I started collecting and photographing a bouquet a day on April 18, 2021, when Ontario went into it's third lockdown during Covid-19. I was feeling anxious and wanted a daily task to take my mind from the daily uncertainty. This is a collection of the photos I took during the lockdown. The last two photos were taken as we entered Stage 1 of Reopening of Ontario on June 11 and 12. The bouquets and the photos track what caught my eye and matched my mood each day. The project also documented the changing landscape over time as the earth warmed after a long cold winter. Greenery and flowers pushed through the previous years growth. I collected the wild flowers on my morning walks from the surrounding fields, roadways and from my own neglected gardens. Other than the nest found on April 24th, I used my glass and stone vases that I make in my artistic practice to display my bouquets. The vases are made with stone or concrete laminated with reclaimed glass. The vases and the flowers represent the strength and resilience nature holds.
The Rose that Grew from Concrete : Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. By Tupac Shakur
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http://troutinplaid.com/2012/07/27/the-waterway-project/ By annie / July 27, 2012 / News & Reviews, Visual Arts Waterway Project celebrates local locks by by Jamie Steel
http://www.lakefieldherald.com/2012/08_24_2012/art.html 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 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 Lock 24 - It Takes a Village - excerpt from African Proverb Glass, concrete, reclaimed dock wood and steel 2012 Lock - 23
Where there is Water, There is Erosion Glass, concrete, reclaimed dock wood and steel 2012 Let the past drift away with the water – Japanese saying Glass, concrete and steel 2012 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 Lock 23 - Ottanabee - Link to more information about this lock Lock 24 - Douro - Link to more information about this lock Lock 25 - Sawyer Creek - Link to more information about this lock Lock 26 - Lakefield - Link to more Information about this lock
Link to Article - http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3253069
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