ORPHIUROIDEA

OIL SLICK SERPENT STAR

by Kari Glass

Jetsam and Flotsam Assemblage

paper and black duct tape

4' x 4' x 1'

searpent star in progress

Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the seafloor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length on the largest specimens. They are also known as serpent stars.

Ophiuroidea contains two large clades, Ophiurida (brittle stars) and Euryalida (basket stars). Many of the ophiuroids are rarely encountered in the relatively shallow depths normally visited by humans, but they are a diverse group.

There are some 1,500 species of brittle stars living today, and they are largely found in deep waters more than 500 metres (1,650 feet) down.

Wikipedia

THE POODLE

THE WOLF

POODLE AND WOLF

FILBERG FESTIVAL 2012

Kwa la whee gai, QUENEESH!

The Legend of the Queneesh

Long ago there were big cedar planked houses, totem poles and canoes in the Comox Valley. The nights were very quiet, except for the sounds of the water, sea birds and of hooting owls. One night an old man, Quoi Qwa Lak, had a dream. In that dream a voice told him that he must tell the chief and the Comox people to prepare for a great flood. They built canoes and packed them full of food and clothes. Te young men made a strong cedar rope and took it to the top of the glacier and fastened it tightly. the people tied their canoes to the rope, not to long after it began to rain, it rained and rained for days. Soon there was only a little of the glacier showing. The Comox people were afraid. Then all of a sudden the glacier began to move. The people began to cry "White Whale, White Whale! Queneesh, Queneesh. The glacier had taken the form of a whale and saved the people. The rain stopped, and Queneesh still stands guard over the Comox people to this very day.

Komox Big House: Legend of the Queneesh Ceremony

Comox Valley Art Gallery: Legend of the Queneesh Opening Reception 

CVAG 4th WEARABLE ART Awards Ceremony

Comox Valley Art Gallery

4th Annual Wearable Art Show

The Artists and Performers

of the 2012 CVAG Wearable Art Show

Award Recipients of the 2012 Comox Valley Art Gallery

Kari Glass & Millie Miller, Amanda Smetana & Yvonne Yule, Joanne Pringle, Tamara & Roberta Ling

Medea and the Golden Fleece

Outstanding Use of Textiles

Award Sponsored by Fabricland & CVAG

designed & directed by Kari Glass

created by Sara Burr & Kari Glass

performed & choreographed by Millie Miller

Rock Paper Scissors
Outstanding Use of Text

Award Sponsored by Laughing Oyster Bookstore & CVAG

created and performed by Joanne Pringle

Bickle Dress

Outstanding Use of Recycled Materials

Award Sponsored by 

created by Amanda Smetana

performed by Yvonne Yule

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

Wow Factor

Award Sponsored by City of Courtenay & CVAG

also

Awarded Audience Choice

Award Sponsored by the Big Time Out & CVAG

created by Tamara & Roberta Ling 

performed by Tamara Ling

Oil Spill Oil Slick
Outstanding Performance

Award Sponsored by be-Soley Canadian Designed Clothing & CVAG

designed & directed by Kari Glass

performed & choreographed by Millie Miller