Claudine Crangle, Building Blocks, 2026. Detail of work in progress. Screenprinted Japanese washi paper on wooden blocks. Dimensions variable.
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Building Blocks
Claudine Crangle
September 11, 2026 – November 21, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, September 11, 6-8pm
2026 ONCulture Days Printmaking Demonstration: Saturday, September 26, 12pm-5pm
This exhibition is part of the 2026 Canadian Art Hop, September 24-27. Click here to find out more.
Eighty fully dimensional cardboard houses were constructed to be photographed as illustrations for a picture book. The original shoebox-scale structures were detailed on all sides, yet nearly all would appear only face-on and no taller than one inch in the final publication.
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Claudine Crangle is a multidisciplinary artist who writes and illustrates picture books for children. Her books have been published in Canada and the United States and translated internationally. Beyond traditional publishing, she creates artist books, sculptural prints, and other oddities that combine intaglio and screenprinting techniques with built paper structures.
Open Studio · 401 Richmond Street West
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