9″ x 4″, watercolour, pen & ink
I purchased 4 mugs from the CBC Design Department sale a few years ago, while I was still working at the CBC. The sale was the result of the closure of the entire CBC Design Department.
I think the mugs may be Fire-King mugs made by American company Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation (Anchor Hocking). According to one source, these particular designs were produced up to 1979. But, I can’t confirm.
5″ x 8″, pen & ink, watercolour and guache
A sketch of a box of my usual brand of ginger candy. The funny ginger guy character seems to be exhibiting cannibalistic behaviour — he’s eating one of his own kind!
This was originally painting using a mix of my usual watercolours with some cheap Marie’s paint. The use of Marie’s turned out to be a disaster (pigments were large and grainy when thinned). So, I used gouache for the background instead.
5″ x 3″, pencil, pen & ink, watercolour
A bottle of 100% Indian Ink, which I used for this sketch with a pen and nib.
5″ x 3″, pencil, pen & ink, watercolour
A packet of sugar from a well-known Toronto bakery and cafe on Queen Street West.
5″x6″, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink
Gary and I went to Ottawa this past summer to visit my parents in their new home and to visit my brother and sister in-law. While we were there we went to the Museum of Civilization to see the Japan: Tradition . Innovation show. I picked up a pair of Japanese socks, or Tabi, from the gift shop as a souvenir.