In my self-isolation due to Covid-19, the house has been cleaned and re-cleaned to a point of sterilization. Between cleanings, I've been reading, wasting time on social media, and making artworks. I discovered some abstract outlines in an old sketchbook and pulled out some bottles of acrylic inks I wanted to use before they dried … Continue reading Neo-Apocalyptic Dust Mites
A Bounty of Bowls – Gifts of the kiln gods
This past year in ceramics has been awesome and challenging. Awesome, because I have been able to get back into my ceramics and explore a little. Challenging because I realized that I was more experimental when I had my own studio space and not challenged by the constraints of the school settings. No one has … Continue reading A Bounty of Bowls – Gifts of the kiln gods
The Tired Saltimbanque – The Hollow Ones #22
I'm starting to feel that I might be the Saltimbanque that returns into my drawings from time to time, as I use them to express the feelings I have at the time of their drawing. Especially in these hollow ones. Tired today from the rapid changes and panic around Covid 19. (As this was originally … Continue reading The Tired Saltimbanque – The Hollow Ones #22
Joy & Bliss, Dancing Like They Just Don't Care – The Hollow Ones #21
All together now... lift your hands in the air, like you just don't care! Do I really need to say more? I felt this title in the line drawing I started with. Then the choice of bright yellow dancers in a world of pinks and violets just seemed right. I think I need this feeling … Continue reading Joy & Bliss, Dancing Like They Just Don't Care – The Hollow Ones #21
I Feel So Much Love For You – The Hollow Ones #20
Something in the way the figure in the forefront is turning to look at the one behind, it feels like a look of love. Well, it reminds me of the awesome feeling I get when I look at my wife, or she looks at me with love. The darkish background becomes lighter and yellower with … Continue reading I Feel So Much Love For You – The Hollow Ones #20
Gently Swaying To Happiness – The Hollow Ones #19
It's all in the position of the arms. He is gently swaying back and forth and giving off a feeling of bliss. The shortened back arm allows us the additional impression he is moving. The beautiful cerulean bleu all around just makes me feel happy and I feel adds to the joy of the piece. … Continue reading Gently Swaying To Happiness – The Hollow Ones #19
A Little Rain Can’t Hurt Me – The Hollow Ones #18
She has a defiant optimism that is very attractive. It seems to exude from. her and change the world as she passes by. This is why I chose the green behind her. Her whole being is afire with positivity. She leads with it in the colour yellow. More to come...
Hiding From The Panic I’m Sinking Into – The Hollow Ones #17
Because I post date a lot of my stuff, this drawing was drawn on Friday, March 13th, 2020. I wrote theses reflections on the same date. I'm documenting this date, in curiosity of how significant it may be regarding COVID 19. Yesterday, the tension and panic started feeling tangible across the city of Montreal. My … Continue reading Hiding From The Panic I’m Sinking Into – The Hollow Ones #17
The Precariousness of Romance – The Hollow Ones #16
The dance is passionate, fierce, dangerous... How far will he through her? How far will she allow herself to be thrown? Romance feels like this sometimes, doesn't it? The give and take is often felt like tiptoeing through a field of landmines... one never knows when a misstep may occur. These two are dancing around … Continue reading The Precariousness of Romance – The Hollow Ones #16
The New Renaissance Mindset 