Vancouver Magazine
Vancouver’s Chinese Restaurant Awards Announces Top 30 Long List
Hoshi Sushi at The Sandbar Is a Hidden Gem for Omakase
Get a Sneak Peek at The Victor’s Exciting New Menu
Where to Find Cozy Cocktails to Keep You Warm This Autumn
Is Vancouver Experiencing a Wine Bar Boom?
The King of Champagnes Is Coming to Vancouver
Protected: Giving & Gratitude: Stratford Hall students give back to the community
5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (October 21-27)
City Informer: Why Do Vancouverites Set off Fireworks at Halloween?
Unlock the Magic of Fall in Osoyoos: Here’s Why It’s a Must-Visit
The Outsider’s Guide: The Best Places to Rock Climb Outside of Vancouver
The Outsider’s Guide: You’ve Conquered the Chief… Now What?
Miele Moments: Rethinking the Hidden Role of Appliances in Our Lives
Protected: Elevated performance in elegant form: the next generation of Audi Canada
Zadel Jewellery Studio—Creating Treasured Heirlooms that Tell Your Story
“These are goat bones…I’ve got a whole pile of them” isn’t a line borrowed from a David Lynch script; it’s just another day in artist Susanna Blunt’s North Vancouver home. There are thousands more curiosities and oddities stacked, tucked, and neatly stored away: fossils from Indonesia, pots from Peru, skeletons, antique puppets, broken porcelain, pharmaceutical bits, plastic, twine, glass, rubber left over from a rubber pour. All found objects that feed an insatiable artistic output: “I will never live long enough to make all the things that are exciting to me.”
Cyclops Grieving (it’s missing an eye) showcases Blunt’s talent as found-object sculptress, though Canadians are more familiar with her stunning portrait work, namely the queen’s regal visage on the back of all our coins. But Blunt has recently turned both eyes to a new contemporary expression: acrylic laser-cut jewellery. The Much Ado About Something line includes fluorescent cameos that evoke the Victorian profile, but that profile might be yours, your spouse’s, or even your dog’s, depending on the photo you bring to her house/gallery/workshop. “I love the absurd,” she adds.