Fabric design: T-shirts

The theme here is Rain, obviously. After all, I designed this series of T-shirts in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canadian province of rain forests. People with umbrellas are walking past the highrises of this beautiful city.

Cotton fabric, Procyon fabric dye, Setacolor fabric paint.

Stamps carved in Speedball Speedy Cut block. 1997.

Recycled furniture: Chest of Drawers

Great quality: beechwood! I swapped this chest of drawers years ago in Canada for some graphic design work. But you wouldn't recognise its original look: base and top plate with arched lines... My trusted cabinet maker Alex Marcuzzi in North Vancouver beautified the piece with a pedestal base and a straight top plate according to my specifications and was kind enough to drill about 130 small holes along the edge of the top. I had this idea that I wanted a piece of furniture with beads.
I bought copper wire and beads and started threading. This decor explains the name Wired.
Then I started thinking about knobs. I made a design drawing and showed it to a welder I knew, Dan Llewellyn in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada. He made the knobs for me. He even thought it was fun work because he was allowed to be much less precise than usual.

Beechwood, acrylic wood stain. 

Steel knobs, copper wire. 2000.

Size: 81 x 43 x 125 cm