Tarna the Jackalope Art Car, Mutant Vehicle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2019
Tarna the Jackalope is a giant, mutant vehicle, fuelled by diesel and propane. She is the largest art car to come out of Toronto, Canada. And she was made by her Tarna family, a brilliant art community of makers, fabricators, designers and creators.
Tarna is drivable, interactive, and has a propane fed fire system which allows her antlers, and fire throwing poofer, to stay roaring while she travels through the desert. Inside the belly of the beautiful beast is a plounge (pillow-lounge) equipped with comfy seating, storage, cushions, tapestries, and even a chandelier.
She has travelled to several major art festivals across the North American continent, such as Hyperborea in Ontario, Lakes of Fire in Michigan, and Burning Man in Nevada.
Tarna is a brilliant example of what can be achieved with passion, collaboration, and community.
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Ahqahizu, Monumental Granite Stone Carving, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2016
Ahqahizu is a project that was created and designed by Inuit carvers, Ruben Komangapik and Kuzy Curley, at York University. And was funded by the the Mobilization of Inuit Culture and Heritage (M.I.C.H). I was a stone carver, and artist assistant on this project, working alongside Ruben, Kuzy, and a small team of skilled workers.
This sculpture began as a monumental 8ft tall by 8ft wide, 30 ton (27,215.5 kg) piece of granite, and was shipped to Toronto, from Quebec. After carving away at its form, the finished piece stands at 15 tons, and it resides on the edge of York University’s LIONS stadium in Toronto, Ontario.
The sculpture is of a figure doing a bicycle kick, with the skull of a walrus at the figures left foot. The walrus skull is from an Inuit legend of when ancestors pass, they can play soccer in the sky forever, with a walrus’ skull as the choice of ball. The walrus skull soccer ball is made from cast bronze.
Click on the following link to read more about Ahqahizu by York University’s Excalibur:
Lydia Santix Sculpture 