In 1996, after graduation from the former Alberta College of Art, I started using shred product of various types into my work, from confidential material salvaged from the recycling bin of an office, shredded personal files, $2 bills obtained from the Government of Canada, newspapers, fictional novels, yard waste, etc.
What I found most fascinating was in the various ways the materials could be manipulated, depending on how the paper materials were shredded and/or layered onto a surface. These are samples of the types of work I produced during the post grad time period, having recently revisited with the purging of my mother and grandmother’s estates.
These works were exhibited in galleries across Canada at the time of production, and unfortunately, I do not have very thorough documentation and many pieces are in private collections.
Daily Affirmations, 2019, personal shred product on paper 
from the media doodle series materials: porn images, advertisements & glue on plywood 2 x 2″ (approx) 2004 
from the media doodle series materials: porn images, advertisements & glue on plywood 13 x 13″ (approx) 2004 
from the media doodle series materials: porn images, advertisements & glue on plywood 4 x 4″ (approx) 2004 
from the media doodle series materials: porn images, advertisements & glue on plywood 12 x 14″ (approx) 2004 
the universe materials: annual reports & glue on plywood 7.5 x 10 x 2.5″ 1997 
the universe (edge view) 
from the series on being materials: hair and other private info & glue on plywood 4 x 6 x 1.5″ 
from the series on being (edge view) 
inside information materials: corporate, private and public info & glue on cedar 5.5 x 5.5 x 3″ 1999 
inside information (edge view) 
portrait of a woman and wildlife materials: shredded $2 bills & glue on wood 12 x 12 x 2.5″ 1997 
portrait of a woman and wildlife (edge view) 
untitled mix materials: shredded $2 bills, leaves, miscellaneous info & glue 8 x 10 x 1.2″ 1999 
divestiture materials: rhubarb sheddings and glue on plywood 7 x 9.5 x 1.5″ 1999 
divestiture (detail) 
from the series on being (2 of 3) 
from the series on being (2 of 3) (edge view) 
from the series on being (1 of 3) materials: personal and public information & glue 3 x 4 x 3.5″ each 1999 
from the series on being (1 of 3) (edge view) 
~real materials: shredded $2 bills, leaves, miscellaneous info & glue 3 x 3.5 x 2″ each 1998 
~real (edge view) 
from the pure porn doodle series 5 x 10″ 
from the pure porn doodle series 5 x 10″ 
from the pure porn doodle series materials: shredded porn and glue on plywood 5 x 10″ each 2004 
from the pure porn series shredded porn and glue on wood 12 x 12″ 2004 
from the pure porn series materials: shredded porn and glue on wood 12 x 12″ 2004 
nearness of figure to world materials: minced personal cheques and worldbook on plywood 10.25 x 5″ 1998 
the how and why library (installation view) 
the how and why library 
the how and why library 
the how and why library (edition of 16) materials: 1960’s encyclopedia pages, glue 4.5 x 3 x 1.5″ each 1999 
the dream lover materials: novel and glue on plywood 11 x 11″ 2000 
the second experiment materials: novel and glue on plywood 11 x 11″ 2000 
the moon immersed in figure materials: moon images & glue on plywood 6.3 x 6.3 x .62″ 1998 
the moon immersed in figure (edge view) 
about face materials: shredded $2 bills, EFX shred & glue 9 x 12 x 1.5″ 1999 
about face (edge view) 
leavings materials: leaves, $2 bills, confidential information & glue on plywood 7.5 x 7.5 x 1.7″ 
leavings (edge view) 
inside information materials: corporate documents, $2 bills & glue on plywood 7.8 x 10.2 x 2″ 1997 
inside information (edge view) 
city (medium) materials: calgary white pages & glue on plywood 15 x 8 x 1.6″ 1998 
city (medium) (edge view) 
Exhibition shot from the group show entitled Submerge at the Medicine Hat Art Gallery in 2003 
My work from the Art Gallery of Alberta collection was included in the Venerator show in April 2012. Quite an honour to be beside an Andy Warhol print