Rock Art
Achnabreck in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland
In May 2019, I visited the Kilmartin Glen in western Scotland. I was captivated by the ring and cup drawings made by Neolithic people (c. 2000-3000 BCE) on the rocks. For me, these circular forms speak at a visceral level to something deep within the human psyche. Some rocks in the Kilmartin Glen are etched on, others are arranged as standing stones linked to celestial time kept by the Sun and Moon. The circles and spiral forms somehow connect the celestial timescales to the human cycle of life and death. The Kilmartin rocks are Time Machines: nature has etched her marks over millions of years. Nature’s drawings are joined by human drawings, and connect us in our present moment to our ancestors. The work inspired my show in September 2019 with David Griffin, Time Machines.
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Colour Literacy Project
Serendipitous spectrum and colour organizing systems. Photo by Maggie Maggio.
Since 2018 I have been a member of an international working group on Colour Literacy. As a member of the Colour Research Society of Canada (CRSC), I bring a Canadian perspective to the the group spearheaded by the Inter-Society Color Council, and joined by other members of the International Colour Association. The group is developing standardized content to support the teaching of colour concepts and phenomena, with an approach the crosses disciplinary boundaries within a STEM to STEAM model, and spans all age groups and education levels.
…more on the Colour Literacy Project…
Outside the Box
Look Up! Public Art at Leslie St & Ravell Rd, Toronto
Cultural Collisions
In April 2018, I participated in the cross-disciplinary collaboration Cultural Collisions, an educational outreach initiative of art@cms, hosted by the Ontario Science Centre. High school students were invited to participate in workshops presented by scientists and artists, and went back to their classrooms to create artwork inspired by the scientific concepts they were exposed to. They presented their creative work at the Ontario Science Centre in June 2018.