Category Archives: Digital Art

SPAMHEAD

Posted on April 17, 2020 by bernicefriesen

The colour, the texture, even the shape–as if it had plopped out of the can to be sliced–I knew I’d seen it somewhere before. And then it came to me. That head is Spam all the way through.

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Making Faces For Paperwork

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bernicefriesen

I am working on grant applications, oh joy, which must be why “Making Faces For Beauty,” a work from my digital magazine project, WöM appeals to me. The main part is from a 1938 magazine, and claims these facial stretches … Continue reading →

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Silicon Heaven

Posted on February 17, 2014 by bernicefriesen

I must confess, I liked my last blog so much (the one I didn’t post, which you know nothing about so far) I decided to see if anyone would misguidedly pay me to publish it, so I’ve fallen behind on … Continue reading →

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Dragon

Posted on January 7, 2014 by bernicefriesen

As I was working on the editing of The Book of Beasts, I was also working on some small wood and lino-cuts, wanting to continue my tradition of publishing visual art in my books. The book designer found a real … Continue reading →

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You Look Beautiful

Posted on November 15, 2013 by bernicefriesen

You look beautiful. My daughter does not like to be complimented on her looks – exactly like me when I was her age. She, like I used to, replies with a growl or a scream, and a swift retreat. It … Continue reading →

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Margaret’s Magazines

Posted on October 29, 2013 by bernicefriesen

As a Canadian writer, I find it appropriate that my mother’s name was Margaret, as in Atwood, Avison, and Laurence. Though she had some talent in drawing and became a school-teacher, she made a last contribution to the cultural world: … Continue reading →

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Fits Like a Glove

Posted on September 27, 2013 by bernicefriesen

This is an image that I made for my digital magazine project, WöM, by harvesting images from my mother’s collection of 1940-60s women’s magazines. This was the era when it was cool to get your feet X-rayed in the shoe … Continue reading →

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The Loyalty of a Woman in Love

Posted on January 9, 2013 by bernicefriesen

­ This is one of my found-text digital image from my magazine satire “WöM.” The article is from a 1950 British magazine, and praises the only women who for sure, really love their husbands – the ones who get beat … Continue reading →

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Fish, Frying

Posted on February 15, 2012 by bernicefriesen

This fish started out as a lino-cut, but ended up digital. A few years ago, our sabbatical almost over, kicked out of our island rental house for the summer and living in a trailer with a 6 year-old and a … Continue reading →

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The Meat Issue

Posted on July 21, 2011 by bernicefriesen

When looking through my mother’s old magazines from the 1950s, the theme that stood out the most was the conspicuous consumption of meat – pork, beef, chicken, lamb — and the multitude of ways to prepare the female flesh. When … Continue reading →

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