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Fear

Jul 25, 2008

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Fear

I wanted to create a painting that confronts the lack of faith and doubt that I constantly encounter in my spiritual journey, hoping to communicate to the viewer that we all share a common bond of struggling with answers to the great questions of life. For the...

Friends on a mountain

Jul 18, 2008

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Friends on a mountain

Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. A weekend getaway with friends. Two of my aptmates are seen here in this digital photograph (snapt Spring '08). We're on top of a mountain—the guy on the ground is a fashion photographer—he's shooting a model, reclined on a bench. The...

Jul 11, 2008

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Slow Down: a case for conscious consumption

In the face of an ailing global food supply, buying locally and consuming consciously allow us to conserve the world’s resources. The “Slow” movements’ emphases on local culture are the result, not of xenophobia, but of a desire born of a cosmopolitan ideal to preserve the rich history, tradition, and diversity inherent in human cultures.

Trilliums and Solomon’s Seal

Jul 11, 2008

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Trilliums and Solomon’s Seal

I use the traditional Far Eastern batik technique of wax resist, but my subject matter is the landscape, flora, and fauna of Eastern Ontario. In this batik, I have combined two of my favourite early spring wildflowers. Trilliums grow thickly in the woodland around my...

Breath of Life

Jul 4, 2008

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Breath of Life

Conceptually, this work is based upon the notion of the human body being a shelter for the soul. I work primarily in ceramics, somehow hoping to connect my artwork made in a post-modern context to the rich and ancient history of clay. Drawing inspiration from nature...