A meditation on the horizon line of Texada Island/sayeyin
Wild pigments on canvas
60x40
life-size ink drawing of my botanical robot muse
Colour sources: indigo, coreopsis, marigold, sumac, copper wire, rust
Handmade inks on paper, painted out on the land in Tla’amin Territory, qathet, BC.
5x7”
Willow charcoal and clay from underneath Lake Ontario, on canvas.
Painted on Mnisiing / Toronto Island during into the wilderness residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point
12x18”
Wild colour on linen
11x14”
Wild colours on paper, painted out on the land in Tla’amin Territory, qathet, BC.
18x24”
Wild colours on paper, painted out on the land in Tla’amin Territory, qathet, BC.
18x24”
Wild colours on paper, painted out on the land in Tla’amin Territory, qathet, BC.
18x24”
Tidal, in situ, where she was painted in Finn Bay, Lund, BC.
Thickened natural dyes on canvas
Color sources: marigold, coreopsis, pomegranate rind, cutch, indigo, iron, copper
30x50”
Sister paintings in the studio Tidal Patchwork & Tidal
Thickened natural dyes on canvas, Tidal Patchwork was deconstructed and sewn together with other naturally dyed fabrics.
Color sources: marigold, coreopsis, pomegranate rind, cutch, indigo, iron, copper
42x42” & 30x50”
This series of paintings was poured on raw canvas, laid flat, and then sewn together with blocks of naturally dyed and up-cycled fabrics.
The forms reference tide pools and the maternal body.
Materials: Thickened natural dyes & paints made from marigolds, copper pipe, indigo, iron & cochineal, on raw canvas. Naturally dyed and up-cycled cotton and linen fabrics. Stretched on 1.75” depth bars.
24x36”
Handmade inks on paper
Color sources: copper wire, marigold, indigo, walnut, acorns, cochineal & coreopsis
11x14”
Handmade inks on paper
Color sources: copper wire, marigold, indigo, walnut, acorns, cochineal & coreopsis
11x14”
Indigo and rust-dyed cloth, sewn together and stretched over a frame
24x36”
Thickened natural dyes on canvas, poured on the land.
Color sources: marigold, cochineal, indigo, iron, copper
25x30”