Collected
I’ve started collecting paintings and objects from second hand stores, garage sales, and rummage sales. I see my collecting as a temporary waystation for handmade and artist-made items that have lost their original context but not their meaning. These objects—wooden toys, pottery, paintings, and artifacts—are held for a time, appreciated for their care and intention, and then allowed to continue on to new homes.
Each piece is part of an ongoing story. My role is not to collect permanently, but to witness, preserve, and pass along.
Augustine C. Frey
A signed and dated winter landscape by Augustine C. Frey, painted in Josephburg—but imagining mountains far beyond it. A reminder that landscapes often map memory, not geography.
H.D. Carrigan
This is another artwork I found at a thrift store last month. I love it, but I can’t find any information about the artist (signature looks like H.D. Carrigan?). Depicts a street scene of an active alleyway, with the Hotel MacDonald (Edmonton) in background. I love the popcorn vendor!
Margaret Thomson Tweedale
Found this at a thrift store, and it’s signed Margaret Thomson. Could it be by famous artist Tom Thomson’s sister Margaret?
Father Paul-Emile Côté
Found this beautiful landscape by Father Paul-Emile Côté (1913-2014), Canadian artist. Did some research and his medium was shoe polish! His palette included 90 different colors of shoe polish and cream from 20 different brands.