WEARABLE ART COLLECTION by Nadina Tandy

Nadina Tandy May 19, 2020

Dear art lovers,

I have been assembling and creating collage characters at Studio S, cutting up old magazines, ephemera, photographs and other catalogues that were found or gifted to me. The Covid-19 pandemic has influenced my work in an unexpected way. I realized I was holding back by keeping the material intact, they needed to be repurposed, not saved. Previously I was scanning images from cherished copies of old Life and movie magazines for my collage work. Now I am simply taking my scissors or x-acto blade to the image. There is a liberation in this act, a commitment that gives a life force to these recent collages. Once completed I adhere the collage to a stick and install them in the studio window. Currently the growing narrative is on display for the public to view in downtown Sechelt, B.C. : artist-in-residence until the end of June 2020.

In response to the weird and wonderful collages I have created at the Studio I have made custom designs on t-shirts that are ready to be ordered and worn. There will be more products and ideas to come so check back for up-dates. In the mean time open the link for a boo at HooHoo designs, order a shirt or two and take them for a walk.

Collage Characters by Nadina Tandy

Studio Sart loves youphoto credit S.Levin — Studio S
art loves you
photo credit S.Levin

HooHoo in the garden ©️ 2020Nadina Tandy — HooHoo in the garden ©️ 2020
Nadina Tandy

Dispatches from Studio S | artist-in-residence 2020

Nadina Tandy April 5, 2020

Dispatches from Studio S

Experimentation and improvisation has always played an important role in my creativity.

Dear art lover,
At it's core, my art making has always been about being able to make something from what was at hand. Even as a child, my play revolved around developing and exploring elaborate architectural designs using the materials I found around the house and in the yard. Garden materials and found scraps of wood formed the basis for a reinvented world, that previously existed, only in my mind. Creating something new from the resources I was able to acquire had always been more interesting and enjoyable for me than playing with the manufactured ‘toy’ built and packaged for a child's amusement. Play and creativity is problem solving, a crucial development in a child’s evolution. Often this aspect of play gets lost or forgotten as we grow older and move down life's path. To this day, my artistic practice starts with the seed of something found, the spark an idea, an inspiration, and coaxing that seed into art of my own creation. If I find myself too rigid in an idea or my inspiration dries up, I will simply start again from the beginning and go back to the unknown that starts it all. Found materials, play and experiment.

Stay well,

Nadina

info on artist-in-residence

Artist-in-Residence 2020 Nadina Tandy

Nadina Tandy April 1, 2020

Transmissions from Studio S

Dear art lover,

I am thrilled to be the inaugural Sechelt artist-in-residence supported by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council and Sechelt Downtown Business Association. The partnership has been in the works for some time with the program officially launching March 1, 2020.
A vacant storefront in downtown Sechelt has been generously provided as a working artist's studio with plenty of room to explore and develop ideas with the goal of community engagement through art. I've had to pinch myself, I am so excited by the opportunity.
And so, at he beginning of the month, I brought my selected art supplies to the place I have come to call Studio S and began. Starting a new project always has a few false starts, but once I'd established my routine, I was on a roll. For the last 19 days I have been working every day drawing strange and fantastical images on the windows and bringing my dreamlike collage creatures into reality for people to stop and view from the street.
Little did I know that the project would coincide with the push for isolation and social-distancing in order to combat the Covid-19 virus. Unwittingly, I have created an art exhibition in isolation, yet, accessible to all, for people to view safely.
For the next while, I will be taking over the sunshinecoastarts Instagram account to share my work and progress from Studio S. If you find yourself on a solitary, socially distancing walk in downtown Sechelt, perhaps you might stumble on Studio S next to the BMO on Wharf Street. If you do, please share your images with us on Facebook and Instagram. While we are a closed studio, we are excited to continue to share and find creative ways of connecting.

Stay well,

Nadina