Materials: Mesh vegetable and fruit bags with large plastic labels, plastic tags, tetrapack lids, acrylic paint and oil pastel on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Deconstruction, glue.
Meanings: Aerial pastiche of places to produce, prepare and partake of food.
Memories: Farmer’s markets every place I’ve lived.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Scraps of quilt pieces, thread on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, glue, oil pastel, acrylic paint.
Meanings: Use everything until truly used up; then repurpose.
Memories: Mother’s remade and cleverly mended clothes.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Calendar images, maps, National Geographic Issue: Cool images, overhead transparencies, and words on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Glue and papercutting.
Meanings: Antarctic shelf calving, shrinking landmass, save the world.
Memories: Lived in 6 countries, all changed.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $395 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Clothing tags, hanger ribbons, metal candle wick sustainer tabs, tag strings, oil pastel, acrylic paint on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, glue.
Meanings: Athletic clothing for fitness program to reduce weight by fifty pounds; hot factories where they are made; places where workers live; play on ‘habit’ French word for clothing.
Memories: Renovated textile factory of The Loft Gallery and Studio on Clinton Street, Toronto.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Bubble envelopes, corrugated cardboard, dress pattern, packaging materials, sandpaper, string, and sweat pant drawstring on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, paper cutting, glue, braiding, tying.
Meanings: Collateral damage to environment of purchases for creations.
Memories: Sewing own clothes in high school, mending favourites ever since.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Aluminum, cardboard, children’s hobby kit accessories, jigsaw puzzle pieces, matches, paper, silk flower petals, oil pastels, acrylic paint on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, glue.
Meanings: Flagrant disregard for objects barely or not at all used; once needed, wanted or cherished – now easily discarded.
Memories: Five year old who was well travelled and shopped overheard saying: “The store is closing Please take all your personal surroundings with you when you leave the (play) store. And make sure to buy something.”
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Cardboard, handwritten letters, mailing labels, nail foil, postage stamps, postage stamp borders, paper envelopes, window envelopes, wasabi paper tape, on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, glue.
Meanings: Decline of personal correspondence in favour of e-mail; surface mail more for push business marketing.
Memories: People who stayed in touch as I moved around the world, or lost touch with; waste of resources used to market things I no longer own.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H

Materials: Cardboard tea boxes, foil and paper tea bag wrappers, tea bag tags, on plastic fluorescent ceiling light cover.
Methods: Decoupage, glue.
Meanings: Comfort in a cup; people involved in picking and packaging tea.
Memories: Tea and a cookie after school, tea as comfort in stressful times.
Dimensions: 24 in. H x 23.75 in. W x 1/16th in. D = 61 cm. H x 60 cm. D x .15 cm. D
Price: $495 USD. Plus S/H