Investigating specific geologic examples or locations of interest, I want to compact history
under the great weight of accumulative knowledge and perception.
Beringia, 2006.
(from glaciation series)
Charcoal, coffee, concrete, acrylic on wood panel.
76" by 32"
Of most concern are the ways of seeing, and identifying with this understanding of the world. Re-interpreting history, cartography, and even foreseeable scenarios, I hope to bring into focus a deeper connection with the matter and make-up of our surroundings, and to the impact that understanding shapes our life.
Laurentide Ice Sheet, 2006.
(from glaciation series)
Charcoal, coffee, concrete, acrylic on wood panel.
76" by 32"
Silurian Deluvium, 2006.
Graphite, concrete and acrylic on wood panel, 48" by 96"
Devonian School of Thought, - Coming Soon
Graphite, concrete, acrylic on wood panel, 96" by 48"
Thrombolite: Us, 2009
University of Guelph Science Complex.
White Portland Cement, Steel Base
Approx. 84" Diameter each.
The artist graciously acknowledges the installation support of the
In Time, Pre-Cambrian. 2010. Acrylic on wood panel. 96" by 48"
In Time, Cambrian Life Explosion. 2010, Acrylic on wood panel, 66" by 48
In Time, Silurian. 2010. Acrylic on wood panel. 94" by 48"
In Time, Devonian. 2010. Acrylic on wood panel. 90" by 48"
In Time, Laurentide Glaciation, 2010. Acrylic on wood panel, 96" by 48"
In Time, 2010 was produced for the City of Kitchener, Ontario, and is permanently installed at the Country Hills Public Library. The series features six large illustrations of certain geologic time periods of significance to the southern Ontario topography. Included with the series is a geologic clock based on a Nautilus form that takes roughly 100, 000 years to move one second. Clock is based on 4.6 Billion years of history compressed into 24 hours.
