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In making this collage I was thinking about a book

In making this collage I was thinking about a book I recently finished reading called Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit. It made me think about reshaping a new world of wild possibilities. The themes she brings up are still so relevant now. There are sections that I reread and reflect on the uncertainty we are all experiencing this year. She states “that very uncertainty is the space for hope”. In the foreword she mentions that she wants to propose a new vision of how change happens. She shares examples of activism and movements throughout history to shed light on the few victories that get overlooked. Rebecca states “...change comes upon us like a change of weather. All these transformations have in common is that they begin in the imagination, in hope. To hope is to gamble. It’s to bet on the future, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk....Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope.”
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I’m trying to the make most of the little bit of

I’m trying to the make most of the little bit of time I can carve out. It’s the small things now that help me feel that there are possibilities.
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Really enjoying making these new forms from canvas

Really enjoying making these new forms from canvas cutouts. Just going to keep going with them and see what happens.

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These monotype collage variations will keep coming

These monotype collage variations will keep coming until I run out of paper which may be soon!

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New collage that I made last week with a 30 minute

New collage that I made last week with a 30 minute time limit.
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#flashback to October last year when I created a n

#flashback to October last year when I created a new body of work inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s book The Faraway Nearby. This was the last painting in the series that I was able to finish in time. I am always astonished at what I learn during the process especially between the first and last piece. The learning is still going.
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This is one of the few remaining from the series which is available at @iantangallery
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House of Exhalations, 2019
Mixed media on canvas
58.5” x 52.5”
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A painting that was a cutout that is now something

A painting that was a cutout that is now something in between painting and sculpture.
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So satisfying to go through my stash of old papers

So satisfying to go through my stash of old papers that I’ve collected over the years and finally put them to use.
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I was going to make a canvas collage but then deci

I was going to make a canvas collage but then decided it was better to reshape the piece. I intended for this to be a stand alone piece but now I’m torn with how it looks against the stained drop cloth.
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Really enjoy handling these old book pages. Not su

Really enjoy handling these old book pages. Not sure what I’ll do if I run out.
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More monotype print cutouts on torn book pages. .

More monotype print cutouts on torn book pages.
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I found a bag of old torn book pages in the back o

I found a bag of old torn book pages in the back of my drawer to try with some graphite and tinted monotype print cutouts. Rainy days are great for studio time.
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Survived another week! Happy to be back getting me

Survived another week! Happy to be back getting messy in the studio! Just starting these here but time will tell how these studies will go.
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I pulled out some of the torn street posters to us

I pulled out some of the torn street posters to use which I saved from my time in Berlin a few years ago. I always have a fondness for weathered and textured materials. Just looking through them reminded me of the energy and grittiness of the city. It is interesting to notice how much place can influence your work.
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I gave myself a 30 minute time limit yesterday usi

I gave myself a 30 minute time limit yesterday using scraps from another bin I had kicking around at home. I happened to have my sewing machine out so I decided to attach some of the pieces together with stitching. It reminds me of a series that I did a few years ago using some embroidery.
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Last night’s sketchbook collage using up some sc

Last night’s sketchbook collage using up some scraps of painted and non-painted monotype prints.
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Here’s another late night collage from yesterday

Here’s another late night collage from yesterday. I gave myself an hour to make something and happy that this came out of that.
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Last night’s collage on my kitchen table with so

Last night’s collage on my kitchen table with some leftover scraps. I like that I get to discover colour combinations that I wouldn’t have considered before.
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September has been a tough month. My day job has b

September has been a tough month. My day job has been extremely intense and exhausting since August. It’s made it hard for me to be motivated to make new work lately. Today was one of the first days that I felt more like myself in the studio. Small steps. Going to take my own advice and give myself a time limit and create something small. How are you all doing?
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Going through some old work, making notes, reading

Going through some old work, making notes, reading and thinking a lot. Just enjoying that I have this time to do those things.
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