Tools of the Trade

This series looks at artists and crafts persons and the tools that they use. We are losing skilled arts as technology renders certain trades as obsolete. Not only do we lose the artists, we also lose the tools. This is my homage to them.

Go Fish

wood drawer, marine chart, toy boat, floats, fishing lures, glass ball, marine hardware
25" x 13" $650

Build a Chair

wood drawer, used tools, metal chair, metal measure tapes
25" x 13" $650

Build a House

wood drawer, plans, used tools, toy houses
25" x 13" $650

All Work and No Play....

assemblage
vintage wood wall cupboard ironing board, various found objects
60" x 15" $650

Spirit of Fashion

encaustic wax over wood ironing board, abalone buttons, iron, shuttle, clothes pegs, scissors and statue
28" x 8" $550
SOLD

Tinker, Tailor.....

This piece was selected as a semi-finalist in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series and was shown at Gallery Jones in Vancouver, BC, thanks to owners Jeanne and Michael Maslenki- Krabbendam.

wood drawer, paper patterns, shuttle, spindle, spools, laundry line wood parts, toy figure
25" x 13" $650
SOLD

Make Music

wood drawer, sheet music, clarinet horns, Indian statue, metronome, toy instrument, wood orbs
25" x 13" $650
SOLD

House Call

wood drawer, Doctors tools from 1950's, glass heart
16" x 15" $450
SOLD

Pressed For Time

assemblage
vintage wood ironing board, various found objects, crochet hooks from my mother's collection.
53" x 17" $650
SOLD

His Master's Voice

homemade wood box, film, reels, slides, record and lens
16" x 12" $350
donated to Burnaby Art Gallery

Hand me that Wrench

metal tool box trays, emblems, dials, tools, keys and fuses
24" x 18" $350
donated to Burnaby Art Gallery