Polycule Model A wood ©Zoe Olver

©Zoe Olver

and the persistence of ritual in everyday life

Author: Laura Nys

the 2020 Best of Craft and Design Award from the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair and her work has been featured on many curatorial lists

48 x 48" | mixed media on raw canvas

Polycule Model A wood ©Zoe OlverFound rock, acrylic paint and foam clay 4 x 4 x 4" Ben Skinners practice explores the nature of language through the use of text and materiality. Calling on a vast knowledge of materials and methods, Skinner applies his hand to concepts that are by turn ironic, witty, introspective and questioning. His works often combine mechanical production methods common in sign making with traditional materials and techniques such as hand applied gold leaf and