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The Gaze of History

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The Gaze of History exhibition presented a series of prints and drawings from the Burnaby Art Gallery's collection that considered the gaze and directed looking. The powdered graphite faces I drew directly on the walls of the gallery interacted and responded to these framed works and represented the real and imagined former residents of this building.

“Fairacres,” as it was first known, was built as a retirement estate by Vancouver realtor Henry Ceperley and his wife Grace in 1910. Prior to its conversion to the gallery in 1967, the mansion housed a succession of wealthy families, beginning with the Ceperleys (1910-1939), a community of Benedictine monks (1939-1954), a controversial religious cult (1954-1965) and a university fraternity (1965-1966).

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Canadian Coat of Arms

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The design concept of my version of the Canadian Coat of Arms is inspired by contemporary and traditional symbols and iconography of Canada. Maple leaves are a distinct national symbol for Canada. The chain of maple leaves symbolizes­ the abundance forests in the Canadian land and as world leader in the sustainable forest management. The toque was a rally symbol during 1837-1839 Patriotes Rebellion. Now, it’s a symbol of freedom and the pursuit of liberty. It represents the Canadian culture in a functional and fashionable way. The Orca or Killer Whale represents the Aboriginals in Canada. It symbolizes family, romance, longevity, harmony, travel, community and protection. It also represents the marine as oppose to the moose is used for land.

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Canadian Coat of Arms

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The design concept of my Canadian Crest is a contemporary digital illustration inspired by traditional iconography, symbols and crests. The new Coat of Arms uses colours, heraldry forms and symbols to represent Canadian Design. I have included a sceptre to symbolize justice and Canada’s imperial influences. The wreath is abstracted as feathers directly above mantling. The helm and mantle was originally designed to protect the head and shoulders of the wearer so I included a RCMP hat and scarf with Canada’s official maple leaf tartan.

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The Clark Family

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For my fall semester senior project, I chose to create a way of organizing and sharing family histories that is non-traditional, inventive and user-friendly. I used my own family's history for the project, but another family could easily be swapped in.

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Asia Pacific Applied Arts Forum

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The Asia Pacific Applied Arts and Creative Industries Forum (APAAF) is a non-profit educational project organized by students and faculty of Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the Canadian Society for Asian Arts both located in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.

A key issue, central to late twenty first century applied art practices, is the dynamicrelationship between traditional approaches and global trends in craft and design. TheAsia Pacific Applied Arts and Creative Industries Forum provides views of contemporary craft and design from APEC economies and other participating Asia and Pacific countries.

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Malaysia/Canada Indigenous Communities Applied Arts Exhibition

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In Spring and Fall of 2011, co-curators; Associate Professor Salmah Abu Mansor, scholar and Senior Research Fellow-Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia and Sam Carter, Professor Emeritus-Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada selected applied arts from indigenous communities across Malaysia and Canada.

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Malaysia/Canada Indigenous Communities Applied Arts Exhibition

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In Spring and Fall of 2011, co-curators; Associate Professor Salmah Abu Mansor, scholar and Senior Research Fellow-Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia and Sam Carter, Professor Emeritus-Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada selected applied arts from indigenous communities across Malaysia and Canada.

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"A Secret History: Typography Development" --- Type Specimen Book

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This assignment is to create a type specimen book by showing the different characteristics of three selected typefaces from different time. The main goal is to reflect the typographic qualities and styles in history.

"A Secret History: Typography Development"
selects typefaces: Adobe Jenson, Linotype Didot and Futura. 

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The Evolution of Type

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The Evolution of Type: Janson, Miller and Scala Sans

This book was an exploration of Janson, Miller and Scala Sans and the time periods that correspond with each typeface.

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VERB WOMAN: A Dance of Forgetting

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Verbs from everyday gestures, Alzheimers patients & performance art were combined with video and choreography-by-chance dance employing aktion-cards to explore our shared disintegration of memory, technology, history … like sand slipping through an open hand.

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