Cracker Architecture -

Porch Perceptions

40 in. x 30 in. acrylic mixed media on canvas 2008

           Under the umbrella of Roy Street Collective, I have collaborated with
   architects and local talent to produce multi-media events featuring my
   work. These shows have taken place in various locations; from abandoned
   buildings to museums. I now divide my time between Montreal, Pouch
   Cove, Newfoundland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I use architecture as a
   metaphor to describe what predominantly inspires me about a place: the
   people and their culture. My present concern is with an organic architecture
   that is culturally linked and socially connected to a genus loci, or sense of
   place. In light of the corporatization of our environment and a pervasive
   belief in our culture that human beings are separate from nature, I feel that
   my work has a significant application to our perception of the planet.