Hope/Our Carbon Footprint

Gold plated with brown wax patina, cast, 2021

Obverse: The obverse is titled HOPE featuring Mother Earth adorned with cedar foliage with the Latin word SPES, meaning “hope”, woven into the branches. The cedar represents our forests working to absorb CO2 emissions, the bird in flight air we breathe, and the caribou the land we walk upon. HOPE that we have the courage to make the right decisions to reduce our carbon footprint and preserve the natural environment for ourselves and for others.

Reverse: The reverse is titled OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT and is the mirrored image of Mother Earth, stripped bare of any natural elements, overwhelmed by a shroud of chemical formulas destroying her environment. The dragon represents the classic tale of St. George and the Dragon. St. George is outside the viewing plane because he represents us all and we all bear the responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and give Mother Earth hope for the future.

Available for purchase, $175.

Remembrance

Bronze, cast with patina, 2016

“REMEMBRANCE” honours the heroic efforts of my grandfather, George Edie and his fellow comrades who fought in the 2nd Battle of Ypres during the “Great War for Civilization”. On the obverse the portrait of the young soldier framed by the barbed wire represents youth sacrificed through the loss of life, imprisonment, and emotional trauma. On the reverse the poppies emerging from the barbed wire symbolize the loss of life through spent flowers, the flowers in bloom symbolize the survivors and the young buds symbolize the future, “Lest We Forget”.

Available for purchase, $125.