After a quarter century of creating fine art and craft, D.H.Elzer's original ideas can be found in over 800 personal collections world-wide.
The diversity of his work can be found in the streetscapes and focal points of public streetscapes and homes.
D.H.Elzer's artistic and literary contributions, cultural and political commentaries have touched many Canadians, however he is still considered an unknown in both literary and visual art circles.
Welcome
ARTIST STATEMENT
It is my mission to create a body of work that bridges the soul of the human experience with the beauty of the Earth and her inhabitants. to be successful is to be humble and simple, yet to refine my craft and to be deliberate but at the same time be naive when trying to transmit beauty that can stand alone, without my guidance.
My passion is to experience the miracles from my own abilities as a vehicle of both nature and the Great Spirit, God and the Christ Consciousness, to recognize the voices of my ancestors and the images in my dreams, fore they become the essence and the spirit of my work.
I am moved by the need to create figurative emotion in prayer within my sculpture, and adorn the imagery with the decoration of ceremony. to honour the mysteries that bind us all together, and be the storyteller.
Through my painting I am moved by the landscape and the light that shows the power of the universe, most often when the storm meets the Sun. Also, I find humour in the clichés that our society has with the natural world, and as a folk artist I often choose to play in that field.
I am but a simple artist just beginning a very long journey, that is ever changing.
- Don Elzer
Don Elzer was born in Vancouver, B.C., he was raised on an orchard at the edge of a rainforest. He has lived throughout Western Canada, and presently lives in the Monashee Mountain foothills on a small farm at the foot of a mountain called Coyote Sleeping which is located in the southern BC interior. Don received his formal art education through Okanagan University College.
He has been practising art professionally since 1980 is considered a premiere Canadian contemporary folk artist, he makes few public appearances and while he is a prolific artist and his work is in demand it is rarely found in public exhibitions. Through private gallery representation in both Canada and the United States his mixed media wall motifs, masks, sculpture, bas reliefs and paintings can be found in private and corporate collections around the world.
Welcome to the online gallery of Canadian artist and writer D.H. Elzer
For the past number of years Don Elzer has directed his artistic energy towards the development of sculpture in the Wildcraft Forest. His creation mixes elements of nature with storytelling.
He can be found most days at his studio on the edge of the forest, creating new work along the trail system or maintaining the trails and the sculpture along the way.
