Brantford artist, Dave Hind, finds his inspiration within the debris of reclaimed waste metals and the discarded by-products of indusry.  His role as an artist is very effective in creating beauty out of the mundane objects in our environment.

In his "paintings", Hind layers aluminum in a mosaic fashion, utilizing colours and textures found in the medium to his advantage. He also applies textures to the material which suggests motion and depth. His surfaces capture the quality of finely etched jewlery with a modern industrial aesthetic.   

The series " The Sacred Arboreal Portrait Project (SAPP) is an ongoing body of work which aims at historically documenting specific trees who share their space with the manufactured landscape/cityscape. 

"There are trees that have been so isolated and cut back that their existence appears tortured; there are trees that seem to have found a harmony within thier crowded circumstance; and there are trees that are unstoppable in their overtaking of that which is in their way."

Some might recognize his work from the 2006 and 2009 Toronto Outdoor Art Show where he won best in show.  His work can be found in art collections of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Bank of Montreal, and City of Hamilton.