8″ x 5″, pencil & watercolour
One of the many “paint by number” trees that I saw in New York City. So named by myself because their peeling, blotchy, coloured bark reminds me of the paint by number kits that my father used to buy for me to work on.
8″ x 5″, watercolour, pen & ink
Gary and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary this past May with a trip to New York City. We stayed at the hip Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking district, which straddles The High Line Park.
We had a fantastic corner hotel room at the Standard Hotel with views of the Hudson River and the High Line Park. The tub/shower area was glass-walled with views into the next room; no privacy there. Luckily that wasn’t a problem for us.
This is a sketch of the tray of toiletries that the Standard Hotel had on offer: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bubble bath, cotton balls & cotton swaps, and honey body lotion – all organic. I didn’t take any of it home with me; my bags were full of clothing purchases.
8″ x 5″, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink
Clothing tags from three tops and one dress purchased on a summer Saturday afternoon out.
8″ x 5″, pencil, watercolour and pen & ink
These sculptures were rescued from my parents house when Gary and I helped them pack for their big move out of town. I had made them back as a student in my Mould Making and Foundry class at OCA. The green sculpture on the left was the plaster cast for making the mould for the bronze cast on the right.
The first part of the process was to sculpt in clay. From that the plaster cast was made, which was then used to create the cast which the molten bronze was poured in to and allowed to cool before cracking open with a large mallet. Both sculptures measure about 11″ in height. The bronze one must weigh about 8 pounds.
4 1/2″ x 6 “, pencil, watercolour and pen & ink
A while ago one of the project managers at work purchases a full carton of about 24 packets of candy cigarettes from the recently opened Dollar Store in our building. There were about 6 or-so different designs. At first we were all delighted with the throw-back treats until we actually ate a few. They tasted like slightly chalky mints. The idea of them was better than the actual candies.