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Recent
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"Late in 2006, the Salt Spring Monetary Foundation will be issuing a
limited number of 50 Dollar, 1/2 ounce, .999 silver coins. Of the
limited edition, only 199 Proof coins will be produced. Artwork on
both sides of the coin is by Thomas McPhee. Here he is working on
one of the dies for the coin.
Intricate detail is achieved by using a binocular microscope and
miniature carving tools."
for more information visit
www.saltspringdollars.com
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Welcome to the McPhee Gallery
web site
In 2004,
McPhee opened his studio-gallery to the
public by appointment on Salt Spring
Island. This studio is where the artist has
worked for many years carving gemstones into
exquisite sculptures that sell around the
world. McPhee also works with kiln cast
glass creating miniature crystal sculptures
and jewellery, and large scale works.
Among
collectors of carved gemstone, McPhee is
known for his figurative sculpture, magic
realism, and images from Pacific Northwest
Coast native art.
McPhee
works in a variety of media, cast crystal
glass, gemstone, marble and granite, bronze,
cast stone, drawing, and painting.
We invite
you to visit our gallery and experience the
fine art of Thomas R. McPhee.
Commissions
welcomed.
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The McPhee
Gallery on Saltspring Island, British
Columbia, Canada,
by appointment only, please
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Media Quotes
“McPhee’s carvings, however, have taken gemstone
carving to new heights of artistic merit; his work is
art ………”
City & Country Home
“Thomas McPhee …. Evokes the ancient Greek, Roman and
Renaissance styles and subjects in his finely detailed
etchings.”
Modern Jeweler
“An animal executed with a Durer-like accuracy and
elegance might be set near a figure that swirls like an
angel in one of Blakes mystical fantasies. There are
also hints of Escher and echoes of Bateman and
Colville.”
Ann Rosenberg – Art Critic The Vancouver Sun Newspaper
“His
own renaissance. An exceptional artist, McPhee has
expressed himself in a variety of media…..”
Lapidary Journal
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