{"product_id":"christopher-dahl-ceramics-owl","title":"Christopher Dahl - Ceramics - Owl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Dahl - Ceramics - Owl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand built glazed ceramic wall sculpture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eapprox. size 7\" tall x 7\" wide x 2\" deep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eI was born in Belleville, Ontario 1948 and spent my childhood in Caracas, Los Angeles and Zurich - moving to Vancouver in 1960. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI graduated from the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University) with a Fine Arts Diploma in 1969. My instructors included Takao Tanabe, Reg Holmes, Fred Peter and Don Jarvis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI played drums and sang in various Vancouver based bands including My Indole Ring, Uncle Slug and Cement City Cowboys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1974 I began work as a graphic designer and exhibition assistant at the Vancouver Art Gallery. As my design career developed I worked as an Art Director for Maclean’s, Vancouver, and Western Living Magazine. In 1986 I formed my own design company Chris Dahl Creative and clients included UBC, SFU, Vancouver Canucks and The Vancouver Symphony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy paintings, prints and photographs have been exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada, National Film Board Gallery and Harrison Galleries (Vancouver). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 10 years ago – wanting to try something new – I started working with clay and fell in love with the fun of making objects – art that is not so precious and can actually be used. Recently I also moved from oil on canvas to stylus and tablet for my paintings and I enjoy the spontaneity of this new medium. I will be exhibiting some of these new pieces in April 2027 at TOSH.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve been a resident of Qualicum Beach since 1997 and currently spend my time making art and music in my home studio and enjoying the charms of our small town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/chrisdahlcreative.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" title=\"http:\/\/chrisdahlcreative.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003echrisdahlcreative.com\u003c\/a\u003e to view my paintings and ceramics and listen to my music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Dahl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42211013886007,"sku":"DAH-2026-05-07-12","price":280.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/3369\/0423\/files\/ScreenShot2026-05-07at2.16.30PM.png?v=1778188598","url":"https:\/\/shop.theoldschoolhouse.org\/products\/christopher-dahl-ceramics-owl","provider":"The Old School House Arts Centre Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}