Icons
In Cod We Trust(ed), 2, 12×12 inches approx, mixed media on wood
In Cod We Trust(ed), 3, 12×12, mixed media on wood
Plenty, plenty, 12×12, mixed media on wood
In Cod we Trust(ed), 12×12, mixed media on wood
Winnowing the grain of the sea, 2, 12×12, mixed media on wood
Plumb lines, 12×12, mixed media on wood
Winnowing the grain of the sea, 12×12,mixed media on wood
who makes the map, 2, 12×12, mixed media on wood
Ship of the soul, voyaging, 9×9, mixed media on wood
Small boats dwelling on the sea, 5×30, mixed media on wood
Long horizon bending sail, 5×30, mixed media on wood
detail, long horizons bending sail
detail, long horizon bending sail
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The “icons” use antique maps, stones, hand forged iron nails, layered images of the compass rose and historic photos to memorialize the loss of the cod fishery in Newfoundland in a way that is nostalgic but also poses questions to the viewer. How did it happen? What can we do?
Through a poetic evocation of that loss I hope to spark the questioning in a way that straight polemic can never achieve. The actual image of the cod is not romantic; it is a rather ugly fish but juxtaposing it with the traditional gold ground celebrating divinity of the icon format does raise some questions about the value of natural resources.
The use and loss of resources is global but our loss is huge and we must bear it in mourning and hope for renewal