In 2008, Michelle and I lived and worked in Pietrasanta, Italy for the month of September. Before returning to Vancouver, we made arrangements to buy Carrara marble for several stone sculptors here in BC. We shipped the blocks back in
From time to time, I am invited to exhibit my sculpture at venues that are not commercial art galleries. While I respectfully decline the offers, I do see a benefit for emerging artists taking advantage of these situations. There are
This does not really have much to do with sculpture or design, but reveals that Michelle and I are real people with real feelings. We had to say goodbye to our dog, Rusty this week. It was his time. We were fortunate
Michael is one serious personality. On some issues he is very "black and white" - I mix it up and add the "gray". He is tenacious and prolific, committed and dedicated to his chosen calling of sculpting stone. Sometimes he
When it comes to sculpture some people conjure up images of traditional nudes or earlier contrapposto compositions that show the human form in all its glory. Michael's favourite subject matter is the nude and every once in awhile he carves
Michelle and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy at the end of the hot summer of 2008. While we were sipping cool drinks in a small piazza one afternoon, I watched two gondoliers as they waited for
I took inspiration for “Landscape in Five” from some black and white photographs I have seen of nude female figures. The photographers had arranged several female models side by side, facing up and down or on their sides and then
By Michelle Binkley This week we are visiting Michael's parents in Longview, Alberta - a place of big sky nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. An hour SW of Calgary, we come prepared for a relaxing "tools down" holiday,
Earlier this year we started to get the word out that we are looking to compile an visual inventory of all the sculptures Michael has ever carved. We estimate that in his thirty years of carving, he has created over
I have long been inspired by photographers of the nude, and one in particular is Howard Schatz. He produced a collection of photos called “Body Knots” and this is where I took inspiration for this sculpture, “Bodyknot - Shamrock”. This sculpture is