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Portia Chapman Curriculum Vitae: The Arts
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Portia Chapman Makes Over 800 Bricks
Portia Chapman Makes Over 800 Bricks
Here I am making my bricks for my installation “Blossoming Beyond the Box.” I tried different materials and found that Hydro-Stone was the best product to use. It is an amazing product. It is more durable and less porous than other plasters that I have used.
What I did was pour the prepared mixture into a brick mould that I acquired from Home Depot. It is actually a polyurethane faux stone siding panel.
I new they were dry when a puddle of water settled to the surface. It is important to note that Hydro-Stone heats up really fast, so I used room temperature water. Once, I used hot water and it became too hot to touch.
To create bricks that were all different from each other, I roughly brushed Vaseline into the back of the form before pouring in the Hydro-Stone. They turned out so nice and smooth.
This may sound labour intensive, but it was a lot less work than applying the bark pieces over the plastered pipe that I used to make the tree. I gathered the bark from ditches. I did not take it from live trees. In total, there were over 2000 small pieces of bark that were glued on using a hot glue gun.
This project took a lot of time and effort, but it was well worth it in the end. If you have not used a product like Hydro-Stone, I highly recommend that you try it for your next plaster project. Note: I am not sponsored by Hydro-Stone.
I hope that you find “Blossoming Beyond the Box” meaningful.
Po
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
Portia Chapman’s Family Christmas Turkey Takes the Leading Role in Her Performance Art Video
Portia Chapman’s Family Christmas Turkey Takes the Leading Role in Her Performance Art Video
When it comes to being a performance artist, one needs to let life happen. I find it thrilling when the audience become the actors. To me, performance art reveals life in real time. What happens around the artist is just as important to the craft as the artist herself.
For Christmas a couple years ago I thought: “Hmmm… The star is going to be the turkey at Nanny’s Christmas supper.”
So I set up the camera on a tripod and videoed our family helping themselves during our meal. When I viewed the footage, I felt really sorry for the turkey so I wrote a song to honour it. Coming from a very musical family, it was so much fun bringing the new song, “Turkey,” to life. The song is so catchy, every now and then, we suddenly start singing or humming it. How funny is that?!
Portia Chapman’s Performance Art Video: “Turkey”
I submitted “Turkey” to the Union Gallery video gala but it was not chosen. I think that they would have really enjoyed it because if you have ever eaten a holiday turkey, you can relate to this real experience. Although this video was not chosen, another performance art video of mine was featured at the show.
Portia Chapman’s Performance Art Video: “Rolling on Campus: An Odyssey of Courage”
Rolling on Campus was a hit. It features me rolling around on the ground and steps at Queen’s University. The camera was hidden the entire time. It is a very emotional performance art. It illustrates how a person can be overlooked in a crowd. When I set out that day to roll, I had no idea how the students would react to me on the ground. From this experience, I learned that there are times in life when we must find strength and get up because there won’t be someone there to help you. I found a strength I never thought I had.
Keep looking out for more performance art!
Po
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
Portia Chapman’s Crafting Corner Commences
Portia Chapman’s Crafting Corner Commences
I had so much fun creating this Water Bottle Whirligig Tutorial! The tutorial goes through the steps of making this whirligig from disinfecting the water bottle to decorating and watching it spin.
Go to my channel “Po’s Crafting Corner” for more Arts and Crafts tutorials!
My sister Jasmine and I made this video together during the Covid-19 shut down. We wanted to create a craft using objects found around the house like recycling. We were in isolation for about two months so we had a lot of recycling to use up!
Po
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
Portia Chapman’s Indigenous Illustrations Published
Portia Chapman’s Indigenous Art Illustrations Published
The following screenshot is from the Indigenous Initiatives Website.
Hi! I was really excited to notice that my artwork has been published on the new Queen’s University Office of Indigenous Initiatives Website! Portia Chapman Illustrations Page on Queen’s University Office of Indigenous Initiatives Website
It was a really rewarding and enjoyable project. I began the process in August 2019. As a visual artist with Indigenous ancestry on both sides of my family, it was an honour to develop these illustrations that feature traditions across Canada. I began the process with the 7 Grandfather Teachings and then continued from there forward.
I look forward to new art commissions. If you are seeking an artistic illustrator, I can be contacted at loveartbypo@gmail dot com .
Po
Update: On July 14, 2020, the Queen’s University Faculty of Education newsletter featured my illustrations from the Indigenous Initiatives website. I hope that this exposure brings more attention to the Queen’s University Indigenous Initiatives website.
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
Love Art By Po: More Portia Chapman Blog Posts to Come. Site Being Updated. Please View the Pages.
Love Art By Po: More Portia Chapman Blog Posts to Come. Site Being Updated. Please View the Pages.
Thank you for stopping by. Over the last couple days I have uploaded several images of my art work. My art work can be found in the pages. I will be posting artist statements, reflections, and further information regarding my art. For further information about me, please visit my “About” page. Thanks again, Po.
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
Portia Chapman in the Art School Printing Studio – Aren’t the Colours Beautiful?!
Portia Chapman in the Art School Printing Studio – Aren’t the Colours Beautiful?!
This was my first year of printing. I had a ball. This project was really fun. I did a 13 layer woodcut print of my dock at sunset. I hope you like it. Po
Contact
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
portia@loveartbypo.ca
613-779-7975
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