Scrap Paper Illustrations

'DON'T BE ANTS AT A PICNIC,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'NO ONE LIKES A BEGGAR,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'PRESSURE MAKES DIAMONDS,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'SORRY, IM LATE,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'THANK YOU... FOR EVERYTHING,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'LIFE ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT YOU,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'IT'S LIKE PULLING TEETH,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

'UNTITLED,' PEN ON PAPER, 4"X 5", TORONTO, 2011

Old Time Equals New Time

It has been a little bit more than a year since moving back home to Toronto after living in England for three years. I miss my friends dearly which sometimes makes me feel a bit dishearten because I am unable to share in new memories with them.

So, I decided to create my own new adventures using old ones ...

'ROUNDABOUT,' WATERCOLOUR, PHOTOCOLLAGE, TORONTO, 2010

'A WALK IN THE MAZE,' WATERCOLOUR, PHOTOCOLLAGE, TORONTO, 2010 

'BARKLEY SQUARE,' PHOTOCOLLAGE, WATERCOLOUR, TORONTO, 2011

'LETTERS I WISH I SENT,' WATERCOLOUR, PHOTOCOLLAGE,  DIGITAL, TORONTO, 2011

'JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY,' WATERCOLOUR, PHOTOCOLLAGE, TORONTO, 2010

Worthy of a Response

My very talented, dear friend, Mr. Ben Buckland's response to the portrait I had done of him earlier, Portrait of Mr. Ben Buckland.  

'WORTHY OF A RESPONSE,' BY BEN BUCKLAND, INK ON PAPER, DIGITAL, SALISBURY, ENGLAND, 2011

Some Old Lithos

'TEXT TO GEORGE', 'LITHOGRAPHY, 8.5"X 11", TORONTO, 2009

'FRANKLYN, THE PIG,' LITHOGRAPHY, 8.5"X 11", TORONTO, 2009

'FRANKLYN, THE PIG', LITHOGRAPHY, 8.5X 11", TORONTO, 2009

'HOLLYWOOD BABE,' LITHOGRAPHY, TORONTO, 2009

Dumpty Humpty

DUMPTY HUMPTY,' PAPER MACHE, ARYLIC PAINT, FRABIC, STUFFING, WIRE 

Relief on Relief

'THE VENT,' RELIEF ON RELIEF, PAPER, SHADOW BOX, TORONTO, 2010

Playing with Pictures

Over the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting with new mediums including watercolour, oil based paints, and photocollage. This is one of my first practiced with watercolour. Be warned, there are more to come...The next could be you!

QUEEN B'S,' PHOTOGRAPHS, INK, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

Embroidered Closed Zine, 'Haunted'

FRONT COVER:

BACK COVER:

Here's a sneak peak of one of the fold out pages in the zine!

Portrait of Mr. Ben Buckland

INK DRAWING IN MOLESKIN JOURNAL, TORONTO, 2010

Mr. Fluffer Bunny

My little cousin, Lexi and I have been hard at work.  I wanted her to see the value and reward handmade, one-of-a-kind objects carry, so we turned her amazing drawing, 'Mr. Fluffer Bunny' into a soft lovable stuffed animal.

MR. FLUFFER BUNNY,' FELT, THREAD, BUTTON, A DREAM, TORONTO, 2010

Wrapping Paper

'BOWS,' WRAPPING PAPER, SCREEN PRINT, KRAFT PAPER, TORONTO, 2010

'WHAT COULD IT BE...? WRAPPING PAPER, SPRAY PAINT, KRAFT PAPER, TORONTO, 2010

I love the idea of someone wrapping easily guessing gifts in this paper by not hiding the shape of the present.  Wine bottle, tennis racket, hockey stick, book, ball

Holiday Card

These delightful charming characters, 'the snowman,' come into our lives only to see their quick demise.  So please remember... 'Snow doesn't last forever' and neither do we.

"DISTRESSED SNOWMAN (FRONT)," SCREEN PRINT, 5"X5.5", TORONTO, 2010

Screen Prints

"FLYING MONKEY," SCREEN PRINT, 9"X9", TORONTO, 2010

"CHANEL N5", SCREEN PRINT, 12"X16", TORONTO, 2010

 

"HOLIDAY BLUES," SCREEN PRINT ON MYLAR, 10.5"X16", TORONTO, 2010

  

"LOST," SCREEN PRINT, 8"X8", TORONTO, 2010

Relief

"RELIEF DRYING RACK," COLLAGRAPH, NEWSPRINT, COLOURED HANDMADE PAPER, 9"X12", TORONTO, 2010

One and only

I believe it is important in printmaking to show not only the final product, 'the print' but also the process in creating the image.  Here, is the copper plate I etched to created this eerie, slightly disturbing print,

The two single females remain in their beautifully lit flat's, unaware of the dark hidden dangers that surround them.

ETCHING, COPPER PLATE, 4.5"X6", TORONTO, 2010

Grandfather Clock

 GRANDFATHER CLOCK, CARDBOARD, GLUE, SHARPIE, NAIL, BLACK RAFFIA , 80"X20"

 

INSIDE CLOCK, PENDULUM, WEIGHTS, CABLE PULLEYS

FACE, MOON DIAL

My Names Albert but My Friends call me Al

WET CEMENT: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

FLIGHT DELAYED: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

TAG GRAFFITI: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

NO TRESPASSING: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

KEEP OFF THE GRASS: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

        NO NOISE AFTER NINE: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

BROKEN UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN: POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

      OLD LADY'S FLOWER BED, POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010

       SUNBURN, POLYMER PLATE, EMBROIDERY, TORONTO, 2010, 12"X10", TORONTO, 2010