Fortune Gallery exhibition
The beautiful historic Fortune Gallery in Victoria BC will be the site for 2 new installations a spanning brick wall and towering ceiling. Exhibition runs February/March 2022. This site-specific installation of 400 ceramic birds is titled Kiss the Joy as it Flies.
A Speck of Dust
I reconfigured select components from my 2018 installation, All We Can Do Is Keep Breathing, into a new iteration hung at Fortune Gallery as a huge 9' circle of undulating porcelain stars set off the wall to see the play of shimmering light of the filament against the...
Commission to Kauai
One Hotel in Hanalei Bay, Kauai will now be the home to 3 large scale 6ft tall sculptures. This commission is rooted in a project I created in 2004, revived again for the chic and polished interior design in the hotel lobby, concierge and bar. Hotel opens summer...
Artist Talk for the North West Ceramics Foundation
The NorthWest Ceramics Foundation invited me to present an Artist Talk on November 25, 2021 at 7:30. It will be broadcast on Zoom. Registration is required. A video link will hopefully be recorded for anyone who wishes to attend, but cannot make that time. For...
Review of ‘A Moment in Time’ Exhibition, Victoria BC
Galleries West published a review of my recent exhibition in Victoria, BC, A Moment in Time, featuring 4 installations comprised of over 4000 components. Read review
‘Thrown’ Exhibition Video at Touchstones Museum
Touchstones Gallery in Nelson BC invited 6 ceramic artists from Coast to Coast to Coast to present contemporary works in an exhibition titled 'Thrown'. In lieu of the normal public openings and artist talks, curator Arin Faye had a video created to highlight the...
Ceramics Monthly Publication Feature
For 25 years I have been reading the international ceramics publication Ceramics Monthly. Little did I think I would ever get to be a part of the magazine. The February 2021 issue has featured me in my installation practise, written by Kimberley Hyatt, with incredible...
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria permanent collection acquisition
The Gesture of Grace from has recently been acquired by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria for their permanent collection. Comprised of 11 components, it is one of their larger sculptural acquisitions, partially purchased, partially donated. I'm so happy to be part...
Workshop in Metchosin, BC
The Metchosin ArtPod has invited me to teach a 1-day PAPER PLASTER MOULD MAKING workshop. Sunday January 19, 2020, 9:30-4:30. $150 at the ArtPod studio and gallery in Metchosin, BC. Please contact memetopia@shaw.ca for more information and registration.
North Island College Artist Talk Series
North Island College department of Fine Art has invited me to present at their Artist Talk Series, held in Comox, BC on November 26, 2019.