As curator for the Stairwell Gallery I am absolutely thrilled with the work BOXCARSIX produced in response to the themes embedded in the Easter story. Their work brings a depth of understanding and originality to a time of year that like Christmas, can easily be taken for granted. Read more about the work here, andContinueContinue reading “renew”
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ink and roses
The symbol of love, the rose is also the symbol of struggle and suffering; of being brave and facing the dark. Look how it is used as a motif in fairy tales- the rose that precipitates the dark tale of the Beauty and the Beast; the prince who wakes the Sleeping Beauty has toContinueContinue reading “ink and roses”
a send off
As well as my friends Heather and Clare who came in to help with photographs and taking down high pictures respectively, ( thank you!) I had one last visitor to the show. As she was leaving a car with her husband in tow, we saw each other through the window and we smiled. I wasContinueContinue reading “a send off”
installation and opening
With more than a little help from my friends, my first solo show was installed and my art brought into the world. I will be at the the Fifty Fifty gallery ( at 2516 Douglas Street, Victoria BC Canada) from 1 – 4 pm tomorrow ( Sunday 12) , next weekend Saturday 18 and SundayContinueContinue reading “installation and opening”
shelter ( mother and child)
It was lovely to have three of my works selected for Voices of Women Through Canadian History curated by Astri Wright for the International Womens Day exhibition in Victoria at the Bay Centre, shown from March the 2nd to the 12th. Here is my statement about my work: My three watercolour silhouettes are part ofContinueContinue reading “shelter ( mother and child)”
Cornelia van Voorst 