drawing, Masks

Scratchboard and Masks

I've been enjoying working on a series of scratchboard drawings to go with writing I did a few years ago. I hit upon scratchboard drawings because they can bear some resemblance to lino and woodcuts which I love but gave up making because of repetitive strain from carving. I made the three papier mache masks… Continue reading Scratchboard and Masks

Masks

Masks, Parades and Ahab

Red Pepper Spectacle Arts Storefront, Toronto, December 2012After writing about the Russian woodcuts I loved as a child, I’ve decided to widen the scope of this blog to regularly include art works that enrich my life.  In that vein, I was in Toronto’s Kensington Market this weekend where I passed by the Red Pepper Spectacle… Continue reading Masks, Parades and Ahab