The Wedding Series was inspired by finding my late mother’s wedding dress hanging in an empty closet, in an old dry-cleaning bag, in the family home. I was struck by the nostalgia and beauty of the dress, sixty years old, but still so pretty, and yet the plastic bag itself reminded me of a body bag. I instinctively reached for my camera and snapped photos. A few months later, back in Vancouver, I came across this series of photos, and I was startled and haunted by the imagery: innocence and death, beauty and decay. I’m pursuing this now in my painting.

Silver Wedding Dress
mixed media on paper, 24″ x 26″
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Flower Girl #1
mixed media on paper , 22″ x 30″
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Flowers in a Box
mixed media on paper, 4.5″ x 6″
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Bride’s Bouquet
mixed media on paper, 13″ x 15″
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Celadon Dream
acrylic on canvas, 20″ x 20″
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Rice Paper Bouquet
mixed media on paper, 18″ x 14″
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Roses
mixed media on paper, 11″ x 14″
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Wedding Dress with Blue Hydrangeas
mixed media on paper, 22″ x 30″
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Celadon Garden
mixed media on canvas, 16″ x 20″
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Green Flower Gestural
mixed media on paper, 4.5″ x 6″