CURRENT WORK
The inclusion of cod leather is central to the work’s meaning. This is not representation but incorporation: the actual substance that sustained the community, drew people to the water before dawn, filled the stages and flakes, and connected this small harbour to markets across the Atlantic. By working with leather from Petty Harbour cod, the piece holds within it the physical legacy of the fishery—texture, scent, the particular character of these waters.
Seven unique historical works
A curated suite of seven distinct pieces intertwining archival imagery, hand-stitched details,
and handcrafted cod leather.
Each piece honours the coastal memory and maritime traditions of Newfoundland.
REVERENCE 2026
REVIVAL 2026. 31 x 44 cm (Unfinished)
SENTINEL 2026 (unfinished)
BLOODLINE 2026 27cm x 43 cm
KEEPING CONNECTED 2025 - City of St. John’s, NL
EDGE OF THE WORLD 2026 (Unfinished)
SAFE HARBOUR 2026 (unfinished)
KEEPING CONNECTED 2025
This work is an act of remembrance. It acknowledges the knowledge, skill, and deep environmental relationship embodied in traditional fishing culture. It recognizes that a place is made not just of landscape but of practice, of the accumulated gestures of working lives. In bringing together the historical image with materials from the contemporary fishery, I attempt to honour both continuity and change—to hold space for what has been lost and what endures.
Through these humble materials—cloth, leather, thread—I offer respect to Petty Harbour and to the fishing heritage that has shaped not just this harbour, but an entire way of understanding our place within the natural world.
Keeping Connected 2025 - Collection - City of St. John’s 2025
