HIGH MASTS, HIGH HOPES - THE BARQUE

On his explorations to the arctic, Frobisher was accompanied by an armada of 15 ships, over 400 men, and the hope and dreams of his backers. This was, and remains, the largest maritime expedition ever mounted to the arctic. This ship, a barque, can be identified by the rigging of the three masts, of which the mainmast and the foremast are square-rigged while the mizzenmast is fore-and-aft-rigged. As one of the smallest ships in his fleet, although it was used to sail the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, its value was to explore the bays and inlets of passing lands (Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, then finally Baffin Island.)

Specially picked pieces from the Jubilee Auditorium's original exhibit Meta Incognita, with work produced on the theme of Martin Frobisher's 1570s exploration of the Canadian north and the intrique of the Elizabethan court in London concerning the possiblility of gold discovery there, have now been hung in the Eric Harvie Theatre at the Banff Centre.

I invite you to view this show over the summer during your travels to the mountains.

http://www.banffcentre.ca/bsaf/2007/frobisher/

Published in Avenue Magazine!

AVENUE magazine in Calgary, Alberta has an article this month about Donna.

The May issue can be picked up at Second Cup coffee shops plus many other venues (check here to see where you can get one: http://www.avenuemagazine.ca/where_to_find.php?link=wheretofind)

See page 154 for the blurb on my art.

Meta Incognita moves to Banff

Meta Incognita is moving to the Summer Arts Festival at the Banff Centre in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada from May 26 - September 22, 2007.

This set of work is based upon a study session at Cold Lake where our group Articulation studied northern lights and ice formations. Returning to Calgary we then joined the Calgary Opera and their world premiere of Frobisher and our study expanded to include 16th century explorers, Elizabethan culture, Inuit culture and Arctic landscapes. This show, called Meta Incognita (Unknown Limits), hung in the Jubilee Auditorium for three months in early 2007 before moving to the Banff Summer Arts Festival. Selections from the collective body of work (3 of my ships) will hang in the foyer of the Eric Harvie Theatre, which will be open to the public from 9am - 10pm everyday.