A Storm Trio

Sailing into the wind or Escaping the Storm. The Ying and Yang of it all.

Choppy Seas

“Choppy seas means great sailing!” they declared as they set off.

Choppy Seas

Green Water Wave

“The wind is whipping up, let’s set sail for home!” he said.

SOLD 🙂

Green Water Wave

Sailing School in the Storm

She led the sailing school to safety, just escaping the storm.

Sailing School in the Storm

Inspired by the Maple Bay Yacht Club Summer Sailing School that teaches young sailors every summer in their tiny boats, in the bay in front of my studio.

The ephemera: Vintage atlas maps, marine charts and star charts; antique letters, food stamps and postal stamps

The found objects: tiny class beads and vintage watch faces

Size: 9 inches by 12 inches

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FAMILY FLEET

She steered her little family through many a storm. She guided them through the rough weather and calm waters with love and compassion always staying true to her values.

A special gift for my sister Sandra with much love.

the boats representing her family

each sail represents a special place

The ephemera: original atlas maps and star charts, original antique letters, receipts and charts.

Size : 22 by 30

Tres barcos chiquitos

Había una vez un barco chiquito
Había una vez un chiquito barco
Había una vez un barco chiquito
Tan chiquito, tan chiquito, que no podía navegar

– Cepillin ( Ricardo Gonzalez)

one and three have sold 🙂

3 little boats 6 inches by 6 inches in floating frames…The Pacific Sail, the Ocean Sail and Green Sail

The ephemera: Original vintage maps, original vintage letters and documents, original vintage stamps

The found objects: Vintage watch faces and movements; vintage watch cogs; tiny pewter star

At the seashore

A trio of 8 by 10 encaustic mixed media collages feature vintage atlas waves.

Green Waters

The deep green waters soothed Monsieur’s soul. SOLD 😁

Trois Matelots SOLD 🙂

Trois petits matelots naviguent sur les flots.

Whale Watching

Who was watching who?

SOLD 🙂

The ephemera: original vintage maps and charts from the mid 20th century; natural history illustration of a whale; old letters and receipts from the 1800s; vintage stamps.

The found objects: antique watch faces and mouvements.

These pieces will be available at my up-coming studio tour and sale April 23, 24, 25 10 to 5. See http://www.cowichanartisans.com for map and details.

All At Sea

A triptych of Encaustic Map Wave Pieces. 7.5 by 12 inches each.

All three have SOLD 😁

The Wind is Up

The Wind was up so they set sail and headed off for adventure

The Wind is Up

The Sailor

The Sailor went to Sea to see what he could see.

The Sailor

The Fleet

The fleet headed home to the safety of the harbour.

The Fleet

The ephemera: original vintage atlas maps and charts, old letters, bills, receipts, vintage stamps.

The found objects: antique watch faces and watch movements.

Crow Conspirators

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

Calm in the Storm

She was striving to remain calm amidst the World wide turbulence.

Calm in the Storm 10 inches by 10 inches 150 CAD

The ephemera: Western Hemisphere Map 1950s; decorative paper; high quality reproductions of 19th century bird engravings; photo portrait credit pexels- breston kenya creative commons licence.

Encaustic Wax topcoat.

My Little Pigeon

She started cooing and they flocked to her without hesitation.

“I am a pigeon whisperer” she laughed.

SOLD 🙂

My little Pigeon CAD 150 Size 10 inches by 10 inches

The ephemera: Plan of Paris title page 1947; ledger page 1917; decorative paper; high quality reproductions of natural history illustrations of pigeons; photo portrait credit pexels-ksenia chernaya creative commons license.

Encaustic Wax top coating.

Heading into the Wind

Commissioned for dear friends Laura and Dawson. May you weather life storms together.

Heading into the Wind ; encaustic mixed media collage

The ephemera: Receipts from Béziers, Languedoc; vintage french stamp; vintage atlas maps of Laura’s favorite places: the Queen Charlottes, Tofino, the Philippines, the South of France ; Comox; Vancouver Island, the Coast of California.

The found object: antique watch works

Size: 6 inches by 12 inches

Beach Huts

Summer by the seaside with brightly coloured beach huts ,ice creams, sandcastles and the unreliable British weather. What could be better?

Encaustic mixed media collage 6 inches by 12 inches. SOLD

Details of some of the original papers I used in this piece, a letter from 1917; a ledger page from 1916; a cancelled check from 1934; and snippet for a Paris guide 1947 listing les grands magasins.