Bright copper burnished by fire, solid brass and nylon are among the materials used in this striking mixed media piece by Canadian artist Alice Vander Vennen. This is one of a series of unique wall sculptures that adopts the iconic image of a canoe and references the artist’s love of nature.

“Reimagining the familiar, my contemporary compositions invite connection with ancient wisdom and emergent stories through engagement with the natural world.” Alice Vander Vennen

She trained as a sculptor at Calvin College, USA and at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Alice Vander Vennen’s work is in public, private and corporate collections both here and abroad.