Friday, February 17, 2017
Monday, March 30, 2015
Spring Calyx is Coming
The Spring Show for Calyx is coming and I will be one of the artists on Sunday, May 3rd. I have lots of new work - pictures to come. This is always a great show with fantastic art and lovely artists. Hope to see you there.
www.calyx.ca
Sunday, October 27, 2013
The Alberta Flood Rose Project
Here is my contribution to the Alberta Flood Rose Project, an amazing undertaking spearheaded by Teri Heinrichs. This exciting art collaboration project was created by Calgary and area artists to raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross Flood Relief. Each artist was asked to create a 4" x 4" original work of art depicting our provincial flower.
There has been a lovely book created that shows all the art donated and all the net proceeds form the sale of the book will go to the Red Cross Flood relief. To learn more or view some of the art, please go to www.thealbertafloodroseproject.com
Intrepid Finds New Home
My latest sculpture sold this past weekend at Calyx. This ode to the mosquito was appreciated by more people than an actual mosquito would be.
INTREPID
the mosquito
carried on despite
the loss of several limbs
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Creation of "Colour Me Copper"
This is the boot I started with and the next two images show how I transformed it into "Colour Me Copper". This was a fun project and I encourage you to check out Footprints website at http://footprintsdance.com/fundraiser.htm - you also find a cool video in their links on YouTube.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Calyx in Calgary and Edmonton
Calyx this past weekend was busy. Sunday was a beautiful day and more than 630 people came to the Art Exhibition and Sale that day. I am attaching a link because Calyx in Edmonton is coming up Saturday, May 5 at the Pleasantview Community League Hall. It should be another great day.
Curiosities Exhibition
I have six peices in The Curiosities Exhibition at The Hive Artists' Hub in Medicine Hat. Three free-standing sculptures and three "Luckys" (wearable sculptures).
http://www.hivehub.ca/
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
At The Circus
The Ruberto Ostberg Gallery second annual June Group Show
This is an open-theme, open-medium juried show
Show Details
The show date is June 17 – July 9th 2011
Opening reception is Friday, June 17th, 5-9 pm
2108 18th Street N.W. Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2M 3T3
403 289 3388
http://www.ruberto-ostberg.com/
One of my pieces (a Metal Collage Quadtych - Four Vertical Panels) entitled 'At The Circus' was chosen to be this Group Show.
Artist Statement for At The Circus
Artist: Susanah Windrum
Title: At The Circus
Medium: Metal Collage Quadtych
Materials: Post-Consumer Metal Tins, Metal Bottle Caps, Metal Rivets, Wood, Acrylic Paint
Artist Statement:
As a young girl, my parents took me to art galleries to show me Pop-Art Exhibitions. I remember being intrigued looking at a cupboard made from scraps of wood that opened to reveal a pop can, set on a pedestal, like an altar. That pop can meant something, it was important; it wasn’t just a piece of trash. As a child, I might not have seen the message the artist intended but what I saw was that a pop can was more than disposable. That artwork made me look at things differently.
I love the process of making something fresh and exciting out of materials that otherwise might just be cast off. Working with found and recycled metal is a stimulating challenge as you must craft your vision with the resources you have collected. In a throw-away society, it is very satisfying to work with post-consumer metals and create art that has historical reference and is at the same time new.
Created from images and pieces of thirteen different tins and thirty-four bottle caps, At The Circus, layers images, text, pattern and colour to invoke the excitement and animation of the circus. Like the activity at the circus there are many elements competing for your attention. The materials are mundane and commonplace until they are juxtaposed to each other creating tension and movement and hopefully allowing you to see them differently.
Monday, June 6, 2011
The Chef
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
The Monk with Yellow Shoes
On My Mind
Mr Uptown
Mighty Mouse
Geisha
Rusty Tin Man
Round Heart
Lucky
Eagle Kachina
Dinah
Black and White
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Work at the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts
Thursday, November 4th from 11 am to 11 pm
Friday, November 5th from 11 am to 6 pm
Saturday, November 6th from 11 am to 5 pm
Sunday November 7th from 11 am to 5 pm
Monday, November 8th from 11 am to 5 pm
Tuesday, November 9th from 11 am to 3 pm
104, 800 Macleod Trail SE
Calgary, AB
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Upcoming Festival
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Monk With Yellow Shoes
Height - 30 cm or 12"
Width - 21 cm or 8.25"
Depth at Base - 11 cm or 4.25"