09/21/2025
A new project I started about a month ago. I was asked to be part of a group show coming up in March at (so excited!), curated by my friend .
I wanted to try composing images with collaged fragments from magazine photos - I’m calling it ‘collage mosaic’ - maybe not a new idea, but new to me. I also want to create something in response to humanity’s sometimes callous consumption, at the expense of our home planet. And I fixated on roadkill as an example of that kind of casual, unthinking cruelty.
More recently, I was asked to be one of the presenters at a talk about the ‘Alchemy of Creativity’, organized at a local church by my friends Judy, a sculptor, and .ca. Twelve artist, including myself and , talking about one chosen art piece and our reflections on its creation and the creative process in general. So, I figured this would be h the perfect motivator to get this project underway.
It was a thoughtful and engaging afternoon, and the variety and depth of experience was humbling. Thanks to Judy, and Kaz, and Woodbine Heights Baptist Church for hosting this.
Anyhoo, here are some process shots, from the first photo I took of that perfect, exquisitely-lit pigeon, to the final outcome of my current experiment. It’s going to lead me now to the creation of a bigger piece for the Redhead Gallery show - on the overall theme of science fiction/ climate fiction. Can’t wait to get started!!
