All students were invited to answer questions about their identity and their experiences at the school. Students then worked with me to transform this data into beautiful glass mosaics. Each of the 14 student-created mosaics is both a mathematical representation of school data, and an artistic representation of student visions for the future of the school.
Read moreOakwood Village Library Mosaic Tables
Assistant Artist Jennifer Chin and I, as a lead artistengaged with the local community to create a tabletop mosaicartwork reflective of the theme “A Common Thread.”The first table is a chess board surrounded by colorful heartsrepresenting the warm-hearted community. The purple ringsurrounding it represents the Oakwood Village BIA, whichcontinually aims to create a peaceful, supportive, and thrivingneighbourhood.On the second table, […]
Read moreLove from a Distance
This is a collaborative installation with painter Natalie Plociennik, focusing on how COVID has made us recognize what is truly important in our lives. Mount Pleasant Village’s support, kindness and love has been outstanding throughout thepandemic. We witnessed you watching out for one another, despite the social distances.We miss your vibrant and diverse energy, so we represent you as brightly […]
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“I mean, you must take living so seriously that even at seventy, for example, you’ll plant olive trees” “On Living”, Nazim Hikmet Ran Celebration” was created in collaboration with residents, families and staff of Lakeside Long Term Care Centre and students from Centennial College to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the home. The olive tree shows the resiliency and diverse […]
Read moreLet it Fly
I cannot tell you how excited I was when CASSA (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians) asked me to design and manage a community project that challenged racism and discrimination through art. I was pleasantly surprised when they asked me to produce this with scrabble tiles. However, I didn’t think that that wood would be more difficult to work than […]
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