Juried Art Salon

My first collage for Murphys in Griffintown-"Counting" was selected for the Kingston Arts Council Juried Art Salon!  The opening was last week.  I was honoured to be included with so many amazing artists.  Each year the calibre of talent seems to increase!

Recently I've been busy working with Catherine Styles and The Grow Project in town.  It's a program for Grade 5 students to design, paint, garden and give.  Fabulous experiences, much work!

My current collage is growing in leaps it seems.  "New Blue Coat" is a  memory of the eldest Murphy girl (seven girls, five boys in all).  I knew when I heard the story I would have to construct it.  It takes place outside their residence, at 265 McCord Street.  I held the National Archive photos of the neighbourhood an inch from my myopic eyeballs to get the answers I needed-are there shutters on the windows? is there a basement? how many steps up? I feel more relaxed with this work...the building is not as omnipotent as St. Ann's church.  The story is unfolding and I have been taking photos of the collage in progess for a slide show.  More to follow.

The youngest Murphy girls-McCord Street,1954?