Terraforms
These 3-dimensional constructions combine natural and manufactured materials to create a new topography. The process is a slow accumulation of traces and scars, the evidence of erosion, growth and decay. The work echos ancient geological forces , and connects to the present world through its materiality.
Forest Floor 1983 acrylic, metal, branches, fabric, carpet, sawdust, mulberry paper on plywood 84”x144” Private collection
Landscape 1990 acrylic, plexiglass, branches, metal, fabric, mulberry paper on plywood 57”x101” collection of University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON
Landscape 1991 acrylic, metal mesh, gravel, glass shards, lichen, sawdust, cast fiberglass on plywood 96”x192” collection of Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton ON
Landscape 1991 acrylic & collage on plywood 86”x142” collection of MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON
Landscape 1992 acrylic, metal mesh, sawdust, lichen, cast fiberglass on plywood 72”x120” collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON
Ancient Silence 1993 acrylic, plexiglass, cast fiberglass & collage on plywood 96”x192”
1995 exhibition: Terraforms at Hamilton Artist’s Inc, Hamilton ON
Shoreline 1996 acrylic, polyester resin, branches, sawdust, fabric on plywood 72”x108” collection of MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON
Primordial Shell 1995 acrylic, lichen, sawdust, gravel on moulded fiberglass 84”x144” collection of Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough ON
Radiant Earth 1995 acrylic & collage on moulded fiberglass 109”x192”
Bones of the Earth 1995 acrylic & collage on moulded fiberglass 84”x 168”
Frozen Ground 1998 acrylic, cast fiberglass, metal mesh, polyester resin on plywood 72”x144”