Collage of Artworks

Collage of Artworks

Because it is not an organized religion as such, but rather a spiritual practice, shamanism cuts across all faiths and creeds, reaching deep levels of ancestral memory. Many formalized religions, from Buddhism to Christianity, came from ancient shamanic roots and still bear the shamanic threads of deep connection to the divine in all things. Today people still consult with modern day shamans for practical and pragmatic solutions to problems in everyday life-from personal illness, professional challenges or family discord. This piece, to me, is almost a form of talisman, a form of protection and guidance. Who doesn’t need that in their life? Years ago I bought an unusual oiled paper impregnated with leaves in New York, and saved it for something special. When batiked with bees wax and stains the result was translucent like the stretched animal hide of a drum. -------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” --------- Framed -------- oiled papers, bees wax, acrylic washes, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, glass beads, wire, stone agate, silver bead, wild turkey feathers, sticks. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

For almost 30 years, I have kept a quote pinned up in my studio from architect Frank Gehry, transcribed in my mother’s beautiful script: “I am interested in finishing work, but I am interested in the works not appearing finished, with every hair in place, every piece of furniture in its spot, ready for photographs. I prefer the sketch quality, the tentativeness, the messiness if you will, the appearance of ‘in progress’ rather than the presumption of total resolution and finality.” This notion has freed my spirit allowing me to explore, independently experimenting, unencumbered by the confines of perfection. That is where the magic happens… So inspired by that quote from Gehry that I featured it on the travellers pouch, as a guidepost for exploration. 32” X 40” X 4 1/2” Framed batiked papers, gold leaf, Tibetan wood block stamps, bees wax, acrylic paint, ink stains, music, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, glass beads, wire, iridescent powders, magic. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Transcendence comes from the Latin prefix trans-, meaning "beyond," and the word scandare, meaning "to climb." When you achieve transcendence, you have gone beyond ordinary limitations, rising up to the next level. That is what this piece is for me. Consciously pushing beyond conventional uses of the media, in ways I had never done before, resulted in this ephemeral, disintegrating and distressed material of the skirt. Seen beneath that layer is original, turn of the century, hand written music (dated 1906). The whole feel of this piece is other worldly, spiritual and transcends beyond the limits of material existence 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” Framed hand batiked papers, bees wax, handwritten letters, hand written music, acrylic sculpting polymer, fibreglass, resins, iridescent powders, inks, acrylic paints, old bits of jewellery, wire, embroidery floss. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Portions of this powerful passage from Ecclesiastes is written in the ombre hem of the skirt, the sash and at nape of the neck. This is a inspirational piece which speaks of balance, strength and wholeness of the human spirit. 38” X 48” X 4 3/4” Framed batiked papers, bees wax, acrylic paint, ink stains, printed text, crape paper, acrylic sculpting polymer, glass beads, magic --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

If you are anything like me and wear your heart on your sleeve, you are a brave, vulnerable and sensitive soul. We’re the feelers in a world of rational thinkers. It’s a wonderful gift to care abundantly, to give and receive love and warmth with an open heart and outstretched arms. That is what this piece means to me. It emanates warmth, comfort and tenderness. 38” X 48” X 4 1/2” Framed marbled papers, gold leaf, bees wax, acrylic paint, ink stains, music, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, dichroic glass shard, glass beads, wire, pyrite and magic --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

