LEMONS
for earth and for the ones who care about it. a collection that celebrates reusing, collaging, repurposing, unconventional, and forgetting what art ‘should’ be.
WORK IN THIS COLLECTION:
“TIL NOTHING’S LEFT”
“EVERYONE FITS IN”
“DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH”
“SURE, WHY NOT?”
“’TIL NOTHING’S LEFT” [SERIES, 8]
MIXED MEDIA ON UPCYCLED [VERY WELL USED] CANVAS
experimental work to tell the story about how excessive consumerism is destroying the planet and us. the black with the layers beneath peaking through [more on some than others] symbolizing movement of this happening before our eyes as we still continue to mindlessly consume; we’ll consume til nothing’s left.
when viewers see these canvases, this is what i want them to think about:
fighting consumerism isn’t about perfection. it’s about using what you have, prioritizing joy and people over things, choosing a career we love and not for more money to buy more, not being afraid to challenge what and how much they say you need, feeling your best after an afternoon of fresh air, embracing change and your human thoughts and emotions, and appreciating the simplest things so we don’t need to fill ourselves up with consumption.
PROCESS
I used rejected materials such as old canvases from thrift stores, canvases I’ve previously painted on while learning, a collage using some old national geographic magazines i saved from a dumpster while setting up an estate sale as the first background layer, parts of some of my old art i no longer liked, and paint I wasn’t partial to [the colours I never used].
“EARTHLY PARADISE” 8×10 in
“A WILD CHANGE” 12×12 in
“THEY LOOKED SO HUMAN” 11×14 in
“HIDDEN TREASURE” 15×10 in
100 CDN EACH
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“EVERYONE FITS IN” [SERIES, 2]
MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON CANVAS
NO. 1 12x12 in
NO. 2 13x15 in
Two visual narratives about community, belonging, connection, and inclusion or a world where ‘everyone fits in’ by filling each canvas with small cut out squares or rectangles of miscellaneous paper.
I made these shortly after learning about Catherine O’Hara’s passing and rewatched Schitt’s Creek again for the 87th time; let’s go ahead and dedicate these to the cast, creators, and fans of the series.
100 CDN EACH
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“DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH”
MIXED MEDIA ON UPCYCLED CANVAS, FLOATING FRAME
17x21 in
a visual portrayal of the inside of a creative mind: where do ideas come from and how do we know if it’s a ‘diamond’?
we don’t——and that’s exactly what makes the creative process necessary and great even though it is seldom as glamorous as the process videos you see on your feed will make you think.
400 CDN [SOLD]
“SURE, WHY NOT?”
MIXED MEDIA ON UPCYCLED WOOD BOARD/FRAME
46x42in
about work as we once knew it and work as it is today with changing tech. it shines a light on opportunity and the future of work and subtly suggests it may be more about community, belonging, connection than anything. we never know where opportunity may lead… but the light inside doesn’t lie.
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1,100 CDN
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