Artist
Epoxy and cardboard on Birchbark 2016
A volcano becomes an island of forests,
in the middle of a mighty river.
Home of the Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Then the Holy settlement of Ville-Marie,
Mount Royal,
Montreal my city of français and english
and now the nations of the world come to us.
Epoxy and Cardboard on Birchbark 2016
Atop Lyon mountain, a watch tower
To look across the valleys for fire and call out a warning
I took a warning in my soul.
Epoxy and Cardboard on Birchbark 2016
On life’s journey in this delicate vessel
With my Jeannie before me
Across the lake to Parson’s Knob.
Acrylic, Epoxy, Cardboard, Metal, Glass, and China on Birchbark on Plywood
81 x 46 inches 2016 nfs
This is one solid piece of Birchbark found in the woods by my friend Libby.
(Thanks Libby.)
When it was glued down on the plywood it became like a map or a landscape painting.
I included small interventions to distinguish the mountains.
Details will follow.
NFS
Acrylic, Birchbark, and Metal on Plywood 54 x 42 inches 2017
Watercolour and Coloured Pencil on Paper 15 x 11 inches 1992
Costa Rica
Peter Aitkens 