Shoreline Roamers: Lore and Embodiment
My family roots in Newfoundland and New Brunswick have influenced my experiences within the wilds of Canada as well as my art practice. In Shoreline Roamers: Lore and Embodiment, traditional east coast hand hooked rug making, characterized by utility, material reuse and pictorial storytelling, is re-configured into a collection of land immersive masks and three dimensional sculptures. This body of work is an interpretation of settler folklore, craft and landscape, and speculates how woodland spirits might camouflage and roam the wild. Some of the masks adopt animal characteristics. All depict wild locations dear to me. As a collection, the pieces transport the viewer to Canadian dreamscapes and shorelines.
Shoreline Roamer
Digital Print. Rug Hooked Mask & Shoulder Piece. Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
La Manche Park
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked, Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2020
Bread Crumb Trail
Hand Hooked Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2023
A Burning Memory
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand hooked yarn, re-purposed textiles, metallic textiles, hand tanned trout and cod leather, wire 2024
Sand and Stones
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand hooked yarn, repurposed textiles, metallic textiles, clay, hand tanned trout leather and whip stitched components 2024
Where the Turtles Lay
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked Re-purposed Textiles, Drift Wood, Mixed Media 2023
Staghorn Sumac, Land Mimicry Mask
Sumac Dyed and Hand Spun Wool, Repurposed and Metallic Textiles 2021
Land Walker in the Sumac
Digital Print. Land Mimicry Mask, Hand Hooked Repurposed Textiles, Sumac Dyed and Hand Spun Wool, Mixed Media 2022
Shoreline
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked Repurposed Textile, Hand Tanned Trout Leather, Mixed Media 2021
Shoreline Roamer: Spawning Capelin
Digital Print. Rug Hooked Mask & Shoulder Piece. Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
The Sisters
Digital Print. Rug Hooked Masks & Shoulder Pieces. Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
Northern Gannet
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked Repurposed Textile, Hand Tanned Salmon Fish Leather, Mixed Media 2023
(Au)gust Headlands
Digital print. Fields of towering, swaying Goldenrod blanket the Leslie Spit headlands in Toronto. They are at their tallest and brightest golden yellow in the waining days of August when the sun thinks about setting. The symbol for gold on the periodic table of elements is (Au) or Aurum. 2023
Goldenrod
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked, Goldenrod Dyed and Hand Carded Sheeps Wool, Hand Tanned Trout Fish Leather, Re-purposed Textiles, Metallic Textiles 2023
Marchland Mimicry
Land Mimicry Mask. Hand Hooked Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2020
Marshland Mimicry (In Progress)
Land Mimicry Mask. hand Hooked Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2020
Capelin Eggs
Hand Hooked Re-purposed Textiles, Hand Tanned Trout Fish, Mixed Media 2023
Spawning Capelin
Kinetic Hand Hooked Sculpture, Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
Spawning Capelin (Installation)
Rug Hooked Sculpture Installation, Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
Beached
Kinetic hand Hooked Sculpture, Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
Beached (Installation)
Rug Hooked Sculpture Installation, Repurposed Textile, Mixed Media 2021
Bakeapples for Allan
Hand Hooked Yarns, Mixed Media 2023