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A Bit About Me

6/24/2016

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During the summer, I interview a Proximity Fine Art gallery artist for the Laker's Link. For the June 2016 edition, I interviewed myself. Here it is. 

I am happy to announce that through my work with Proximity Fine Art, I have won the 2016 County of Peterborough Leadership in Arts & Culture Award. The award was presented on Friday, May 27th. As an artist, championing our local art and culture, I thought I would take this time to let you know more about me and my own artistic practice. 


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How did you come to make Peterborough County your home?

I moved to Peterborough County from Toronto in 2002. After looking at different communities I was attracted to this area because it wasn't as populated as southern Ontario but still had a thriving arts community. Like myself it seemed a little bit country and a little bit Rock and Roll. The landscape also reminded me of Owen Sound where I was born; rocks, trees and water embeds itself into a person's soul.

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The Kawartha Series - Repurposed Window Glass, Rock and Stainless Steel.
What is your medium?

Re-purposed window glass is a constant in my sculptural work. I rework window glass by cutting, engraving, fusing or melting it and then integrate it with other materials, such as rock, steel, wood and concrete to create small to large scale sculptures.

How long have you been working in your medium?
I have been working with glass since 1996, when I discovered glass and glass blowing as an artistic medium at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.

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Detail - Glass, Concrete, Steel and Mirror
What is your artistic history or journey

While I was a student, I worked for Irene Frolic, a fantastic Toronto-based glass artist and I later travelled to the Canberra School of Art in Australia to study at their glass studio. These two experiences allowed me to transition from a glass blower to a kiln based glass artist at a time when very few kiln studios existed in Ontario. In 2000 I started working with re-purposed window glass and it pushed me to experiment and find my artistic voice.

Has living in the Kawarthas affected your work?

My early artwork was based on the urban, built environment. In the Kawarthas I still draw inspiration from the environment but I incorporate more found and natural materials into my sculptures. My glass work references water, rather than the built environment. The Trent Severn Waterway, the mounds of rocks that dot the landscape and local lakes inspire my artistic voice.

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Glass Etching of Stony Lake
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Video of the Waterway Project Dismantled

12/21/2012

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Upcoming Workshop

9/27/2012

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Working with Window Glass

November 3 and 4 (Saturday and  Sunday)
9 am to 5 pm

At my Studio - Lakefield, Ontario

Limit 6
students
Supplies Provided
Cost - $250 / student

Involves cutting glass, mould making for fusing or casting with  an introduction of firing schedules for casting window glass

No Experience Necessary
bring a lunch - microwave available

Call  (705) 652 - 9441
or email christy@christyhaldane.com

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Trout in Plaid - blog about Waterway Project

9/26/2012

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Click Link to read review
http://troutinplaid.com/2012/07/27/the-waterway-project/

By annie / July 27,   2012 / News & Reviews,  Visual Arts
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Article in the Lakefield Herald

9/26/2012

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Waterway Project celebrates local locks by by Jamie Steel
http://www.lakefieldherald.com/2012/08_24_2012/art.html
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Photo: Jamie Steel
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Interview on Chex TV about the Wateway Project and show at Christensen Fine Art

8/17/2012

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http://www.chextv.com/News/LN/12-08-10/Art_Along_the_Waterway.aspx
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Photo montage of my friend Kerrie Kelly and her family enjoying a da travelling the locks and see the Waterway Project

8/17/2012

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The Waterway Project

7/25/2012

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Lock 26 -
“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the
light gets in.”
- from Leonard Cohen's song Anthem
Glass, Concrete and steel
2012

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Peterborough This Week came and took some shots while we were installing. photo credit: Lance Anderson
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Picture of installation - I love the river and the building in the background. photo credit: Parks Canada
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Installation with the lock behind it. photo credit: Parks Canada
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Detail photo credit: Parks Canada
Lock 25 -
“Thy  furious headlong tide, in murmurs soft and low, is destined yet to glide and meet the lake below.”
quote from Susanna Moodie’s poem, The Otonabee
Glass and steel
2012
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Finishing up the install - photo credit: Parks Canada
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Installed
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Great shot by David. photo credit: Parks Canada
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and another great shot by David. photo credit: Parks Canada
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and another great shot by David. photo credit: Parks Canada
Lock 24 -
It Takes a Village 
- excerpt from African Proverb
Glass, concrete, reclaimed dock wood and steel
2012
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Rendering of map used to make the mould
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Mould for pouring the concrete tiles - photo credit: Christy Haldane
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First pour of cement - photo credit: Christy Haldane
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Third and final pour - photo credit: Christy Haldane
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Cutting glass and figuring it out - photo credit: Parks Canada
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Installation day - 5 and half hours later...... photo credit: Parks Canada
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Installation complete
Lock - 23
Where there is Water, There is Erosion

Glass, concrete, reclaimed dock wood and steel
2012
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Firing in the kiln - photo credit: Hues in Glass
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Installation view - photo credit: Parks Canada
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Installed with lock in back ground - photo credit: Parks Canada
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Another view with the lock in back ground - photo credit: Parks Canada
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The Waterway Project - Lock 22

7/25/2012

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Let the past drift away with the water – Japanese saying 
Glass, concrete and steel
2012
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Filling a mould before firing. I cut window glass to size and fill the moulds a piece at a time. photo credit: Christy Haldane
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Moulds for the Concrete with Andrew mixing the cement. photo credit: Christy Haldane
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Mould has been poured. photo credit: Christy Haldane
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Detail of finished piece. photo credit: Parks Canada
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Piece installed at Lock 22 along the Trent-Severn Waterway - on display until October 2012
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Locations and Maquettes for the Waterway Project Installations

2/25/2012

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In the summer of 2012, July to October I will be installing five outdoor
sculptures along the Trent Severn Waterway,
 between Peterborough and Lakefield, Ontario
Locks 22 through 26

Below are maquettes of the proposed  sculptures with
the location that they will be shown.

Lock 22 - Nassau Mills - Link to information about this lock
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Lock 23 - Ottanabee - Link to more information about this lock
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Lock 24 - Douro - Link to more information about this lock
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Lock 25 - Sawyer Creek - Link to more information about this lock
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Lock 26 - Lakefield - Link to more Information about this lock
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    Christy Haldane is a glass artist living outside of Lakefield, Ontario.

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