PERSONAL WORK

Material Art And Design

I am a life long learner who is continually learning more about different materials, processes and techniques. Out of the wide range of media and work I make, I have two recent projects I am most proud of currently. The first is the work I created as part of the Chu Níikwän Artist Residency. I used the birdhouse, a structure we often create in mimicry of the exterior of our fantasy of home when given freedom from typical constraints like budget and site, and despite this having no known benefit to the avian inhabitants. A Platonic house, if you will. This format gives a unique opportunity to delve into the question of why we make the decisions we do around housing, and what is reflective of our nature in a similar way to the natural home of a bird. In one I contrast the reality of a single condo unit to what we often imagine in the abstract of the home by taking a single unit and hanging alone in suspense, torn from the structure we usually see around it. What about our supposed future off planet? In a period of widespread housing and climate crisis, the question of what we need and imagine as home is more relevant to address than ever before.

The second project consists of a line of Canadian made and Yukon inspired recyclable wrapping paper. Most commonly found wrapping papers are not recyclable and tend to lean heavily on iconography related to gender, regligon, or commercial industry. I wanted to make a more eco friendly and universal product that aesthetically connects to nature and reflects the unique Yukon beauty and culture.