I have always had a real fascination with Marilyn Monroe - one of the most enduring iconic figures, still turning heads half a century after her death. Remembered for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and professional constraints within the film industry. Privately she struggled with self esteem and substance abuse. It amazes me that someone so loved by so many across the earth does not regard herself in the same way, overdosing on barbiturates at the age of 36. The camera loved her and film shaped her, so the use of 8mm for the bodice felt fitting. These images are all taken from original Life Magazines, one of the many, many things I collect. ------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” -------- Framed ------- 8mm film, 35mm negatives, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, cotton rag papers, old Life Magazine photographs, ink, sparkle paper --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Various papers block printed with bees wax and Tibetan wood stamps, batiked with acrylic stains, over printed and restained, assembled into kimono, formed with acrylic gels, embellished with embroidery floss and beads. Artwork comes in plexiglass box-style frame. 38" x 48" Ships internationally Brokerage and shipping rates to be calculated upon request -------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Hand dyed batik paper, ink, acrylic wash, acrylic polymer with beads and button embellishments. Artwork comes in plexiglass box-style frame. 32" x 40" Ships internationally Brokerage and shipping rates to be calculated upon request ------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Beeswax resist and woodblock prints. Various textured papers. Hand dyed batik paper, ink, acrylic wash, acrylic polymer with beads and button embellishments. Artwork comes in plexiglass box-style frame. 38" x 48" Ships internationally Brokerage and shipping rates to be calculated upon request ------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Hand dyed batik paper, ink, acrylic wash, acrylic polymer with beads and button embellishments. Artwork comes in plexiglass box-style frame. 38" x 48" Ships internationally Brokerage and shipping rates to be calculated upon request ----- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Kimono in Greens and Blues 36" x 48" x 5" framed in plexiglass $5800 CAD Hand batiked and marbled papers, bees wax, acrylic stains, glass beads, gold leaf, embroidery thread, iridescent powders, fiberglass, acrylic polymers, magic

Kimono in dreamy green and blue tones. Hand dyed batik paper, watercolor, ink, acrylic wash, acrylic polymer with beads and button embellishments. Artwork comes in plexiglass box-style frame. 38" x 48" Ships internationally Brokerage and shipping rates to be calculated upon request ------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Mozart's Ballet 30" x 40" x 4.75" framed in plexi $5800 CAD Paper sculpture using vintage sheet music, inks, acrylic polymer, iridescent powders SOLD

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The Joyous Child 30" x 40" x 4.75" framed in plexiglass $5800 CAD hand batiked papers, inks, acrylic stains, polymers, magic

If we are lucky in life, we chance upon a handful of great teachers and guides. My son has had the good fortune to have had the guidance of a gifted music teacher. Myriam has inspired generations of students to love music, understand harmony, dynamic expression, historical context, their coda from a crescendo, to continue on even after making a mistake and learn what it really means to play together. I was honoured when Myriam gifted me several splendid antique musical scores she held close to her heart, over many countries, oceans and years. Music connects us across every culture and age. It has the power to evoke enduring images, memories and emotions, resonating and reverberating in our soul. -------- 32” X 40” X 4 1/2” ------- Framed -------- Musical scores, inks, glue, crochet bird figures, gold chain. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Boho is an abbreviation of Bohemian Homeless, which is apt for the large Jewish populations driven out of their small towns (shtetls) across Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. The skirt composed of Hebrew commentary can be an aching visual reference to the clothing Jews were forced to make from desecrated sacred Torah scrolls. The poncho, a patchwork of old texts, letters, hand written recipes, music and calligraphic script, speaks of the import of knowledge and the accumulation of wisdom which comes with age. The iconography is that we carry the wisdom of our elders on our shoulders like a well-worn mantle that provides warmth and comfort. ----- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” ----- Framed ----- Hebrew texts, recipes, music, notes, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fiberglass, acrylic paints, inks. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

