Angela is an Ottawa-based, international, multidisciplinary fine artist and poet.Living in Canada, the UK and the USA, Angela’s life has always been one of movement, both geographically and artistically. A passion for sculpting led her from clay to stone and from representational to abstract; from the Maison du Potier in Québec City, to the Ottawa School of Art, to the Sculpture Academy in London, UK and ultimately to a residency in Italy with a master in 2004.A Canadian abstract artist, she produces enduring, tactile, elegant stone sculptures. Angela senses a deep past in her ancient stones and though both artist and stone have separate memories, her objective is to bring them into dialogue during the sculpting process. During that dialogue when she feels the stone’s tangible energy and power, a rare bond is forged. This most compelling component of her art inspires a poem to complement each sculpture. Angela approaches this physically demanding medium with determination, conviction and organization, completing each sculpture with a base designed to complement the work. She encourages the viewer to use their sense of touch when admiring a sculpture to fully comprehend its nuances.Angela’s art is infused with positive energy.While living in the USA a brief course in warm glass sparked her curiosity. Angela was transfixed by the luminosity, transparency and richly hued colours available thus beginning years of exploratory practice in the art of kiln-fired glass. In a studio separate from her stone studio, using brightly hued primary colours Angela charts places that have defined her, much as a cartographer does, voicing it through the geography of map-like contemporary glass wall art panels. As in her stones, believing bases are important to a complete artwork, she fashions reflective steel or exotic wood backgrounds.Moving between artistic mediums, is what Angela terms the ultimate ‘act of becoming me’. She is an elected member of the Sculptors Society of Canada (SSC), the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), and a member of the International Sculpture Center (ISC) in the USA. She has exhibited with the Society of Women Artists (SWA) and the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in London. Angela is listed in the Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada since 2003. Angela’s fine art features in collections worldwide.I believe that carefully crafted objects have the power to inspire, elevate and they retain the pulse of their maker.’
Angela – you work with materials as old as this planet and as old as time itself. These are the “silent witnesses” to our history and our pre-history. Your task is to unlock the secrets of these “timeless” stones and give them a voice.Kenneth Landry (Literary Scholar)
Letter to my Stones: I am following in your tracks to find mine.I am drawn to the subtle clues shared by my stones, traces of past emotion, of abstraction and the narrative I find within each. This dialogue is the most important component of my art.
“Angela sees poetry in stones, and proceeds to reveal it to us. Each of her works is utterly different from all the others, yet each can only have been fashioned by Angela. She creates abstract beauty unlike any other artist, thus providing endless pleasures. Thank you Angela!”Dr. David Gardner, Professor Emeritus, College of the Humanities, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Stone Sculpture
I was awe-struck when I chanced upon 460 million-year-old stromatolite fossils in our own Ottawa River; I felt their uniqueness deserved recognition and created this limited series.
Macro views of our earthscape. Limited series. Framed
A series of imagined warm glass earthscapes. 10 in x 10 in Framed.
As an international, multidisciplinary, contemporary Fine Artist, I have an urge to create and note the running theme in my work is aerial views. I am intrigued by the movement, colour, and texture in our earthscape, and this world is the canvas for my imaginings.
Series of Enameled, Warm Glass Landscapes. 10 in x 10 in. Framed.
Van Gogh Summer
Talking Sticks, or speaker’s staff in aboriginal democracy, symbolize inclusiveness and continuity. These artworks were conceived in tribute to my Mother’s Abenaki heritage.
Warm Glass Sculptures
The joy of sailing on open waters and the scent of sea air, inspired these works.
Luminous Art
Deconstructed Earthscapes
Please know that you have admirers in Mexico who will give your glass art a very special place in our residence.Belgium Ambassador to Mexico, Mr. Johan Verkammen and Mrs. Kathleen Billen
Warm Glass
Glass Installations
Meiofauna -- Beyond the Naked Eye46 in x 24 in
Jewel of NatureWarm Glass on Stainless48 in x 30 in
I was featured as the member connection in the January/February 2024 edition of “Costco Connection” magazine.