woodhouse sketches (the drawings)

hurdles (seal hunt), mixed-media drawing, 2006

fairytale beginning, mixed-media drawing, 2006

everything i was ever afraid of, mixed-media drawing, 2006

This is a selection of some work that was created in the spring of 2006. It deals directly with displacement. I was interested in how rural identity is transformed and re-shaped within transient, and particularly, urban settings. I produced a series of drawings and small objects. The images are informed by the commonplace, incorporating personal references; delving into oral tradition and rural folklore, working to illustrate portions of a new eclectic cultural identity.

This work was made possible through a Research and Creation Grant, from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.