Walkarounds and Interviews

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Generations is an illuminated, magnified oak tree branch:  a segment that would fit in your hands is now scaled up to stand ten feet high, twelve  feet wide and eight feet deep. Meant to echo intergenerational connections, it is inspired by the ancient proverb “From tiny acorns come mighty oaks”.  The living force of the tree is represented by electroluminescent wire pulsing in the veins of the leaves and the potential of future generations is seen animated in a three frame animation within the acorns. Most of the media used is upcycled, to reduce waste and environmental impact.   At the Humber Lakeshore campus Nuit Blanche hub, September 2023, this mixed media light sculpture was accompanied by two five panel LED walls.   Visitor were invited to draw acorns on these LED lit clear panels to contribute to this temporary artwork.  By the end of the night, when this video was taken, approximately 3000 visitors had contributed. 

Generations I - Oak Branch as exhibited at the Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga Festival of Trees, 2022. 

Spring Cardinals depicts three adult northern cardinals, two sitting and one alighting on a pear branch, their bright colours contrasting against a bright blue sky. Pear tree branches span across the surfaces of the box, wrapping and visually connecting all sides. On the branch, flowers are budding while others are bursting forth. Leaves are painted in the bright green of early spring and are in various stages of unfurling in the sunny air. The pear branches and cardinals are depicted in close detail, making the viewer feel like they are at the top of the tree with the birds. A viewer is at eye level with the birds, sharing these beautiful spring blossoms painted on the outside of a Bell Box.