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Colin Hamilton

New Sculptures 2021
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I was asked to participate in a group artshow in March 2021 called ‘The Artists Voice’ with Stan Oglov (salvaged metal art with magnets), Nancy Silo (ceramics), and Kathleen Theriault…

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Koru Gates
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These gates were a super fun project for a client in Vancouver.  As always, these gates are made from salvaged red cedar driftwood, hand split, with mortise and tenon joinery…

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Custom Cedar Stool
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This custom red cedar stool was a wedding gift from a mother to her daughter and son-in-law on their happy day. She wanted something functional and useful, but with a…

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Framework For An Outdoor Living Space
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This project is on a beautiful waterfront property on Gabriola Island.  The clients hired an landscape architect to design the yard and spaces, who in turn asked me to build…

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Komorabi Sign
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‘Komorabi’ is an untranslatable Japanese word, which eloquently captures the effect of sunlight streaming through the leaves of the trees.  A client from the north eastern corner of the USA…

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Rain Falling On Water Sculpture
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The idea for this sculpture came from signs I regularly make for clients.  The frame was actually made for another project (a sign for the library) but turned out I…

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Come To The Woods
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I love making benches, they bring people so much joy to sit and relax on…  I like that every bench I make turns out different because when I hand split…

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Cedar Picnic Table
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I’ve always wanted to make a picnic bench (really for myself, but thought it could be fun made from split cedar) and my friends Margot and David finally offered me…

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Cedar Arbour and Fence
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This project is an addition to an existing project just down the street from me (see the past blog about the neighbours that have the continuous fence and matching gates!). …

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Stained Glass Gate Project
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This project took me back to Bowen Island to install some fantasical driveway gates.  I spent many summers on Bowen Island as a child (my parents ran a summer camp…

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Magic Lake Property Project
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This was a very large project including 4oo’ of custom handsplit cedar fencing with 3 sets of driveway gates (technically its 3 separate properties), 2 pedestrian gates, and a set…

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Quadra Gates
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Quadra Island is a beautiful place.  I go there often to visit friends and salvage driftwood on the beaches that are piled with logs (which all come from the logging…

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Conservancy Sign
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The Pender Island Conservancy asked me to make them a business sign for their new storefront and educational space recently opened at Hope Bay, here on Pender Island.   They also…

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New Garden Enclosure
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This fun little project was for some amazing friends of mine, guitarist Adam Dobres and his wife, artist Elspeth McLean.  They wanted to enclose a small space in the yard…

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Neighbouring Fence and Driveway Gates
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Here are some great neighbours!  One neighbour wanted a nice entrance set of driveway gates and pedestrian gate, and as I built and installed these the neighbour next door decided…

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