The Wrecking Ball John ReidSalt Spring Island, BC Size 29" x 12" x 9" Medium Mixed media—ceramics, metal and electrical parts Mixing mediums has become an exploration into the synergy of seemingly unrelated objects that will manifest and coalesce into a uniquely singular piece: in effect, the sum of its parts. A shifting highrise, a metal crane wielding a glass wrecking ball, working in concert to provoke constructive conversation about the future of our aging cities. The Wrecking Ball John ReidSalt Spring Island, BC About the artist About the artist John ReidSalt Spring Island, BC Upon graduating in 1979 from a three-year arts program in Cornwall, Ontario, I worked as a senior layout artist for a retail food distributor, an art director for a Calgary business magazine, and finally a corporate graphics designer, managing a team of designers, photographers, and videographers. Along the way, I received awards for excellence in magazine design and for international trade show booth design. My proudest accomplishment: employee of the month! Along the way, clay work has remained a persistent passion, and this forty-year adventure has formed the building blocks for the sculptural artist I am today.