Kindergarden Clay (Plastercine) Class
March 14, 2013 Filed in: Other News
I had the great pleasure of visiting my grandson’s kindergarden class this morning to share something of my art and to teach about making additive sculpture with plastercine. The next time we get together we’ll tackle subtractive sculpture in soap!
Talking about some of the materials used in my carved sculpture.
A proudly crafted coil pot.
Hard at work adding texture to a flattened coil.
A colourful star fish created with multicoloured plastercine.
Talking about some of the materials used in my carved sculpture.
A proudly crafted coil pot.
Hard at work adding texture to a flattened coil.
A colourful star fish created with multicoloured plastercine.
Google Maps Streetview First - Four Seasons Hotel Toronto Interior
January 03, 2013 Filed in: Shows and Unveilings | Four Seasons Hotel
An amazing first for Google Maps - an interior walk-through, using Google Streetview, of the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto!
The Four Seasons is one of the first hotels to be so featured and I am thrilled because it captures 'Candle Ice Two' in situ in all of its (slightly distorted) splendour.
There may come a day when Google has photo-mapped the interior of every public building on earth, but for now it is wonderful to be a small part of this unique pioneering endeavour.
Artful Vagabond: 365 Days of Everything I Love About Being an Artist - Video
December 31, 2012 Filed in: Books and Journals
Serena Kovalosky embarked on a project this past year to write about a different aspect of art making each day. She featured my work on Day 15 . She used the images of 'Gaia' and 'Dall Sheep 1' to consider the question:
"In a world hell-bent on moving faster, can artists teach the value of slow?"
Serena's answer: "Art has taught me patience. My sculptures take their time coming into this world. They don’t explode on the scene expecting to be immediately applauded. They humbly arrive at a pace all their own, despite my urging to please hurry up.
"Most of my work takes weeks or months to accomplish. And some pieces are created in less than a day. Regardless of how long it takes, the artwork I create now is the result of decades of previous work. Each sculpture sits on the shoulders of the ones that came before. There are no instant miracles.
"And when my work is ready to meet the world, I must always find ways to make sure people can take the time to properly experience it. I must help them leave their bustling world behind so they can step for a moment into mine. It is always worth it."
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At the end of the year Serena created the following tribute video, which in her words "encompasses everything the 365-Day project was about: the celebration of artists and the creative mind."
"A good artist can save his own life. A great artist can save someone else's life." Leslie Park, Painter (from the video - 'Gaia' by Shane Wilson, min 1:34)
CBC News - New Sport Hall of Fame to Honour N.W.T. Athletes
November 22, 2012 Filed in: 2007 CWG Torch Relay
Olympic cross-country skier Sharon Firth, right, is one of 13 people being inducted into the N.W.T. Sport Hall of Fame on Friday. She was one of the torch bearers for the 2007 Canada Winter Games along with Olympian Lucy Steele-Mason of the Yukon, left, and John Taipana of Nunavut, centre. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)
The Grid.com - After the Party, It's the Hotel Lobby
October 12, 2012 Filed in: Shows and Unveilings | Four Seasons Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto photo of 'd | bar' with profile shot of 'Candle Ice Two' by Shane Wilson in background.