Stemmed from a personal interest in altered books, the collaborative project Imagery Meets Narrative was launched by Jessica Gowling to explore and inform our understandings of interpretation, perspective and potential, through the alteration of text and imagery. Thirty artists from Canada & Europe have been given a silkscreened print of text from a limited edition, and were asked to create a unique narrative and accompanying imagery inspired from those printed words. It encouraged its participants to embark on a visual adventure, which promoted personal exploration and innovation This collection of altered prints houses a dynamic range of media, narratives and perspectives that celebrates the diversity of our individual perceptions and projections, both lyrically and visually.

Colour Combustion on the Edge of a Dream
Acrylic, pen & watercolour
Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
Edition number: 1/30

Choose Possibilities Acrylic, collage, commercial & hand-cut stamps, fabric paint, found papers, gemstone, ink, postage stamp & ribbon Pamela Cinnamon Valemount, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 2/30

Untitled Acrylic, collage, coloured pencil & soft pastel Paula Cravens Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 3/30

Masked By Demons Acrylic & paint pen Mark Eadie Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 4/30

True Story Acrylic Misha Frolov Moscow, Russia Edition number: 5/30

The Love of Fun Oil Paint Alistar Gow Glasgow, East Dumbartonshire, Scotland Edition number: 6/30

Propagating Clichés Ink, gouache, graphite & watercolor Jessica Gowling Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 7/30

Demons Ate My New White Mediums Ballpoint pen, gesso, glue, linocut, marker, matte gel, clothespins Megan Jackson Briscoe, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 8/30

Life of the Rich and Famous Acrylic, markers & pen Joyelle Komierowski Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 9/30

I’ll Put a Spell on You Acrylic, markers & pen Peter Komierowski Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 10/30

You Are Launched Cut paper & watercolour Amy Liebenberg North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 11/30

Blank Acrylic, crayon, ink, marker & opaque pigment Nikki Martens Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 12/30

Art Historic Conté, found objects, gouache, graphite, matt board, paper & pencil crayons Alison Martin Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 13/30

Eraser, glue & graphite Andy Martin Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 14/30

The Means We Choose Are Filled With Fun Photograph Ryan Mathieson Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 15/30

Linger Between the Lines Acrylic, ink, conté, coloured pencil, decals, fly wings & legs, graphite, tempera & varnish Jane Murray Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 16/30

Don’t Even Think About Touching My Glasses Acrylic, gold chain, gold hook & plastic glasses Pamela Norrish Summerland, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 17/30

Alter Ego Promotes Exploration as Well as Diversity in Personal Perception Digital Photos, Gesso, Ink & Paper Gary Olson Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 18/30

Act of Contrition Acrylic, collage, conté, fabric, found object, ink, jute, marker, oil pastel, wire & watercolor Carney Oudendag Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 19/30

Printing Colored Pencil & Digital Print Stuart Parker Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 20/30

Explore our connection differently Acrylic, graphite & pastel Justin Parsons Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Canada Edition number: 21/30

Words to Live By Collage, Sparkle Pens & Tempera Jami Scheffer Invermere, British Columbia, Canada Edition number: 22/30

Personal Potential Acrylic Lisa Shannahan Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 23/30

A Graphite Gabriel Staples Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 24/30

He Wore It & It Consumed Him Acrylic, glow paint, neon card, sparkle paint, tracing paper Mitch Tukkimäki Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 25/30

Cowboys and Indians Acetone transfer & cut paper Christine Weera Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Edition number: 26/30

Personal Demons Linger Within a Concealed Story Acrylic & Ink Jake Wershler Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 27/30

Mute Story Paint Kasia Wojdyla Wroclaw, Poland Edition number: 28/30

Untitled Cut paper, latex paint, spray paint & stencils B. Window (aka Iain Hutchens) Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 29/30

create then inspire directly particular ideas Marker & pencil crayon Helen Young Calgary, Alberta, Canada Edition number: 30/30