MICHEALA SLIPP 
Visual Artist
Visual Artist
Portfolio
Interocept series 2008-2009
Interocept series 2008-2009
Above: Interocept Orange, 2009, oil & bark on polypropelene on board, 18.5 x 15.5.
Above: Disease II, 2009, oil and bark on polypropelene on board, 16" x 13".
Above: Disease I, 2009, mixed media on polypropelene on board, 16" x 13". SOLD.
Above: Interocept Red, 2009, oil & bark on polypropelene on board, 16" x 13".
Above: Interocept Strange, 2009, oil & bark on polypropelene on board, 13" x 16".
Above: Spiral Relic, 2009, oil and bark on polypropelene on board, 13" x 16".
Above: Relic, 2009, oil and bark on polypropelene on board, 12" x 16". SOLD.
Above: Interocept Times Two, 2009, oil & bark on p0lypropelene on board, 14" x 17".
Above: Interocept Cambium, 2009, oil & bark on polypropelene on board, 16" x 13".
Above: Interocept Rolling, 2009, acrylic & bark on polypropelene on board.
Above: Interocept Woman, 2009, oil & bark on polypropelene on board, 16" x 13".
Process Notes:
All of the works featuring bark are made from large pieces that have fallen along the Perimeter Trail in Smithers, British Columbia. The bark is then washed, scrubbed free of cambium, sterilized and left to dry for several days. The large pieces are smashed into shards and organized according to size and texture. These pieces are then used to form compositions which are glued onto polyurethane paper. The bark pieces are protected with acrylic gel medium before receiving oil paint glazes. Compositions may be rearranged with oil paint over several months. From Perimeter trail to finished product the process happens over about 6 to 8 months.
All of the works featuring bark are made from large pieces that have fallen along the Perimeter Trail in Smithers, British Columbia. The bark is then washed, scrubbed free of cambium, sterilized and left to dry for several days. The large pieces are smashed into shards and organized according to size and texture. These pieces are then used to form compositions which are glued onto polyurethane paper. The bark pieces are protected with acrylic gel medium before receiving oil paint glazes. Compositions may be rearranged with oil paint over several months. From Perimeter trail to finished product the process happens over about 6 to 8 months.
Photo documentation of the artwork featured on this page is courtesy of Brian Huntington: http://www.brianhuntington.com/
