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Joan
Irvin, Calgary
Joan Irvin calls herself an interdisciplinary artist. She is a (former) ceramist, a flamenco aficionado and a maker of narrative jewellery. She has studied at the University of Calgary, the Alberta College of Art and Design (where she also teaches), the Banff Centre, the Kalliolan Vapaaopisto in Finland and the Penland School of Crafts in the United States. Joan also works as a curator, lecturer and writer. |
"Tales of a Tower Troll
(or How I Found Independence on Fire Towers)"
Anodized aluminum and aluminum with simulations, brass, sterling silver, wood and found objects
60 cm (24 in)
#5 from "Musings on my First Nine Lives" … work produced with an Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant … addresses the profoundly powerful experience of spending solitary summers on remote fire towers in northern Alberta … time of adventure and wonder in Alberta's vibrant boreal forest …
Collection of the Artist (Value: $800 CDN)