studio work: February 2026

I am forever grateful for the support of the Province of BC and the Brutish Columbia Arts Council in funding the early beginnings (Project Assistance for Visual Artists May, 2022)                                      and the continuation of this project (Project Assistance for Visual Artists Feb. 1 to June 1, 2026) .

SLOW AND GUILT FREE ART MAKING
The beginning of the Carbon Sink Art Project: phase 2 begins with experimenting and casting with eggshells and egg whites. For months, I have been collecting materials from friends and family, to charcoal, grind, process and work with in the studio, the most beautiful by-products that were destined for the garbage, recycling depot or compost, were commandeered to work with in the studio and the results are more fulfilling than I could have ever imagined! This discarded Pistachio shell is painted with charcoaled spent coffee paint.

Installation work in progress, Pistachio Shells after Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds, Ai Weiwei’s massive art installation included over 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds. My project’s goal is to paint ten thousand Pistachio seed shells for an installation at the Haida Gwaii Museum in 2027. Why ten thousand? Maybe because it is said that it is a happy, cultural, poetic or philosophical number as in ten thousand villages, steps or hours, or maybe because it is said that in literature and art, 'ten thousand' can symbolize infinity or boundless possibilities.