EPHEMERIZE
These pictures emerged from the “Sublimate” drawings (2019-present). They continue to be an exploration – in paint this time – of the theme of changes-of-state, but also morphed into an exploration of the temporariness of things. One of the things I love about science is how the story it tells us is at variance with […]
AFFIRMATIONS
“Affirmations” is a woodblock print done in the Japanese style (木版画 or 木 版 感). I’ve spent the last year teaching myself various relief printing techniques and settled on this as my favourite, though I’ve found something to love about all of them. In the process, I’ve set myself a series of “assignments” through which to […]
SHELTER -> HOME
11”x14” relief print on washi paper. Mounted and matted. In the summer of 2023, I set myself a goal to learn relief printing methods, specifically linocut and woodcut printing. I’ve worked in printmaking before but focused on intaglio (copper plate printing) and serigraphy (silk screen printing). I read, I watched, I learned and practiced through […]
WINDOWS
The Windows paintings started out as ink tests. I had just bought myself a copy of Jason Logan’s book “Make Ink” and was doing just that with some ground charcoal, gum arabic, and water. I used some old handmade and watercolour paper scraps I had lying around to test the new ink. I tried lots […]
REDACTIONS
Back in 1998 I was flipping through a pile of magazines in search of material for collages. It struck me that the layout of a lot of the magazine articles – even the ads – were quite beautiful. I had objections to the subjects and messages a lot of them conveyed, but otherwise I found […]
SUBLIMATIONS
These drawings came about quite by accident. I was on a plane to Toronto in 2019 and staring at a blank page in my sketchbook wondering what I should draw. Nothing came. I just sat there staring at the blank page getting increasingly anxious. And then I remembered the lesson my drawing journal had taught […]
OCCLUSIONS
My first experience with silkscreen printing was in high school, printing rude shirts off for my friends to wear on civvies day. They were a hit in the Catholic high school I attended. In my twenties, and working on my degree at York University, I discovered that what I really love about serigraphy is the ability […]
JUST PLAY (AGAIN)
Kids really are the best. They live life like they really mean every minute of it.They go everywhere at a gallop until they’re too pooped to go on, and rarely giving much thought to what happens next. When they do give it some thought, it’s with the faith that it’s probably going to be AWESOME! […]
NOTHING WASTED
It was March 2016 and I was walking along a beach in James Bay when I noticed the leftovers of a beach fire someone had set. For some reason the charcoal looked beautiful to me, it reminded me of a crow wing or feathers. I went to have a closer look and realized that I could probably […]
RECURSION STUDIES
This one’s hard to explain. It’s one of those times when very disparate ideas come together. In my life as a developer, I’ve been preoccupied for the last little while developing a task management tool I actually like using. It’s not easy because I use a technique called recursive deconstruction: take one task and break it down into […]
