I’m a 28 year old artist happily married to my best friend Kevin located in Peterborough Ontario.
I work in various media including paint, glass etching, textiles and sculpting and love to experiment and teach myself new techniques to further my process and design.
I am happy to participate in festivals, conventions, shows and faires as well as gallery showings single or grouped. I’ve done charity sketchcards for cancer research and love that my art is able to help raise funds for those in need.
I am always up for fresh projects and challenges, so by all means if my work looks to fit the bill for what you need or you would like me to participate in your festival or charity don’t hesitate to email me and we can talk details!
My interests are many and continue to inspire what I create. Examples of things I really dig include but are not limited to and in no particular order: graphic novels, comics, webcomics, restoration, numerous movie genres, varied eras in ancient cultures and history, cephalopods, antique shops, fresh art supplies, natures, good art stores, clunky mechanical things, British comedy, vinyl toy design and books to name a few…
Favourite artists of mine include but are not limited to and in no particular order: Brian Froud, Jeff Smith, Gil Elvgren, Jamie Hewlett, Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, J.B. Monge, Becky Cloonan, Glen Keane… including a slew of online artists that I’ve been fortunate enough to discover and continue to follow… and podcasts… this could get silly in length too….
Past Shows & Published Works
Past Shows:
The Miniature Show @ The Blue Tomato December 2008
- 4 pieces entered into this show that were under 5″ x 5″
The Film Show @ The Blue Tomato January 2009
- one large pseudo B-Movie painting as a celebration of Film
“Breaking Ground: Contemporary Landscapes” @ Art Gallery of Peterborough March 13 – May 10 2009
- I will have a “Guest Dress” done in encaustic medium at Nicole Bauberger’s 100 Dresses exhibit
Guelph Faery Fest @ FaeryFest.com – June 20 – June 21 2009
- I will be sharing a booth under the “Weird Sisters” title with a Magic Bean Creations heading selling handmade jewelry, paintings, plushies and clay pieces among other things
Phantasm – Sci-Fi and Fantasy Role Playing Convention in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada @ http://phantasm.pfga.ca/ – September 26 – September 27 2009
- I will be sharing a booth under the “Weird Sisters” title with a Magic Bean Creations heading selling a variety of works including etched glass, plushies, gaming jewelry and more!
Peterborough Downtown Craft Market November 15 & 22 2009
THIS MARKET HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED
- selling under Magic Bean Creations I’ll have Bloops, etched glass, Celtic stamped pendants and Boxed Monster Paintings among other things!
The Miniature Show @ The Blue Tomato December 4th – 30th 2009
- I have one piece entered in this show called“Form of Balance“ A 2.5″x3″ piece that utilizes mixed media of glass etching and inks with Celtic knotwork in the background and a Triquerta in the foreground etched and then dyed.
The Monster Show! @ The Water Street Gallery, Peterborough Ontario 372 Water Street, June 4th gallery opening then June 5-12 2010 **once the show ends, this gallery is closing**
- a joint show, I have 15 Monster themed acrylic paintings!
Guelph Faery Fest’s Enchanted Ground! @ FaeryFest.com – June 19-20 2010
- I will have Boxed Monster paintings, etched glass, Celtic jewelry, Bloop plush, horns, Celtic-knotwork painted boxes, leather jewelry and prints!
This year is Phantasm’s 20th Anniversary! Phantasm Official Website @ Peterborough Public Library – September 25-26 2010
- I will have Boxed Monster paintings, etched glass, Celtic jewelry, Bloop plush, horns and Celtic-knotwork painted and fantasy painted boxes!
3rd Annual Focus Fair @ The Spill Cafe -414 George Street North Peterborough, Ontario
Saturday December 11, 11am – 5pm and Sunday December 12, 11am – 4pm
- I will have a variety of work including etched glass ornaments, bottles, mugs and wine glasses, Bloops with adoption cards, painted boxes and jewelry!
DON’T FEED THE MONSTERS: Boxed Monsters & Other Curiosities by Jamie Campbell @ The Cannery for the month of January 2011.
Romantick: A Valentine’s Day Show & Sale
Saturday & Sunday February 5th & 6th, 11am-5pm and Saturday & Sunday February 12th & 13th, 11am-5pm
– Love Bloops for sale!
Furnal Equinox 2011 March 11-13
– Bloops, etched glass, jewelry, wearable horns, small commission badges and sketches
Published Works:
Side B: The Music Lover’s Anthology
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
Pre-order: In the April edition of Previews
On Sale: June 3rd, 2009
Price: $22.99 USD
ISBN: 978-0-615-22080-2
Johanna at Comics Worth Reading reviews Side B: “So far, the best anthology I’ve read this year.” ~ I have a mention in her review!
Find more reviews on Side B’s Twitter! twitter.com/sidebcomic
2009 Archie Comics Sketch Card Series Artist
Archie Comics is joining March of Dimes to release a special sketch card series where the proceeds of the sales go to March of Dimes. This is the first officially licensed Archie Comics trading card product in 13 years and not only that, they are all sketch cards by fantastic artists.
For updates and more information on this great project visit the official site for it here at Sketch Cards for March of Dimes
Newsarama interview with Steven L. Frank about the March of Dimes set: can be found here
More information can be found about the 2009 Archie Comics / March of Dimes Sketch Card Series on the official Archie Comics Archie News blog here
The Treasure Chest of Art 2010
I’ve been invited to join The Treasure Chest of Art as a sketch card artist
“The Treasure Chest of Art is a very special project for the 10th Anniversary Expo next year. Benefiting the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, this limited edition sketch card collection will feature many talented artists from across the globe.
Limited to 100 pieces, each individually hand-crafted Treasure Chest of Art contains 50 original pieces of artwork in trading card form, both B & W and randomly inserted color art. Each chest is numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Lucasfilm has approved the use of Star Wars sketches within the set.”
100% of the proceeds will be go to
The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation
“The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort and distraction from painful procedures to children and teens who have been diagnosed with cancer, by providing gifts from a treasure chest.”
The Treasure Chests themselves can be purchased at the Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo 10th Anniversary Expo, Sept. 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th, 2010.
