Jasper Martin: Founder of Milton
Jasper Martin: Founder of Milton
High fired clay with oxide stains on limestone base.
I wondered what kind of a man young Jasper Martin was. He certainly demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit and I think would have been very pleased to see the results of his pioneering. The base is a piece of the limestone from Bruce Street School, Milton’s first stone public school built in 1856.
Awarded as FASM’s 10th Anniversary gift to the Town of Milton.
Awarded the Visual Arts award for the 2008 Milton Heritage Awards
On permanent display in the Milton Room of Milton Town Hall
Carpe Centuria XXI
Carpe Centuria XXI
Italian alabaster on marble base
The optimism of a new millennium and new century. The battle to own this piece resulted in a new relationship for two excellent artists. They are now happily married and share the sculpture.
Mrs Bews
Mrs Bews
Cement and copper
A fashionable Mrs. Bews steps through the arbour to examine a butterfly. One of the early Milton families, the Bews owned the first tailor shop on Main Street and their first home was built on Charles Street in 1883. The home has been beautifully restored and the owner, a wonderful artist, commissioned me to make something for her garden.
Finale
Finale
clay modeled over armature, waste mould process, hydrocal plaster and antique lace
With battered feet and great dignity, the prima ballerina performs her final dance.
Juror’s Award, Best in Show, The Etobicoke Art Group’s 40th Annual Juried Show 2004
Awarded First Prize for Sculpture, Mississauga City Ballet’s Juried Exhibition 2004
Resurgence
Resurgence
Raku fired clay and steel.
Though battered, burned and corroded; the human spirit rises again.
Pearls of Wisdom/Seeds of Destruction
Pearls of Wisdom/Seeds of Destruction
fired clay and found wood
A reaction to the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuser.
Fragility
Fragility
High fired clay with oxides and glazes and cement
Permanent Installation in the Burton Auditorium, Crawford Lake Conservation Area Visitor’s Centre.
Installed October 2009
An interpretation of the Niagara Escarpment created during a week-long session at the Crawford Lake Conservation area. What appear to be ancient solid rocks are hollow fragile vessels which can erode to dust with man’s footsteps…just like the fragile ecosystem of the Niagara Escarpment.
Art can be a powerful tool for education. The staff at Crawford Lake use Fragility to talk to kids on school trips about respecting the protected areas of the conservation area.
In the Eyes of the Beholder
In the Eyes of the Beholder
fired clay sculpture
A reflection on aging gracefully
Torsos
High fired clay with oxides and glaze
Sometimes the negative spaces between forms say as much as the forms themselves.