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Category: Public Art

Public art projects

  • Cosmic Trip v.1

    Cosmic Trip v.1

    Held at containR Park for Northern Lights Festival

    Inspired by galactic travels.

    First outdoor winter projection! Brr!

  • Luminous Laughter

    2022. Calgary, AB

    Client/Funder: MAUD Collective + Chinook Blast

    Artist Description: A 3-way artist collaboration between myself (animation), Sara Slaughter (mural/illustration) and Melody Stang (music). These sprites “turn the lights on” in a collaborative and unexpected way.

    Inspiration: Taking inspiration from M. C. Escher and stories of mischievous sprites that occupy the nooks and crannies of busy spaces.

    Process: Illustration file imported into After Effects and animated for a 15 second loop.

    *Second place People’s Choice award from MAUD

  • Goldfinch Flurry

    Goldfinch Flurry

    2021. Calgary, AB

    Client/Funder: MAUD Collective + Chinook Blast

    A 3-way artist collaboration between myself (animation), Sara Johnston (mural/illustration) and Kyle Hinton (music).

    Inspiration: Animated these two goldfinches thinking about simple comedic beats from cartoons like Charlie Brown.

    Process: Illustration file imported into After Effects and animated for a 15 second loop.

    *First place People’s Choice award from MAUD