http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2010 Cardus Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:42:13 -0400 Cardus Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:42:13 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2092 Oil/Canvas 30" x 30" 2009 I was researching Michelangelo's masterpiece on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. His colossal work, picturing the creation, fall and redemption of man totally absorbed me. Out of those 300 figures, I was particularly drawn to one individual—the prophet Daniel. Michelangelo painted him where the vault curves down and in company with other prophets who foretold the coming... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Oil/Canvas 30" x 30" 2009 I was researching Michelangelo's masterpiece on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. His colossal work, picturing the creation, fall and redemption of man totally absorbed me. Out of those 300 figures, I was particularly drawn to one individual—the prophet Daniel. Michelangelo painted him where the vault curves down and in company with other prophets who foretold the coming... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2139 Something is happening in the universe outside of, or irrespective of, the human narrative. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Something is happening in the universe outside of, or irrespective of, the human narrative. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2140 Talking about death is uncomfortable and painful. But, ultimately, it helps us truly live. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Talking about death is uncomfortable and painful. But, ultimately, it helps us truly live. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2141 A month before, I dreamed of climbing difficult problems. Now I dreamed of simply climbing. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A month before, I dreamed of climbing difficult problems. Now I dreamed of simply climbing. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2071 Acrylic over digital print 5.75" x 9" 2009 The small nuances in color and shape in Mosaic are emblematic of the minutely noticeable and yet powerfully intimate moments of beauty in our lives. I began first with a manipulated digital printout, then laid in watery acrylic paint with plastic on top to achieve an allover texture effect. This technique is itself a symbolic act representative of what my... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Acrylic over digital print 5.75" x 9" 2009 The small nuances in color and shape in Mosaic are emblematic of the minutely noticeable and yet powerfully intimate moments of beauty in our lives. I began first with a manipulated digital printout, then laid in watery acrylic paint with plastic on top to achieve an allover texture effect. This technique is itself a symbolic act representative of what my... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2135 Technology is not just for "IT people" any more. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Technology is not just for "IT people" any more. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2136 Is there something intrinsically oppressive in communities imposing standards on individual members? Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Is there something intrinsically oppressive in communities imposing standards on individual members? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2137 Finding comfort in pot-holed roadways, speeding under ugly bridges past cornfields, and the mysterious "World of Pigeons." Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Finding comfort in pot-holed roadways, speeding under ugly bridges past cornfields, and the mysterious "World of Pigeons." http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2068 Found corrugated cardboard, wood, polystyrene foam, glue, hardware 23 x 11 x 5 feet (7 x 3.3 x 1.5 meters) 2009 Chicken presents a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon warplane and a Canada Goose, frozen in a moment of unclear action. Is this the split second before a catastrophic impact, or the consummation of a mythic love story? Is it tragic loss, or a comic fairy-tale? Chicken is on display through... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Found corrugated cardboard, wood, polystyrene foam, glue, hardware 23 x 11 x 5 feet (7 x 3.3 x 1.5 meters) 2009 Chicken presents a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon warplane and a Canada Goose, frozen in a moment of unclear action. Is this the split second before a catastrophic impact, or the consummation of a mythic love story? Is it tragic loss, or a comic fairy-tale? Chicken is on display through... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2100 Roland March, a washed-up cop, is finding his way back—picking up the pieces of lives that have been shattered . . . including his own. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Roland March, a washed-up cop, is finding his way back—picking up the pieces of lives that have been shattered . . . including his own. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2101 The truth is, any created thing requires a fair bit of work that, on its face, seems mundane and pedestrian. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The truth is, any created thing requires a fair bit of work that, on its face, seems mundane and pedestrian. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2102 Pulling back from general concern about tragedies might seem to diminish our compassion. But the Quakers were on to something when they focused on an individual, special concern. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Pulling back from general concern about tragedies might seem to diminish our compassion. But the Quakers were on to something when they focused on an individual, special concern. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2069 Tissue paper, string, glue, foam core and steel disks 2002 I created this piece to illustrate what it can be like when people pray. I wanted to show how God reaches down to commune with us as we reach up to him and are filled with the light of his mind and presence. As we collectively meet him together we are strengthened by his presence in others and ourselves. While I was making the piece two... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Tissue paper, string, glue, foam core and steel disks 2002 I created this piece to illustrate what it can be like when people pray. I wanted to show how God reaches down to commune with us as we reach up to him and are filled with the light of his mind and presence. As we collectively meet him together we are strengthened by his presence in others and ourselves. While I was making the piece two... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2093 Religious imagery is being used out of its traditional context and accepted understandings, which raises some interesting questions. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Religious imagery is being used out of its traditional context and accepted understandings, which raises some interesting questions. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2096 The refrains of my business colleagues so often leave me longing for more. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The refrains of my business colleagues so often leave me longing for more. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2097 The mason's struggle is to bring out potential, without overwriting the created beauty of the earth. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The mason's struggle is to bring out potential, without overwriting the created beauty of the earth. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2079 Assemblage of ladies' gloves, embroidered with four-letter words 26" x 26" x 6" 2009 Just as angels are invisible beings destined to serve and comfort us, so too are those women of a certain age who in every generation labour unnoticed for the benefit of others in their communities. They cook, wash, mend, iron, dust and pray—four-letter words to most of us. My artwork admonishes us to look up,... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Assemblage of ladies' gloves, embroidered with four-letter words 26" x 26" x 6" 2009 Just as angels are invisible beings destined to serve and comfort us, so too are those women of a certain age who in every generation labour unnoticed for the benefit of others in their communities. They cook, wash, mend, iron, dust and pray—four-letter words to most of us. My artwork admonishes us to look up,... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2083 Like in the book of Esther, God might not show up in a Charles Wright poem. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Like in the book of Esther, God might not show up in a Charles Wright poem. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2084 The whooshes in my house tend to annoy my family. But they put a smile on my face. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The whooshes in my house tend to annoy my family. But they put a smile on my face. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2088 As we contend for our own views of "the common good," we must not exclude from conversation our liberal or conservative "foes." Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 As we contend for our own views of "the common good," we must not exclude from conversation our liberal or conservative "foes."