Phungus

Salvaged wood, resin
11"h x 6" x 16"

Every Good Team Deserves a Treat

Copper, 4.75 x 6.5"

"Plough down sillion Shine"

Sculpture
18"l x 8"w x 9"h
found objects, resin, copper, horsehair

Title from 'The Windhover' by Gerard Manly Hopkins
Thanks to Judy Taylor for bringing this poem to my attention - after the sculpture was done!

Monoculture vs. Diversity

Installation
2' x 5' x 10"
found objects

For the Art of the Harvest show; I got thinking about cropping techniques.

Gingerbread Totem

Outdoor found object sculpture, ~ 8' x 4', installed at Arbor Gallery/Centre for Contemporary Art in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. Vankleek Hill proclaims that it is the 'Gingerbread Capital of Ontario' - referring to the fancy wooden trim on many of its houses - so it seemed appropriate to pay homage somehow.

Illustration

It is my pleasure to be creating a series of ink illustrations for some short stories by Hannah Ridolfi of Howick, QC. Her tales cleverly weave natural history with imagination to create a whimsical, lavishly detailed description of the goings-on in her garden. Here is the drawing for 'The Winter Robins'.

Mother, Seeker, Shining, Dark

'Mother, Seeker, Shining, Dark (Self-portrait)
4.5" x 6.5"
Brass, artist's hair, resin, acrylic, copper
I thought I would do a self-portrait for a contest. Self-portraits are difficult, and bizarre... is there anything that would seem more self-absorbed than an artist creating a self-portrait? Anyway, here is my attempt: a different approach to your standard 'here is my face' take.

And here is what I wrote about it:

"This sculpture consists of a vessel, like a psyche, with a vector and a shining edge. It is lined with the artist's braided hair. The amulet-like contents, each representing a force or a personal state, nestle within, except Seeker, who is always reaching. Mother is central, nurturing and rock-like. Shining is joy and energy, Dark is shapeless and still. These are all totemish creatures. The artist has them cupped and cosy."

Here is the competition: http://www.artistswanted.org/

Here is my entry: http://ericataylor.see.me/aw2011

Attempt to Quantify

Carved and punched pine, enamel paint

Tess Face (without glare)

Mysterious Gate

17" h

Marble, wood, resin, variegated leaf, porcelain

Dressing

12.5" h

resin, wood, copper wire, acrylic, marble, beads, abalone

Woodland Frieze

Complex, yet basic, women - recumbent amid curling vegetation - hang out symbiotically with plants for a while, and reflect.

Copper, 10" x 4"

In The Woods

Painting complete, paintbrush not included.

"In The Woods"

23kt gold leaf and acrylic on panel, 11" x 14"

So difficult to photograph, the gold confuses the camera. Colours are close, but better 'in the flesh'.

"Autumn ecstasy: she draws the sun-given life from the fallen leaves into herself; enigmatic forces curl into themselves for winter's sleep, and a small voyeur looks on, all under a metal sky".

'Toxic Landscape' in Cornwall juried show

Cornwall has its share of toxic landscape; however this one is easy to manage, as it's rather small.

I am pleased that this sculpture was chosen to be a part of the annual juried show, exhibiting at the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, February 1 - March 11 2011.

Toxic Landscape 12" x 10" resin, circuitboard, MDF, acrylic

www.cornwallregionalartgallery.ca

Logo: 'Raise the Roof' campaign

Logo designed for the Raise the Roof fundraising campaign in Ormstown, Quebec, whose mission is to replace the roof on the historic Ormstown Fairgrounds arena. The Ormstown Exhibition was once the premiere spring fair in Eastern Canada, and still is a major fair event drawing huge crowds every June: http://www.ormstownfair.com/

More Copper...

Image area approx. 4" wide.

Like him? Order one!
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Copper Embossing

I just thought I'd give it a try... and of course, I had some scrap copper lying around (one benefit of being a found object artist!). I love copper, and I like how it lends itself so nicely to relief work.

A handy skill! And neat on its own, or as part of larger things...

Cave Horses

14" x 22" (approx.) hand-carved relief, HDU and acrylic

"Abbies"

Hand-pulled screen print, approx. 20x16"
some prints available

"Ironwood Tree"

25" x 11
Rusty iron, pine, resin
SOLD

"Sky and Clothespins"

Acrylic and 22K gold leaf on beechwood panel, 16x12"

She is calm and confident, and eco-conscious. Post-afternoon-delight, he is just leaving the frame, and she is OK with that; she is bringing in the blanket they lay upon. This is an exploration of media and composition, celebrating femininity, the outdoors, and practicality.

SOLD

"Fencepost Man"

Sculpture, found objects, 30"h

"Fencepost Man" is made from the remains of a cedar fencepost, with electric fence insulators and copper wire. He is very happy to be a man. Yay!

"Dark Has a Bone" woodcut

Woodcut print on Stonehenge paper, edition of 3, 1 left, 24" x 32"

"Temple"

Temple, sculpture, 24"h


The "In the City" show (Arbor Gallery), from my statement:

I am firmly rooted in a rural way of life, and my take on 'City' is tinged with apprehension, awe, and a touch of cynicism. I appreciate the beauty that can be found there, but I am uncomfortable with some of the forces behind the pulses and the monuments of urban life.

These sculptures acknowledge the discovery of the hidden treasures within 'City', and the adulation of the flawed, decaying deity called capitalism, and the toxic marring of the Earth's surface by the industry of these seething colonies of humanity.

 They are not meant as a judgement, but as an observation of things that are quietly present while we tour 'City' seeking shiny, colourful, tasty things.

"City"

Sculpture 36" h, cedar

"Mare's Nest", to be published in Ex Arte Equinus 3 book

Polymer clay and horsehair, 3". Listed on Show juried works list, Ex Arte Equinus 3

http://www.arthorsemagazine.com/exarte3/gallery_sculpture3.html

I am very pleased to learn that my little sculpture "Mare's Nest" was accepted by the jury of Ex Arte Equinus 3, an international competition for equine art. The sculpture's image will be published in the book of the same name. The competition is run by Art Horse Magazine.

Digital prints of "Mare's Nest" photo available.

"Still" - a progression

I suppose it appears here as a 'regression' - but you get the idea.

The blue horse started as the original non-conformist, bucking the flow, serenely and securely... it has evolved into the otherworldly image of a departed friend who has peacefully 'stopped', while the flux and flow of this life continues on.

Organic 5 - Appleseeds

Gilding on resin on wood, with found objects. Yup, there are actual appleseeds at the centre of each 'apple'. The board with the holes in it is from an old pipe organ.

Last Cow Out

This piece features a tiny oil painting (approx. business-card size) framed by the mortise in a chunk of beam from our old barn. The barn once housed a modest dairy herd, but like so many small family farms, it does so no more.

Gilding on resin on wood...

"Mushroom Swingdance"

Branches and salvaged knobs.

"Copper Tree"

Copper, mounted on antique panel, approx. 12" x 30"
SOLD

"Cave Mare"

HDU, acrylic, salvaged wood, approx. 14"x14"

"Organic 3" and "Queen"

Organic 3 - Assemblage with antique wood panel, copper, found objects (pipe organ parts), 22" x 13

Queen - Sculpture; found objects, copper, copper leaf

Organic 3 is SOLD

"Organic 4"

Assemblage with copper leaf copper, aluminum, and found objects (pipe organ parts), approx 36" x 20"
SOLD

"Continental"

Oil, 20" x 24"
SOLD
Digital prints (image area approx. 8" wide) available, high quality photo paper, signed and matted