Tag Archives: sculpture

The Art Connection Summit

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

Under normal circumstances, September would be the start of a new series of workshops offered in my studio. However, Covid19 has disrupted everything. But from hardship comes innovative new ideas and a different way to gather and learn from each … Continue reading →

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The Toller Cranston Commission

Posted on August 1, 2020 by

Pat Gorgas came to visit early in the Covid days. We sat on my porch, social distancing as she described the project she wanted me to do.  A commission of the late Toller Cranston – Canadian national figure skating champion … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Sample Sale at Wall Candy Art Expo This Saturday!

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

Teaching is a big part of my life as an artist. I love sharing my techniques and introducing both young and old to the joys of 3D sculpting and polymer clay. My style of teaching is to work alongside my students … Continue reading →

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Fish with Faces

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

A few years ago I developed a series of smaller sculptures for an exhibit supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.  Expanding on a polymer relief class I was teaching at the time, “Fish with Faces” came to be. … Continue reading →

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Sculpey Blog Post

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

I am happy to announce that I am the feature blogger for the Polyform Products website at http://www.sculpey.com Each month they highlight one of the Design Squad members and July is my month. Check it out – there will be … Continue reading →

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Polo in the Park Ottawa

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

The finishing touches were completed and this special commission was unveiled at the Rotary Club of Ottawa South last week. This sculpture,  “The Polo Player” is being auctioned at Polo in the Park Ottawa on Saturday July 7th. I look … Continue reading →

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NEW! Open Studio Time!

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

At the suggestion of one of my students, I am now offering Open Studio Time on the last weekday afternoon of the month. If you’ve ever taken one of my workshops and want to spend some time away from the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Nostalgia

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

Nostalgia is that emotion that stirs up memories from our past. It’s hard to describe the feeling of nostalgia, but you can’t miss it when you have it. The holidays, especially Christmas, stirs those nostalgic feelings more than any other … Continue reading →

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Top 50 Polymer Clay Blogs

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

It’s a great honour to be selected as one of the top 50 polymer clay blogs on the world wide web. Thank you FeedSpot. You can see the whole list at http://blog.feedspot.com/polymer_clay_blogs/

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Riding the Rails

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

A year ago the Orange Art Gallery challenged it’s artists to create works of art based on the theme “The Railway Crossing”. The Orange Art Gallery is in a 120 year old historic building that used to house the bank … Continue reading →

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