Dec 3rd - 18th, Winchester Gallery 2260 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC
Reception Dec 5th, 6 - 8 PM
"We have wandered so far from the land. In a couple of generations we have gone from a relatively simple existence to a life of consumption and disconnection".
 Making Hay
Mixed Media on Blanket
48"w x 40"h
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| Crazy Horse 44"w x 86"h |
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| The Homesteader - The Red Ensign - The Voyager |
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| The Good Book Mixed Media Assemblage 52"w x 40"h (open) |
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| Don't Fence Me In Mixed Media Assemblage 66"w x 44"h |
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| The Homesteaders Mixed Media Assemblage 44"w x 60"h |
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| The Hay Wagon Mixed Media on Blanket 48"w x 40"h |
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| Golden Stack Mixed Media on Blanket 48"w x 40"h |
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| Wagon Wheel Mixed Media on Blanket 48"w x 40"h |
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| Two Stacks Mixed Media on Blanket 48"w x 40"h |
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| Three Stacks Mixed Media on Blanket 48"w x 40"h |
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| The Toques and Chocolate Moose |
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| The Treaty Medals |
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| 3 - Altars (size of a shoe box) |
This latest series honours our heritage while raising questions about our future.
In
May 2012, while driving to Toronto, I explored a Saskatchewan
homestead with a descendant of its early settler family. This once
wild prairie, just 30 kilometres outside Val Marie, abuts Grasslands
National Park. It is where heaven meets earth. A
Simple Life
was conceived as I wandered the homestead, now a bone yard of old
wagons and sleighs laden with rusting hardware, weathered and rotting
into the rich soil. I utilizes this hardware in many of the pieces
contained in this body of work.
In
the midst of making A
Simple Life,
I travelled to Cambodia where I photographed more than 300
haystacks. Spending time in the Cambodian countryside was
like going back in time...in my mind I was on the Canadian prairies a
hundred years ago .
Both
the prairie-based assemblages and the encaustic/mixed media haystacks
pay homage to a much simpler time. I'd like to think
that this work offers viewers a little peace and quiet...a chance to
reflect on a less complicated time. Life
is simpler when you plow around the stump. Live
simply. Love generously. Care deeply
“Jeff's
works are sly love letters to Canada - quirky, capricious, frank, and
thought provoking.
His dream-like images probe this country’s soul. ”
His dream-like images probe this country’s soul. ”
Charles
Pachter
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| Detail of Wagon Wheel |
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