Arts & Fabrication
a portfolio
Mini-golf interactive
Designed, constructed, and finished using a variety of power tools and adhesives. A motor attached to the wheel causes the bear to pedal!
Acrylic mounts
Jewellery displayed on heat-formed acrylic mounts with chemical welded posts.
Owl catcher
Mixed media. with Great Horned owl
OW Octopus
Laser-cut copper
Floral gauntlet
Hand-embossed and carved leather.
scarab
The bottom part of this piece is a brooch from the 1920s. Additional elements in keeping with the original style were added to make the brooch into a pendant.
Mask mount
Study of mask mount. (Original, left. Study, center and right) Soldered brass, patina with Jax metal darkener
Simard
Pen and ink
Silversmithing
Custom silver-soldered jewellery. L to R: fossil sanddollar, ammonite, chiton.
Amber wing
This piece displays an insect in amber. Identified as a moth fly, I used an illustration to match the wing design setting to the species in amber.
Mud Pup Luck boardgame
Layout and design of boardgame. Part of an interactive education kit to learn about Ranching in the Cariboo area. Concept: K Kerr
Tidepool Series
Polymer sculpture series, displayed in finished boxes on beds of polymer covered pebbles.
Bird catcher
Mixed media. Flora and fauna
Qiviut toque
Hand spun muskox fibre, harvested from the Alaskan tundra, processed using traditional techniques.
Medicine Beach interpretive signs
Signs designed for interpretive kiosk at a conservation area on Pender Island.
Urchin
Two-part silicone mould from urchin. Cast in plaster of Paris.
tidepool pendant before after
Tidepool pendant Ammonite, opal, and cast barnacle in silver. Left image shows design in progress as placement is decided.
Boar’s head lightbox
Lightbox illuminated to display detail in glass artifact, mounted with custom soldered brass mount, finished with a darkening patina.
Moon tapestry
Mixed media. with deer skull and handspun fibre
Roses
beads on leather
urchin pendant
Unchin texture cast from a real urchin using a silicone mold and lost wax tchnique
Table of curiosities
Table designed, assembled, and finished by J English with initial cuts and technical assistance by J Pierrot
barnacle ring
Cast in silver from a real barnacle using the lost wax technique and a silicone mold
Rocktopus
Multilayer spray paint with custom stencils on wood. This project plays different sounds through interaction with sensors on its arms. The goal was inspire children to make their own music at the Rifflandia music festival. Interactive lights and sound: Monkey C Woodworking: JPierrot