In April 2017 I won the design challenge to create the Canadian Legend Award initiated by the Canadian College of Performing Arts, owned and operated by The Canadian Heritage Arts Society. The winning design was called “Wings of Inspiration” and was inspired by the ver...

“Mishka the Russian Bear” is a MoBear, the Molecular Bear. I saw the shape of it when I was thinking about tiny atoms that make up the whole world. I thought that the atoms that make me now are the same atoms that were the part of the mountain, a planet, an animal.. Th...

In this video I show a process of cleaning and sponging a Russian Doll vase porcelain slip cast before putting in into the kiln for bisque firing.

In this video I am at the first step of making a plaster mold of My Bear sculpture/head for slipcasting. I have made a clay base and now am applying a mold soap to the plaster bear head before pouring plaster over it.

Here I am demolding (releasing from the plaster mold) a porcelain slip cast of the sculpture OLEN Golden Antlers. After cleaning the seams and drying the piece will be fired at high temperature in a ceramic kiln three times.

In this video I am showing what tools I use to finish the surface of My Bear plaster master model. This finished model will be used to produce a limited edition of My Bear porcelain sculptures.

 In this video I am demolding a two-piece plaster master model for My Bear sculpture for the future porcelain slip cast limited edition.

I was an extremely sensitive introvert child. I often felt misunderstood even in my own family. I did not know how to communicate my feelings to others without being hurt. I wished I had no feelings at all. So I’ve learned to hide them, sometimes from myself. But the t...