When viewing the works of Monica O’Halloran-Schut the connection between participant and artwork is powerful – so much so that the desire to touch the pieces often becomes irresistible. Their universal appeal has garnered the attention of both private and corporate collectors across North America, and even Canadian television. In fact, their depth, naturally-inspired geological beauty and Monica’s use of indigenous rock and mineral materials are what drew FNX Mining Inc. to commission her to create a custom collection for their Toronto-based head office. Monica was recently interviewed by HG-TV’s “The Creative Spirit” which features leading Canadian visual artists with their work.
PHOTO BY KEVIN VAN PAASSEN/NATIONAL POST: photo: Kevin Van Paassen / National Post Sculptor Monica O’Halloran’Schut fashioned a frieze for FNX Mining Co.’s new head office using Sudbury Basin rock, the same ore FNX hopes will yield copper, nickel, platinum, palladium...
By Michael James Northern Life, Monday, July 21, 2003 Monica O’Halloran-Schut is a sculptor with the soul of a poet. For the past three or four years she has been working with stone, transforming inanimate rock into friezes that are beautiful and alive. (A frieze is a...