Ugly Touque . . .

The Graphic Designers of Canada recently held it's annual Winter event at the Curling Club . . with a contest for the "Ugliest Touque" . . I love a challenge and created 2 hats . . (see below) and . . won the prize for the ugliest .. . perhaps it was the ensemble that worked to seal the deal . . .I love a good contest . . just found out I won a "pallet of toys" from CBC TV for a children's charity of my choice . .decided on the Queen Alexandra Foundation Children's Hospital . . here in Victoria.

(Thanks to Andrew Keilbowicz for the use of several of these images
His works can be found at : AK DESIGN

Monday Magazine . . Review

Thanks to the talented writer/artist Danielle Hogan for this great review and to the Magazine for making such an amusing cover heading into the pages that followed.

08 Greetings

The New year is here . . and so I close the chapter on the past year with the show at Martin Batchelor Gallery ending on the 24th of December and the works now packed for their next viewing .. the last day was interesting with a film crew coming in to interview me and to work on shots for an upcoming film project .. (details on this as it is worked out in the months ahead).
One of the last people to come into the gallery was a blind woman who had a chance to feel the works and talk with me about her experience of form and texture. The scents of oakum and tarred hemp were an added addition to the experience of the pieces. She had grown up near dock sites in England.
Last day of the year and a walk along the shoreline . . couldn't help myself . . I came home with driftwood for new works. . . It's that time to back up images and files . . . back to work. See you soon . . .
D.

Happy Holidays

Season's Greetings!

"Intersections" Installation Views

Martin Batchelor Gallery
712 Cormorant Street
Victoria, BC

Opening Night of "Intersections" Exhibition at the Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria, BC

New Works . .

Today will see the final details in the completion of this grouping of new works . . . Just in time for the opening . . a day away.
Still deciding on their titles . . The "Stand Ins" are made from rescued doilies and lace that has been collected from a number of people and locations.

Still deciding if this piece with the tendrils will be an upright or floor piece . . depends on the space for the most part. Onward into the day . . Shelves to be built this day.

Work Work Work . . .

Deadlines are a wonderful thing . . it makes one set some demand . . . a sense of duty in their being along with that critic on the shoulder saying no sleep tonight . . you have much to do before this show opens . . so I'm in the craze of building forms again. . but would I have it any other way . . I don't think so . . seems to be just the way it is . .constantly setting goals and making new projects for the next round of expression . . This one piece should see completion by the end of the day . .

Mail From Carole . . Ken wrap

A red duct taped bundle arrived today . . . 3 boys for the wall (one sans feet) . . of Kens . . they really aren't all Ken . . but a close kin . . .so how many more before I have 999 Kens on the wall????

IAP 20th Anniversary Special Edition Stamp "Androgyne"

"Androgyne"

Felted wool, crocheted hemp, twine, rope, pigment 

26" (H) x 32" x 64", 2007 

Wonderful surprise in the mail with the latest edition IAP from Anna Banana.

Studio Visits .. etc . . .

A busy few days . . as seems to be the case most of the time for me . . .
Images:
-Fran Willis is back in town and comes for a visit
-Anne Swannell visits for the first time
-The newest addition to the collection of Distorts
-Stamp Sheet #5 showing a grouping of another 25 sculptures

Rick Raxlen, Victoria, BC, CANADA

"Intersections" Exhibition at Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria, BC