Design: Furniture

My dresser Red Nose is one of those pieces of furniture that have done service for generations. I found it in the basement of an elderly couple’s house in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They did not want to bring it to their new downsized place. The straightforward proportions of this chest of drawers have influenced my design. Its name derives from the new round knobs that I chose because they make a perfect match for the red circles of my design.

Wood, acrylic paint. 1997
99x51x84cm

Painting: Mixed media

Poppies add a riot of colour to my garden, just before the roses open their blossoms. Poppy flower heads aren't long lived, their soft petals fall off quickly in wind or rain and turn into mushy blobs on the garden path. I wanted to record their beauty and did this painting using watercolours and wax resist.

Oriental Poppies
Mixed media on paper. 2015
55x42cm.

Design: Furniture

This vintage chest was one of the first pieces of furniture that I painted. It illustrates my idea of recycling furniture, giving it a new life by painting it and by finding stylish matching hardware for it.
I had found the piece at a garage sale in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It appealed to me with its clean proportions. I named it Double Breasted because I arranged the knobs like on a men's suit. 

Wood, acrylic paint, brass hardware. 1998
Size: 76x46x84cm

Drawing: Crayons

Hawkweed grows in my rockery. It's a wild flower, sometimes considered a weed because it spreads furiously. I let it grow though because I love the variety of orange hues on the petals, the flowers really stand out. When they start going to seed I pull them out, and because of this I decided to draw a few Hawkweed stalks in full bloom because they are very pretty.

Hawkweed
Crayons and pencil on paper. 2015
16x23cm.