In the course of day to day life I have always collected objects that for some reason intrigue me, cast-offs of mother nature and our human society. These objects become the starting points for formal compositions using unusual papers, paint, wires, fibres, sewing lines and the unexpected. With a tendency towards hard edges and simple blocks of colour, my work often leans towards the minimal. I strive to transform these seemingly banal discards into small visual poems that can be deceptively simple, pleasingly expressive or decidely offbeat.
My cards are 5 5/8 inches square, blank inside, and often considered suitable for framing. If you scoll down you will find a small sampling of my work. Presently I sell my cards as a day vendor in the Granville Island Market, Vancouver, BC. For my dates please contact me at uniquecards2000@hotmail.com I hope to have online sales operational shortly.
Moneyplant pods from Jericho Beach.
Birch bark from Sand Lake, Ontario.
This brass piece came from the inside of my grandmother's mantle clock.
Can't resist resistors.
I have to make the puzzle before I can make the card.
This card uses buttons from a discarded cell phone found on Kits Beach.
My sister raises peacocks and sends me last year's exquiste feathers.
This card uses an old hoop earring attached to a shishkabob skewer.
Chiyogami paper from a trip to Japan.
The background of this card is a piece of paint spattered sandpaper that lived
through a renovation with other items from the depths of my toolbox added in.
This card was made with a Ralph Lauren paint sample, velvet cardboard
from a chocolate box, a peacock feather, and a leaf skeleton.
Part of the interior of a cell phone sits above a sushi mat stick painted black.
This card is called Don't Blend In.
