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Location:
Halifax, NS
"My work reflects the intricacy, the complexity and the order
inherent in nature. I am drawn to the beauty, but also the danger.
I relish the visible, yet can imagine much more, which gives rise
to the construction of secret spaces containing their treasures
within each piece."
· Born on a farm in southwestern Ontario
Education:
· Bachelor of Fine Arts, painting, Nova Scotia College of Art &
Design, Halifax NS
· Self-taught metalwork
· enameling, NS Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax NS · Metalwork
& jewellery, at N.S.C.A.D., Halifax NS
· Metalwork, hinges & catches, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts,
Deer Isle, Maine USA
· Workshops in metal techniques, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia,
Halifax NS
Selected Exhibitions:
· "Natural Symmetry", Mary E.Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
2005
· "Fear Factor", YHZ Gallery, Halifax, NS 2004
· "The Healing Garden", group show, ARTSPLACE, Annapolis
Royal, NS 2004, toured to Saskatoon SK, St.John's, NF
Selected Awards, Activities:
· Jury member, Portia White Prize, 2005
· Best in Show & Best Piece:Challenge category, Metal Arts Guild
Show & Competition, 2004
· NS Creation Grant to Individuals, NS Tourism, Culture & Heritage
· Guest on Vicki Gabereau TV show, 2000
· Best In Show, Metal Arts Guild Show & Competition, 2000
· Memberships: Metal Arts Guild NS, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Standards
Committee for Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council
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