Superstition - a juried show held at Zilberschmuck Gallery and Pearson Airport
This was a juried show with the theme Superstition, 2012;
“If a bee flies into the house it is a sign of great good luck, however, the luck will only hold if the bee is allowed to either stay or to fly out of the house of its own accord.”
Bees have always fascinated me, in antiquity they were sometimes divine messengers, and their constant humming was believed to be a hymn of praise. Because of their status it is still considered unlucky in some places to kill a bee.
I found this bee in my parent’s basement, he must have decided to stay; I coated it with Precious Metal Clay paste and fired it. This piece is the bee just before it enters the house; the bee is exaggerated to emphasize the amount of luck that it can bring to those in the house. Inside the house the ends of the chain read ‘Good’ & ‘Luck’, hopefully this will be true for the wearer of this piece.
“If a bee flies into the house it is a sign of great good luck, however, the luck will only hold if the bee is allowed to either stay or to fly out of the house of its own accord.”
Bees have always fascinated me, in antiquity they were sometimes divine messengers, and their constant humming was believed to be a hymn of praise. Because of their status it is still considered unlucky in some places to kill a bee.
I found this bee in my parent’s basement, he must have decided to stay; I coated it with Precious Metal Clay paste and fired it. This piece is the bee just before it enters the house; the bee is exaggerated to emphasize the amount of luck that it can bring to those in the house. Inside the house the ends of the chain read ‘Good’ & ‘Luck’, hopefully this will be true for the wearer of this piece.
"habitat" -- An exploration of metal work and print making by Shannon Kennedy.ROTUNDA GALLERY -- Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.April 7thth to June 5th, 2011Opening Reception: Thursday, April 7th 2011200 King Street, Kitchener, ON
"infuse"
March 31st, 2010 to May 1st, 2010. Opening Reception: Thursday March 31st, 5 to 8 pm
OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ARTS GALLERY -- OTTAWA, Ontario Canada.
35 George Street, Ottawa, ON
K1N 8W5