The kimono is a clothing form relatively unchanged for centuries. A custom-made kimono is an original work by a creative artist, created not for seasonal fads, but to contribute to Japan’s traditional beauty. A splendid kimono is apt to be handed down from one generation to the next like a painting or piece of jewellery. I love the kimono form as a playground for exploring multi-media techniques; to experiment and weave together old and new. One, single silver earring from past travels became the inspirational centerpiece. I keep all sorts of beautiful objects long past their function, to re-purpose into new piece, connecting with them in a fresh new way. ------ 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” ------- Framed -------- oiled papers, bees wax, acrylic washes, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, glass beads, wire, stone agate, silver bead, wild turkey feathers, sticks --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Inspired by Victorian Era, a time of invention and discovery, this is a piece about travel and exploration using maps, film, music and stamps. The steam powered railway revolutionized leisure travel in the 1830’s; the world’s first postage stamp sold for a penny in 1840; Alexander Graham Bell patents the phone in 1876. This was the dawn of global connectedness. I had wanted to work with maps for some time. They give us physical context. My father loved nautical navigation and I have used one of his charted maps. I love the wateriness of this piece. The lacy blue papers at the sleeves feel like swells of waves flowing from within, as though the garment was pulled from the Titanic on the ocean floor. ------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” ------- Framed -------- Maps, marbled papers, 8mm film, music, stone agate, glass beads, stamps, wire, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Derived from the Portuguese word barroco meaning “oddly shaped pearl”, the Baroque era embraced grandiose drama and extravagant, unpredictable details. It was a time of expanding horizons, Galileo was developing a theory of the cosmos, Shakespeare and Descartes offered new perspectives, and musically composers like Bach, Vivaldi and Handel pioneered now musical styles like the concerto and sonata. This is one of my favourite pieces, with ornamental details such as musical score used in the shirt sleeves, gorgeous batiking and beading with fanciful heirlooms I could never throw away. ---------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” --------- Framed -------- Batiked water colour papers, musical scores, acrylic paint, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer, fibreglass, beads, embroidery thread --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Sculpted from documents salvaged from a fire, this is a powerful piece that speaks to both the fragility and strength of memory. Torn Hebrew prayer is woven, creating a jacket front opening to a bodice of film, emphasizing what we hold close to our heart: family moments and collective history. As a culture we record digitally, rendering film, printed photographs and hard copy documents obsolete, so what do we really hold on to? ------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” ------ Framed ------ Burnt Paper, Hebrew prayer, acrylic paint, acrylic polymer, 8mm film, film negatives, beads, --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

Mixed media pieces in plexiglass box-style frame. Example of frame style.

Collage of Artworks

Collage of Artworks

Collage of Artworks

Because it is not an organized religion as such, but rather a spiritual practice, shamanism cuts across all faiths and creeds, reaching deep levels of ancestral memory. Many formalized religions, from Buddhism to Christianity, came from ancient shamanic roots and still bear the shamanic threads of deep connection to the divine in all things. Today people still consult with modern day shamans for practical and pragmatic solutions to problems in everyday life-from personal illness, professional challenges or family discord. This piece, to me, is almost a form of talisman, a form of protection and guidance. Who doesn’t need that in their life? Years ago I bought an unusual oiled paper impregnated with leaves in New York, and saved it for something special. When batiked with bees wax and stains the result was translucent like the stretched animal hide of a drum. -------- 38” X 48” X 4 7/8” --------- Framed -------- oiled papers, bees wax, acrylic washes, inks, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, glass beads, wire, stone agate, silver bead, wild turkey feathers, sticks. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing

For almost 30 years, I have kept a quote pinned up in my studio from architect Frank Gehry, transcribed in my mother’s beautiful script: “I am interested in finishing work, but I am interested in the works not appearing finished, with every hair in place, every piece of furniture in its spot, ready for photographs. I prefer the sketch quality, the tentativeness, the messiness if you will, the appearance of ‘in progress’ rather than the presumption of total resolution and finality.” This notion has freed my spirit allowing me to explore, independently experimenting, unencumbered by the confines of perfection. That is where the magic happens… So inspired by that quote from Gehry that I featured it on the travellers pouch, as a guidepost for exploration. 32” X 40” X 4 1/2” Framed batiked papers, gold leaf, Tibetan wood block stamps, bees wax, acrylic paint, ink stains, music, acrylic sculpting polymer, resins, fibreglass, glass beads, wire, iridescent powders, magic. --------- Interested in this artwork? Please email info@petroffdesign.com for pricing