Clay Creatures

Deadwig (so it was dubbed)

An art class over the summer had me practicing my skills in clay. I like to say I did a good job, though the owl failed to look as I intended it to. 

An accident had me make a horned owl as opposed to the smooth-headed Hedwig, and a hooked nose gave it the impression of a witch. To a Harry Potter fan, an owl has one meaning. And so, the evil looking owl was named.

Shell Creations

A gasp at the folly that has just been executed.

Logically, of course, the game would not go like this. But my focus was on perfecting the angle of the head on the body and selecting the shell with a line that most resembled a smirk, so as to accurately portray expressions of horror and glee. 

(And of course a game of cards is not complete without a drink to celebrate or mourn with)

Nature's Hanging

My first experience of a 'proper' autumn had me excitedly scrabbling for pinecones and acorns. The latter, unfortunately was difficult to come by, but acorn tops were in abundance, and I gathered those in large quantities.

Once I had them, however, I was at a loss as to what to do with them. And then, inspired by a shell hanging seen at a friend's place, I had my vision.

Potpourri collected from a friend's house provided some colour against the brown objects of nature.

The process was longer and more tedious than I had imagined it to be when I first undertook the project, and the unfinished empty squares lay on my carpet for a while.

Finally, after finishing my art culminating, I pulled it together and painstakingly tied each piece to the hanging.

And the final effect is something very Canadian, as someone put it.

Preliminary and in-progress sketches

The importance of not being afraid to put down a dark line.

Abstracts from childhood

A certain obsession, fueled by an art book that doubled as a paperweight, led to the sticking together and painting things that really have no form whatsoever.

My abstracts did not remain this simple forever, luckily.

Birthday Presents

When birthdays roll around, it's convenient to have artistic talent. Just another reason for the person to remember you.

 

my sister and I 

With my best friend

(And there's the drawing i did of my parents for their anniversary, but that picture got lost somewhere amongst the others. The frame, though, is hanging in the house)

Charcoal Sketches

As I sit, drawing away.