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REST0RATION

​Cathédrale Sainte-Thérès-d'Avila, Amos, Québec, built 1922
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At FabArgile we are restoring the Cathedral's architectural outdoor ceramic murals.
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Matching tiles that have endured harsh weather for 100 years

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Development Process

Making tiles at Fabargile
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Contamination! Iron specks suddenly appeared throughout. It took us several weeks to find the culprit.

CUBIC VESSELS
An exploration of rhythms in form and surface
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(in tribute to Dave Brubeck)
The work presented in CUBIC VESSELS is an ongoing exploration of rhythmic relationships of form and surface. It's inspired by the music of Dave Brubeck; a master of beguiling rhythms. The clay is a mid range clay adapted from one of SIAL’s clay bodies. The glazes are made in house. They are composed of frits, spars, metal oxides, clay, and silica. This part of the exploration is focused on the cube as vessel, the analog and digital, the yin and yang, the rhythm of stop and the rhythm of go. 
If you're into Brubeck's music try this. Start Take Five in one page, let it play for about five seconds, and then open a new page and start Take Five again. I could swear that together they form a fugue of sorts, sometimes clashing, other times harmonizing, one motif chasing another! Ah, what might that look like?
Start the audio track of Take Five to accompany you through Cubic Vessels.
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Tulip Vase 9 1/2"H / May 2021

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Tulip Vase 9" H / April 2021

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 Long-stemmed vase 40 cm H/August 2021

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Vase 15 in. H June 2021 ​

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Gramophone Vase 42 cm H / July 2021

 SLIDES 
​Cubic Vessels



Seasonal Works
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                           PAPER WEIGHT 14 x 14 x 2 cm                               PAPER WEIGHT 17 x 17 x 2 cm/ July 2021                                
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 The Post-Apocalypse flower pot / June 2021

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10 x 10 cm tile
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10 x 10 cm tile
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 PAPER WEIGHT 17 x 17 x 2 cm / Corporate gift contract / Winter 2020
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