This website is a portfolio of my work in collage and altered art. ( I usually post once a week on Sundays...but no promises. )
I see beauty in everyday objects from the past and like to re-purpose them in artful ways in my pieces. A trio of old door knobs, well worn from all that opening and shutting, the patina is perfect.An ordinary document, for the sale of a parcel of land, so beautifully written, on parchment paper.
Under starry skies,
He sat and contemplated life.
He let go of the lies.
He let go of the strife.
Now wiser than before,
Ready to face the night,
once more.
SOLD
The ephemera: Original French Document from 1822; Original star chart from 1933; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of an owl.
Found objects: bird’s nest; twiggy branch.
Size: 14 by 16 inches
Bottom dweller he well may be, but he is definitely a force to be reckoned will.
The ephemera: vintage atlas map; antique French document from 1800s; high quality reproduction of an natural history illustration of a crab.
The found objects: antique watch gears; antique royal typewriter parts; vintage fishing tackle; vintage screen tack and other found objects.
He was fully functional, keyed up and ready for his first Autonomous Adventure as an Automaton. No Droguerie necessary.
Mechanical Pink @ two hoots gallery
The ephemera: original French billhead from 1900; High quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a fish.
The found objects: vintage fish tackle; tiny antique key; antique typewriter and watch parts.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden substrate.
He was so fly. King of them all with his crown, his medal and his F for…. Let’s just say he was fly.
The ephemera: original French ledger page from 1913; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a fly fish.
The found objects: vintage pin from Mexico; typewriter key F; antique typewriter and watch parts.
Size: 6 inch aquare.
Ninja Squid, guardian of the deep. Beware to all who dare to enter his domain. “En garde!”
aka One-eyed Sid the Squid
The ephemera: Vintage atlas map 1929; vintage french document 1800s; high quality reproduction of natural history image of a squid.
The found objects: glass doll eye 1890; vintage pin, antique watch movement; antique typewriter and watch parts.
Size: 6 inches square
It was l’année 1909, and the Season was upon them. It was Swallow Tail Time, elegant, fragile, and yet, anything but sedate.
SOLD 😁
The ephemera: Original Ledger Page from 1909 France; high quality reproduction of an antique, natural history illustration of a swallow tail butterfly.
The found objects: Vintage watch face, antique key; vintage watch hands and small found metal parts.
Size: 6 inches square
Jutra Japon petit papillon, fluttering amongst the beautiful purple script carefully put to page by Marie-Hélène in 1889.
The ephemera: Original page from Marie-Hélène’s copy book dated 1889; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a beautiful butterfly.
The found objects: vintage watch face; various parts of watches and an antique royal typewriter.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden block
The inner-workings of the unassuming butterfly are complex and yet functional. Fuelled by super charged nectar and pollen, he can flip and flap his wings with amazing power and speed. This secret weapon is the key to his survival in the harsh world of the back yard garden, where predators are lurking behind every bloom.
( Read aloud in a campy version of Richard Attenborough)
SOLD 😁
the ephemera: Original French document from the 1800s; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
the found objects: vintage watch mechanisms and parts; antique key.
Size: 6 inches square
P comme papillon. Papillon automatique, qui vole et virevolte sans effort et sans cesse, butinant des milliers de fleurs en un rien de temps.
The ephemera: Original French document from 1848; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: bits from a vintage royal typewriter; a vintage wooden chess piece; to small vintage heart charms.
Size: 6 inches square
He was a modern moth, luna but not lunatic. There was some ticking and tocking, for to be sure, but nothing to be concerned about. He had his tiny lamp and his feathery antennas to keep him on track.
The ephemera: Original Page from a Canadian School Atlas from 1878; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of the Luna moth, on 100 % rag paper.
The found objects: antique watch face; tiny vintage light bulb; peacock plumes and tiny metal bits from an old royal typewriter.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden block
Time waits for no man. No time left for you. Time does not stand still. My, how the time flies! Time out. Time‘s up. Are you timing me? I need to beat his time. If I could just save time. Punch in your time card. Bed time, dinner time, snack time, lunch time, work time, me time. Too much time on your hands. Your just wasting my time! Time is slipping away. Time slows to a snail’s pace. If I could turn back time. I don’t have time for you. I will make the time up. There is a time and a place! It is that the time of the season. Bad timing, good timing, lucky timing. Make the most of your time. There is a time for every purpose under heaven.
SOLD 🙂
The ephemera: Original ledger page from March 1903; high quality reproduction of vintage image of a raven.
The found objects: vintage clock face; vintage watch parts; vintage typewriter parts, vintage pen quills, vintage badge, antique key.
Size: 12 inches square
Nick Buckley, the young and reckless mistress of End House, she tried to shrug off three near escapes from violent death. Were these accidents or attempted murder? Hercule Poirot felt a thrill of fear, no motive, no motive, yet someone had tried to kill not once but three times! – Agatha Christie
Number 4 in the murder mystery.
The ephemera: Vintage portrait, photo of a flower, vintage photo of ivy covered house, original old documents from 1900.
