Clik here to view.
A New Self Portrait Project (I Hope)
Over the past few weeks I’ve been considering what my new projects will be for this year, and I realized I would like to do something with self portraits again. I can’t stand the idea of taking a self...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Self Portrait a Month: Leftover Pieces
Just in the nick of time, with a few days to spare, I managed to shoot the first self portrait in a new series. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I’d been thinking about taking one self portrait a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wearing Hearts on the Street
My friend Vivienne has an uncanny ability to find hearts and messages of love around our neighbourhood of Commercial Drive, and she often shares these on Instagram. It got me thinking about leaving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Self Portrait A Month: Arranging Constellations
It wasn’t my intention to leave this until the end of the month again, but for the previous few weeks I’d been coming up dry on ideas and enthusiasm for the project of shooting one self portrait a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Self Portrait a Month: In Bloom
One self portrait a month in 2014 continues with a lovely colourful addition to the series. I was much more determined this time to shoot a new image and get it done before the end of the month. Late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Self Portrait A Month: Hibernation
My November self portrait is one of those that barely squeaked under the end of month deadline. I was so caught up in preparing for the Culture Crawl all month that I didn’t have time to spare for this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Self Portrait a Month: Red Portrait
I had big plans for my December self portrait of an elaborate set involving paper wings and creative photoshop manipulations. But when it came time to shoot something I chose to keep it simple and just...
View ArticleClik here to view.
12 Self Portraits in 2014
This is a lot of photos of me in one blog post but I wanted to put the twelve images together in one place to acknowledge the completion of the series. It was one of the creative things I accomplished...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Work in Progress: Tyvek Paper Cut Installation Part 2
A few weeks ago I started working on a second paper cut installation made from the remaining seven foot roll of tyvek. It’s proving to be the most awkward thing ever to maneuver around and work on so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Leeway Residency: Halfway Point
I haven’t been working on my pattern paper cut project much over the last three weeks because I’ve been focused on other things. But yesterday I finally made time to work on transforming the flat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Work In Progress: Pattern Paper Cut Installation
I’ve been slowly continuing to work on the installation of paper cut patterns that I started at the beginning of the summer. This are some of the recently completed pieces. I still have a looooooong...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tiny Intricate Pattern
I know this looks like a drawing or even a digitally created design, but it is hand cut paper. The design is cut from white paper and is backed with black. I shared work in progress of this Islamic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Projects in the Long Term
At an artist networking event I attended on the weekend I was reminded of a piece of work by Germaine Koh I encountered years ago called, Knitwork. It’s an on-going project she’s been doing since 1992...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Crowd of Succulents
The thing I like most about making multiples of the same type of paper object is how they look when grouped together. I made more green succulents this week to balance out the red and orange. Even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Commissions: Paper Cut J
It’s been ages since I last took on a commission, or made a custom paper cut letter. Last week a client reached out through Etsy to inquire about having a letter cut and sent in a short turn around...
View ArticleThirty Days of Drawing Project
I decided to begin a thirty day project on the first day of May as a way to get inspired and generate new ideas. I’ve been feeling artistically stale and stagnant lately, and hoped it would be a good...
View ArticleThirty Days of Drawing Project – The Conclusion
The Thirty Days of Drawing Project came to a conclusion on June 24, 2017 at Day fifty-five. This video includes work from June 13th through to the 24th. The final page ended up in colour because I had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making a Beaded Tassel Necklace
Look at this lovely beaded tassel necklace I made over the weekend with my friend Amanda. We’d both been thinking about tassels recently so she decided to host an afternoon of making over the weekend....
View ArticleClik here to view.
28 Days of Hearts in February
To get myself back on track after the displacement from my studio last month, I decided to work on a daily project in February. I was feeling both drained and depressed, and decided what I needed was a...
View ArticleThe Conclusion of 28 Days of Hearts
Along with the arrival of the end of February came the conclusion to my daily project of 28 Days of Hearts. It was the best thing I could have done for myself after the unexpected stress and...
View Article