Soft Uglies by Mary Kim

This is a display which was in the Argyle Street Art Gallery - some friends had their wedding rehersal reception here - normally an open art gallery, but it does close down to host private parties sometimes, qwhich we thought was a really clever idea - it was a good way to get a bunch of people together from all different parts of the couples life, and everyone had something to experience together and chat about, without even trying - everyone could look at and talk about the art even if they didn't know each other at all. And it was a really nice space with several different areas and levels.

The little creatures featured here are by a local Halifax artist, Mary Kim, (photo at right) whose work you can read about in an article in our local indie paper "The Coast" where I found the picture of the artist and of a single close up example of one of her creatures.

I thought I had taken more pictures of this display, but I guess not! EAch creature was completely unique and completely unconventional for normally cute and fluffy stuffed toys.

I would love to see more of her work; unfortanely she does not seem to have a website or any other online mentions that I could find. Still if you ever gett he chance to see her work you should definitely take her creations in!