Right Brain, Left Brain and never the two shall meet…or so it seemed, politically speaking. So just to be safe, he cleft them in twain and stored them for a later, more enlightened time. He truly was…a really stable genius.
The ephemera: Original vintage atlas map; high quality reproduction of phrenology heads and antique plinths.
Size: 8 inch square on wooden block
Jour de pluie, je m’ennuie,
mais mon parapluie, lui,
me donne envie
de sortir de ma coquille.
The ephemera: Original Documents: old dictionary page, old red calligraphy, city plan from the 1930s, french legal document from the 1800s. Photos of a red umbrella and a crow printed on 100 % rag photo paper.
The found object: little antique key
Size: 10 inches square on wooden cradle
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care, about the time?
If so, I can’t imagine why, we’ve all had time enough to cry.
The ephemera: Original French document from the 1800s; high quality reproductions of natural history image of an ostrich, a black umbrella photo and watch faces.
Size: 12 inches square on wooden block
On those grey, rainy days in the City, his Red Umbrella saw him through; turning heads and brightening the dreary day.
The ephemera: Antique French document from 1819, a scrap of decorative paper; high quality reproduction of a vintage natural history illustration of a crow; red umbrella photo.
The found objects: vintage watch face
Size 12 inches square on wooden cradle
SOLD to Monique
Defender of the deep, he had eight arms to protect his ocean home. Do not mess with Monsieur Pieuvre.
The ephemera: natural history image of an octopus; original chart from old French school book
The found objects: vintage house number; clock hand; antique doll’s eye; Old watch movements and casing; old washer and a vintage coocoo clock part and some teeny, tiny vintage watch gears.
Size 7 inches square
SOLD
He was a bottom dweller, that’s for sure, but the best kind. He cleaned up all the detritus left by others.
The ephemera: Original French “facture” for a chemical company ; high quality reproduction of natural history fish illustration.
Found objects: Vintage Mickey Mouse watch; tiny vintage light bulb; vintage fish hook; vintage watch and typewriter parts.
SOLD
Just flip the switch and watch him go. The Robotic Vulture will make quick work of all your carcasses and left over carrion. He comes complete with a complimentary energy tube.
Robotic Vulture
The ephemera: Original ledger paper from the 1800’s; high quality reproduction of a natural history image of a vulture.
The found objects: a vintage light switch; a vintage royal typewriter key; reproduction of a radio tube; various vintage watch parts and other metal found objects.
Size: 7 inches square
It was so easy to wind him up. All you had to do was call him Chouette and he would loose it completely.
Wind up Owl
The ephemera: Antique school book page from the 1800’s; reproduction of natural history illustration of an owl.; vintage mail tampon.
The found objects: antique watch casing and parts; various parts from an antique royal typewriter; other metal found objects.
Size: 7 inches square.
SOLD
He was timeless, literally. He could flit in and out of the time space continuum at will. It was just the way he was hard-wired. He embraced his “exceptionality”.
Time travelling owl
The ephemera: Antique French document circa 1800s; high quality reproduction of natural history illustration of an owl.
The found objects: vintage watch movement; parts and dials; vintage royal typewriter parts; small metal salvaged items.
Size: 7 inch square
Blackbird repaired his broken wing and learned to fly again, learned to be so free.
The ephemera: original French document from 1800s; original vintage catalogue illustration; high quality reproduction of natural history image of blackbird.
The found objects: small key; two wooden gears; vintage watch and clock parts; typewriter striker key from 1920’s Royal Typewriter
Size: 7 inches square
Available for purchase at Two Hoots Gallery in Cobble Hill BC
Robotic Raven #261 rolled off the assembly line and reported for duty.
The ephemera: Original French Document from 19th century; high quality reproduction of a crow; original catalogue illustration of an ink bottle.
The found objects: vintage clock and typewriter parts and a postal box tag.
Size: 7 inches square
SOLD 😁
Downton Abbey was hiding a dark secret. No one ever spoke about the “Other” sister.
She was hidden away in the attic…oh wait that was Jane Eyre.
Lady Elvira was holed up in the tower , the evil genius mastermind, behind all the troubles that befell the inhabitants of the Abbey, both upstairs, and down.
The ephemera: Vintage Document from 1800’s; vintage technical drawing; high quality reproduction of vintage portrait.
The Found objects: antique watch parts; old royal typewriter parts; vintage pen nibs; nasty old bottle.
Size: 7 inches square on wooden block
When she learned, on her wedding day, of Mr. Rochester’s deception, Jane was steamed!
And off she went to reinvent herself, a warrior woman, on to new adventures minus the scoundrel.
Jane Eyre steam punked
Jane’s crazy glasses.
Jane’s head dress.
Jane’s Modifications
SOLD to Robert 🙂
The ephemera: Original French School Book Page from 1898; high quality reproduction of a vintage portrait on 100 % rag paper.
The found objects: royal typewriter key; watch spring, wooden gears; wooden number stamp; typewriter parts; vintage watch casings.
