jolie Bird
Every year, Alberta Printmakers’ holds an exhibition and exchange where artists submit ten prints and receive eight random ones from the exchange in return. I created the print below for the event. Its an 8″ x 10″ silkscreen called “Weight of Movement”.
Weight of Movement (8″ x 10″) silkscreen
I am pleased to have one of my recent etchings included in the 2014 Southern Printmaking Biennale, juried by Ericka Walker (an amazing Canadian lithographer based on the East Coast). The show runs from November 10 to December 12th at the Bob Owens Gallery at the University of North Georgia.
Separating Identities (etching and chine colle, 12″ x 8.75″)
In just one week I’ll be showing and selling my work at Handmade Here in Calgary. I’m one of 25 local artists who will be selling a range of work including ceramics, paintings, jewellery, textiles and of course, prints. I’ll have cards, bookmarks, scarves as well as a range of prints from the last few years. Come by November 15 & 16 at the Triwood Community Centre. 10-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday.
Bookmarks made of cut prints
Hand-silkscreened silk scarves using dyes and featuring my parrot, Charlie.
Silkscreened Christmas cards.
Happy to be part of BIMPE VIII! The exhibition opened in early September and will tour to several galleries in BC and Alberta including Federation Gallery, Dundarave Print Workshop, UBC Okanagan, and SNAP.
About a year ago, I was invited by Guy Langevin to participate in a print exhibition that would take place in Taiwan. 25 Canadian artists were to exhibit our works in Taiwan and 25 Taiwanese artists were to exhibit their work here (well, in Quebec). Guy invited three artists from the exhibition (myself, Deborah Chapman, and Mylene Gervais) and a representative from Trois Rivieres (Marie-Eve Berube) to accompany him to the opening in August. It was a whirlwind three days in Taiwan and we were welcomed by the generous and extremely friendly Taiwanese artists. The exhibition would serve as a way for artists in each country to show their works and to build relationships between artists and institutions beyond the exhibition. A catalogue of all of the works in both exhibitions is available.
I have works in the Second International Printmaking Triennial in Belgrade, Serbia. The exhibition opened on September 4th.
I’m honoured to have my work available for sale at The Print Center in Philadelphia. If you are a fan of print and are in Philadelphia, you should definitely drop by and check out their current exhibitions and gallery shop. But if you are far away and are still interested in purchasing one of my prints, head on over to their website to pick one up (and peruse the many other wonderful works on the site).
I’m currently en route to Asia where I’ll be attending the opening of Printed in Canada – an exhibition curated by Guy Langevin and featuring the works of 25 Canadian printmakers. Prior to heading off on my trip, I completed a new etching as part of my new series The Body Stranger. More to come about Taiwan after the opening! (sorry the colour is a bit off in the photo)
This past winter, the television show Fargo was filmed in Calgary and I was approached to print some props. This was mostly a lot of unsexy boxes and folders but it was still pretty interesting to be part of the behind the scenes production. I did all my printing on the weekends so I never ran across any actors but it was cool to check out some of the sets and other props. Thank-you to Joel Tobman for this opportunity (he also designed the stencils – I just printed them)! Below are some photos of the printing in progress as well as a screen shot of a box in use.
A forest of drying giant boxes.
Some ammunition boxes laid out and ready for their onscreen debut.
Case files! I had to cut a special template out of foam core so that I could print these. The back has a clip that couldn’t be removed.
This is what a lot of boxes looks like.
Silkscreening some large boxes (190 to be exact). We built registration guides out of screwed-in two by fours.
Screen shot of a printed box in action in Fargo.