Ashes Withyman: Some kind of doctor receiving thunder @ Catriona Jeffries, Van-cou-ver

Ashes Withyman: Some kind of doctor receiving thunder
@Catriona Jeffries
950 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6A 1M6 Canada
February 8–March 14, 2020

Ashes Withyman, Many armsful of firewood / countless armsful of firewood
Many rueful countenances / countless rueful countenances
Many dance steps / countless distant lands












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Ashes Withyman, Bearded old man with wings and cloth bag, 2020, honey locust wood, fabric collected outdoors, metal, 43 x 34 x 30 in. (108 x 86 x 76 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Bearded old man with wings and cloth bag, 2020, honey locust wood, fabric collected outdoors, metal, 43 x 34 x 30 in. (108 x 86 x 76 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Bearded old man with wings and cloth bag (detail), 2020, honey locust wood, fabric collected outdoors, metal, 43 x 34 x 30 in. (108 x 86 x 76 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Two horse shaped spirits reined in tightly, 2020, poplar wood, fabric collected outdoors, 34 x 32 x 21 in. (85 x 81 x 52 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Two horse shaped spirits reined in tightly (detail), 2020, poplar wood, fabric collected outdoors, 34 x 32 x 21 in. (85 x 81 x 52 cm)


Ashes Withyman, She carries an axe, 2020, butternut wood, fabric collected outdoors, 12 x 18 x 11 in. (31 x 46 x 27 cm)


Ashes Withyman, She carries an axe (detail), 2020, butternut wood, fabric collected outdoors, 12 x 18 x 11 in. (31 x 46 x 27 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Folded hands, entranceway, 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, 13 x 9 in. (33 x 23 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Folded hands, entranceway (detail), 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, 13 x 9 in. (33 x 23 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Ancestor object cover, 2019, found wood, paint, coloured pencil, push pins, 16 x 10 in. (39 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Ancestor object cover (detail), 2019, found wood, paint, coloured pencil, push pins, 16 x 10 in. (39 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Many windows placed upon, placed upon, making mirror (what mica told me), 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, graphite, wood filler, 15 x 13 in. (37 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Many windows placed upon, placed upon, making mirror (what mica told me) (detail), 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, graphite, wood filler, 15 x 13 in. (37 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Mountain Toad sitting in the hollow of a rotting tree, 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, rubber, 18 x 11 in. (46 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Mountain Toad sitting in the hollow of a rotting tree (detail), 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, rubber, 18 x 11 in. (46 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Under a mouldy sky (spent tire, slab of stone, torn barbed wire fence), 2019, branches, margarine container base, penny, portion of water bottle, mirror, 7 x 26 x 4 in. (18 x 66 x 10 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Under a mouldy sky (spent tire, slab of stone, torn barbed wire fence) (detail), 2019, branches, margarine container base, penny, portion of water bottle, mirror, 7 x 26 x 4 in. (18 x 66 x 10 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Poor Room receiver (The Window), 2019, branches, metal, Portuguese plastic bottle, rubber, wooden box, walnut wood, 10 x 20 x 4 in. (25 x 50 x 10 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Poor Room receiver (The Window (detail), 2019, branches, metal, Portuguese plastic bottle, rubber, wooden box, walnut wood, 10 x 20 x 4 in. (25 x 50 x 10 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Iridescent Magpie emerging from a plume of vape (In the Garden of the Gods), 2019, found portion of broom handle, jar lid, stone found in New Mexico, coloured pencil, copper nail, 6 x 23 x 4 in. (14 x 58 x 9 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Iridescent Magpie emerging from a plume of vape (In the Garden of the Gods) (detail), 2019, found portion of broom handle, jar lid, stone found in New Mexico, coloured pencil, copper nail, 6 x 23 x 4 in. (14 x 58 x 9 cm)


Ashes Withyman, River ladder, 2020, found fence slat, branches, copper cup, tin can, rattle handle, 3 x 24 x 4 in. (8 x 61 x 9 cm)


Ashes Withyman, River ladder (detail), 2020, found fence slat, branches, copper cup, tin can, rattle handle, 3 x 24 x 4 in. (8 x 61 x 9 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Formula describing a soul rumbling off through the sky after leaving the body, 2019, found branches, plywood with paint, plastic espresso cup, paper cup, lid, cardboard, push pin, 12 x 25 x 10 in. (31 x 64 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Formula describing a soul rumbling off through the sky after leaving the body (detail), 2019, found branches, plywood with paint, plastic espresso cup, paper cup, lid, cardboard, push pin, 12 x 25 x 10 in. (31 x 64 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Seagull feather floating, the smell of hot roof-tar also floating, 2019, branches, plastic, compass box cardboard, grapefruit rind, 4 x 30 x 9 in. (10 x 75 x 23 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Seagull feather floating, the smell of hot roof-tar also floating (detail), 2019, branches, plastic, compass box cardboard, grapefruit rind, 4 x 30 x 9 in. (10 x 75 x 23 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Traceless, no more need to hide (now the old mirror reflects everything), 2020, basswood wood, honey locust wood, paint, 30 x 23 in. (76 x 57 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Traceless, no more need to hide (now the old mirror reflects everything), 2020, basswood wood, honey locust wood, paint, 30 x 23 in. (76 x 57 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Traceless, no more need to hide (now the old mirror reflects everything) (detail), 2020, basswood wood, honey locust wood, paint, 30 x 23 in. (76 x 57 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Some kind of doctor receiving thunder, 2020, coloured pencil and graphite on paper, 16 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Some kind of doctor receiving thunder, 2020, coloured pencil and graphite on paper, 16 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Some kind of doctor receiving thunder, 2020, coloured pencil and graphite on paper, 16 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Stars knocking, pine needles falling (what Cholla showed me), 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, 15 x 13 in. (38 x 32 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Stars knocking, pine needles falling (what Cholla showed me) (detail), 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, 15 x 13 in. (38 x 32 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Moon man following, eyes moving east, 2020, wood, insulation foam, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, 14 x 13 in. (34 x 32 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Moon man following, eyes moving east (detail), 2020, wood, insulation foam, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, 14 x 13 in. (34 x 32 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Breath marionette, 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, fabric, nails, 17 x 11 in. (42 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Breath marionette (detail), 2019, found wood, previously frozen paint, coloured pencil, fabric, nails, 17 x 11 in. (42 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, One into Saturn, the other Jupiter, 2020, found wood, paint, wood filler, coloured pencil, Russian olive pits, osha root, 12 x 11 in. (31 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, One into Saturn, the other Jupiter (detail), 2020, found wood, paint, wood filler, coloured pencil, Russian olive pits, osha root, 12 x 11 in. (31 x 28 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Wordless song, 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, coins, 14 x 10 in. (34 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, Wordless song (detail), 2019, found wood, found paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, coins, 14 x 10 in. (34 x 25 cm)


Ashes Withyman, One who likes shadow dance, 2019, found wood, paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, graphite, 15 x 13 in. (38 x 33 cm)


Ashes Withyman, One who likes shadow dance (detail), 2019, found wood, paint, coloured pencil, wood filler, graphite, 15 x 13 in. (38 x 33 cm)