Artworks
Charcoal
This piece documents the awesome slash heap of discarded wood and tree branches left behind from clear cut logging practices near Squamish. I saw this pile of dead wood, which was at least 10 feet all, and to me it resembled a giant monstrous creature. It made me feel the vastness of the waste involved in our logging practices. There were numerous large piles just like this heaped where the trees used to stand, with many very close to the road. I used charcoal to try and capture the starkness and vaguely threatening character of the slash pile. Charcoal is made of burnt wood, and a high contrast image seemed to fit the harshness of this reality for tree life.