Scientific Crows

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Wilma Millette

A series of scientific crows, calibrating their instruments for experimental investigations.

Scientific crow collages. — crow black ink

The ephemera: original document 1839; original french receipt 1916; original receipt 1918; crow photography; original pharmacy label; illustrations of columns, table of the elements; vintage mechanical l drawing; ink bottle illustration.

The found objects: vintage watch parts, antique typewriter parts; antique pen nibs, vintage pewter heart pendant, vintage game piece; vintage automotive light, vintage globe hardware; antique nails; vintage stopwatch faces.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

Chemistry Crows

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Wilma Millette

Chemistry Crows concocting curious combinations of chemicals…

calculated or chaos?

The ephemera: Original Bill Heads and Notary Documents from the 1800s, photos of crows and raven, old chemistry lab illustrations.

The found objects: Antique stop watch parts, old pen nibs, tiny light bulbs, vintage microscope slide, tiny vintage keys, 1925 royal typewriter parts, vintage Celtic pendant.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

City Crows and Country Owls

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Wilma Millette

Double-sided mini collages, with urban crows on one side and owls in nature on the other. These are on display at Portals Gallery in Duncan, BC., until Dec. 18.

The ephemera: original city plans from 1944 atlas; original documents from 19th and early 20th centuries, original vintage stamps, various old photos of nature and town, natural history illustrations of birds.

Size: 4 inches by 4 inches

NESTING AMONGST THE POPPIES

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Wilma Millette

As the weather turned colder the nesting instinct took over. It was time to hunker down for the long winter months to come.

The ephemera: Original French documents from the 1800s; photos of crows, photos of poppy seed heads from my garden, reproductions of antique nest illustrations.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

A collection of crows

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Wilma Millette

Modern Airways

She dominated the new airways. No-one even came close

SOLD 🙂

The ephemera:original antique legal document, original vintage map of airways, photo of crow.

Le ciel

Le ciel, il le dominait, ses coassements résonnaient. C’était un triomphe total.

SOLD 😉

The ephemera: original vintage star chart, decorative paper, photo of crow, original vintage stamps.

Crow Black Ink

Crow made is own ink. Now he can write his own history. SOLD 🙂

The ephemera: original ledger from 1800s, illustration of ink bottle, crow photo.

Found objects: vintage pen quills.

Emerging from Isolation

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Wilma Millette

At last they were able to emerge from the Pandemic winter of isolation.

A commission for Lindsay, a young artist who I taught when she was in grade two, and is now an artist herself @Willdraw4blood.

Size 12 inches by 12 inches

The ephemera : original document from 1837, original map from 1933, photos for poppy seed heads from my garden, photographs of crows.

Crow Conspirators

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Wilma Millette

The crow-conspirators were up to something….but what?

SOLD 😁

Crow-conspirators 10 inches by 10 inches 150 CAD

Encaustic Collage

The ephemera: Map of the Heavens from 1930s; Photos of crows; vintage photo of girl.

Size 10 inches by 10 inches

Right Brain Raven

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Wilma Millette

She donned her thinking cap, readied her fountain pen nibs and took out her best black ink. It was studio time.

SOLD

The ephemera: Original legal document from the 1800s, original ink bottle illustration, photo of a raven.

The found objects: Antique nails ( from my house); vintage watch face and gears; two old keys and vintage fountain pen nibs.

Size: 9 inches by 9 inches

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