Screenshot The VCAN Community Mapping Project was supported by the City of Victoria's My Great Neighbourhood Grant (Resilience), and was conducted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples, known today as the Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations. This initiative focused on the Kwetlal food system, also known by it’s colonial [...]
Media: Wu, Wenying. “Fieldnotes: Sustainable Practices in Public Art. Beyond a Greenwashed Canvas: Creative Placemaking and Public Art Strategies for Environmental Resilience.” STEPS Public Art, 9 Dec 2024. https://stepspublicart.org/fieldnotes-sustainable-art/ and Fieldnotes: Sustainable Practices in Public Art | STEPS Public Art.pdf Made in response to the RECLAIM Public Art Residency, I created a new series called Speculative [...]
Pandemic SquirrelThis is my latest oil painting titled Pandemic Squirrel (Pink). It has already been collected through Madrona Gallery and was united with the collector today (photo below). Also note, Fazakas Gallery (Vancouver, BC) still represents me. Madrona Gallery windows (Trounce Alley entrance) Madrona Gallery (606 View St, Victoria) Pandemic Squirrel series, 15” x 19.5”, (22”x25” with frame) [...]
In September 2019, I wanted to mimic the seasonal behaviour of the Eastern Grey Squirrelby collecting and burying Garry oak acorns. A walk through MEE-qan (Beacon Hill Park), Victoria BC led me to Iind a Garry oak meadow that pre-dates colonial times. While foraging for acorns beneath the trees, I noticed several dropped peafowl feathers. [...]
Symbiogenetic Mask, (MEE-qan / Beacon Hill Park, Fall) Victoria BC, 9″ x 11″ x 2.5″, peafowl feathers, squirrel hair, Garry oak tree branches, human hair, salt and Borax crystals, string, yarn, tulle, wool, 2019. In September, I wanted to mimic the seasonal behaviour of the Eastern Grey Squirrel by collecting and burying Garry oak acorns. [...]
JANUARY 8th, 2019 Thank you Carly Diamond for being inspired by Squirrealism. I'm thrilled to share your wonderful drawing here with everyone, and very honoured to have been chosen by you! Best of luck with everything. "My name is Carly Diamond and I am an illustration/graphic design major at Savannah College of Art and Design! [...]
Self Portrait by Carollyne Yardley. My Hair as a Squirrel Mask, human hair, 2012-2018 My relationship with the Eastern Grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) scampering around my urban garden is constantly evolving. Several years ago, I became curious as to what it would be like to be a squirrel, and have fur on my face. Subsequently, [...]
A selection of photos from Rande and Carollyne, S11 Fazakas Gallery at Art Toronto 2017. Thank you friends, colleagues, and collectors for making it such a warm and rewarding experience. To read more about our collaboration, please visit this page LaTiesha Fazakas, Rande Cook, Carollyne Yardley at Art Toronto, S11 Fazakas Gallery. Photo by [...]
On Sept 14th, 2017, I had a studio visit with textile artist Carole Sabiston, and was delighted by her paintings, brightly lit studio, and walls which featured images of the universe and ideas to explore. Most interesting were never-seen-before, and deeply personal daily portraits (circa 1997, 1998, 2003) drawn in coloured pencils inside pocket-sized notebooks. Last week, I had a wonderful [...]
