Early Work

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	1958, "Vinyl Gothic," mosaic. This mosaic, made from vinyl floor tile, is one of several projects done using materials that are usually discarded.
	1958, "St. Joan By Firelight," pastel. Created in response to George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" and other works about Joan of Arc. It is the first painting Tanya sold.
	1958, "By Lake Victoria," oil on linen canvas. A memory of visiting the Stratford Festival of Canada to see Shakespearean theater productions.
	1958, "Ballgame," crayon and ink resist. Part of a series of work with varied media.
	1959, Tanya creating a collage. Both the watercolor painting on the wall and the soapstone sculpture near it are from this period.
	1959, Tanya Joyce planning her summer outdoor painting classes.
	1959, Tanya Joyce with antique mirror frame and two artworks with beach stones. This was part of a setup for Tanya's outdoor art classes.
	1959, "Collage After Matisse", tissue and Color Aid paper. Matisse's collages were still new when Tanya was doing hers.
	1960, "Dream Figures," colored pencil. From a series on dreams.
	1962, "Abstract Flight," oil on plywood. Part of a series that incorporated paintings on wheels made from wooden wire spools. The holes relate to 3-D elements. The cat shows the scale of the work.