February 27th, 2008
I am at the beginning of sorting out a theme for a new body of work. I have birds on the brain as the main subject but I’m not sure where I want to go with them. I think ultimately this will be another large-scale image transfer project on either metal or wood, but deciding on materials and display is another matter entirely. First I need to work on imagery.
Today I spent some time reviewing usable bird shots in my archive and creating contact sheets to print out and hang on the wall. My friend Nicole once suggested I do this and I find it the most helpful way to begin visualizing how I want to work with a collection of images. I hang them in my workspace so I can stare at them constantly, and then my half-formed ideas start to evolve. I can already see this will be a photo manipulation project, and I have much more shooting to do. Birds are challenging subjects to work with.
February 18th, 2008
I have had a loose goal of creating one collage every week in my moleskin sketchbook, and I have been trying to stick to it for months. I am only now managing to make it a regular thing. I think it helps if I don’t try to rush through it in one sitting. The above collage was done over the course of last week, between gathering the first round of materials, running out of glue, buying more, and then deciding it needed small finishing touches. It doesn’t normally take so long…
The idea of working of collage within a moleskin was inspired by the lovely work of my friend Degan.
February 15th, 2008
Two of my metal prints are in a group show at Grace Vancouver Church. The opening is this evening, Friday February 15th, at 7pm. The multimedia art show is part of the 8th annual Arts in the City, Arts in the Sanctuary festival.
An invite can be dowloaded here.
Arts in the City
Grace Vancouver Church
1696 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver BC
