Commissions & Public Art

City of Burnaby Millennium Mural (2001)

We conceived the 'mural' in the form of sculpture poles to reflect the 'Playground of the Gods' done by Ainu sculptor Noburi Toko as a gift from Kushiro, Burnaby's sister city in Japan. The sections of the three 14 foot high poles representing Burnaby's Past, Present and Future were chimney flue-liner sections from a local First Nation's brickworks.  The surfaces were carved and sculpted in workshops with community groups by people ranging from Grade 3 to 101 years old. The sections were fired at the brickworks and assembled around a steel column.

The Burnaby Millennium Sculpture Poles

The poles reference the 'Playground of the Gods' on Burnaby Mountain

Working with High School Students

Students at work

A completed section

The oldest participant (101)

The fired sections being assembled around a steel column