Archives for April, 2014
Eye, Mind, and Hand in Evolution
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Article by Sam Carter
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YE, MIND, AND HAND” is the motto of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design coat of arms. “The crow is the...
Spotlight on the Collection: A Flowering Passion for Porcelain – George and Helen Gardiner
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Article by Rachel Gotlieb
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OLLECTORS ARE MOTIVATED to collect for myriad reasons that often overlap: for personal pleasure, scholarship and edification, preservation and prosperity, and for financial...
Linking Human to Nature and Hand to Machine: Marian Bantjes’s Designs
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Article by Brian Donnelly
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ISTORY SUGGESTS THAT even the most unexpected twists and turns never come completely from nowhere. Narratives of the career of designer and artist...
The Crying of LOT 222 : A Victorian Brooch Deconstructed
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Article by Donna Bilak
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SNAPSHOT IN TIME. It was early in the afternoon on September 9th, 2013, when Lot 222 came up on the block at...
Mining Material: The Emerald Ash Borer
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Article by Noa Bronstein
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N RECENT YEARS, concepts of greening, repurposing and using salvaged materials have not only guided the design of spaces and objects, but have entered...
The Colours of Nature: Dye Plants and Design
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Article by Thea Haines and Rachel MacHenryPhotographs by Thea Haines
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PPLYING DECORATIVE COLOUR obtained from natural sources—plants, insects and minerals—is an ancient practice, with evidence of natural...
The Diaphanous Folds of Botanical Art: The Work of Jean Johnson
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Article by John Fleming
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OTANICAL ART HAS BEEN a life-long presence in Jean Johnson’s imagination. She recalls from early days recurring walks through fields and woods with...
Editorial: Botanical Art
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Editorial by John Fleming
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LTHOUGH THE DECORATIVE IMPULSE in its earliest historic manifestations may be ascribed to human understanding of natural forms and forces as signs with mythic,...