Artist’s Bio

Wendy grew up near the North Shore mountains in Vancouver, BC. In those days dogs, cats, children and the odd white duck roamed the streets, parks and beaches - unleashed and unchaperoned. People and animals were personalities of equal importance in our world. She draws on these memories of her fellow travelers and on constant observation when she tries to portray the soul or character of her papier mache subjects. Wendy is intrigued by the mysterious relationship we have with animals. The mystery being that while they are our closest kin in this universe, we seldom can really say we know what they are thinking and feeling. With wild animal sculpture she loves this mystery and tries to express its beauty and danger. Sadly, dangerous mostly to the animals. Is our relationship with other humans always that much closer?

Wendy studied fine arts at Concordia, UBC and Emily Carr College of Art and has been working in papier mache since 1990. Her sculptures begin with an armature of wire. Newspaper is the basic material for building the form with other papers sometimes added to the surface. Most pieces are finished with acrylic paints and varnish.

Commissions are accepted for any subject, specializing in animals and portraits of pets.