Installation

A  gilded butterfly is a butterfly covered in gold. It looks pretty but they've lost their purpose, which is to fly. "We will laugh at gilded butterflies" in King Lear suggests finding joy in simple, natural things rather than being impressed by artificial beauty. It reflects a desire to embrace authenticity and simplicity over pretentiousness and extravagance. Made for Shambhala Music Festival 2024.Instagram: Jessleahey00   

The infinity grove is a multi-artist, multi-disciplinary, collection of art installations installed along a public trail at the base of Revelstoke Mountain Resort. The trail is free to access and acts as a wonderful waiting area, picnic zone, and an immersive natural experience in the middle of a bustling ski resort. The genre of infinity is a theme throughout the trail, and the viewers' perspective is constantly challenged and confused, much like Alice in Wonderland.   Hanging in the trees are 3 large metal butterflies welded by artist Emily Lougheed, delicately welded in a tapestry of pattern, they mark the...

Gnomeville, population infinity. A collaboration between Callum McLeary of Birch Lodge Woodworks and Jess Leahey. A small surreal village emerges with a Gnomehotel, a hostel, a vacation rental, a nightclub and there are several gnome homes you can glimpse inside.These glimpses into a parallel universe suggests there is a network of life happening inside our forests, more than we can see with the naked eye.   The PhenGNOMEnal Hotel: Inside is a homage to MC Escher ‘Impossible Stairs’, an upside down, confusing glimpse into the gnome-iverse, their impossible network inside the trees. The largest of the containers, this has two...

Wheely Bad Advice You didn’t ask for it, but we delivered. The jaded local’s advice for visitors. Ski or pedal up and take a spin.Wheely Bad Advice was commissioned by R.O.A.M. (Revelstoke Outdoor Art Movement) and is apart of their permanent collection. The bad advice changes each ski season to keep up with the times. Location: Revelstoke Mountain Resort. 2022   Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhtFgxDpsXA  https://revelstokemountaineer.com/revelstokes-secret-art-movement-reimagines-the-ski-hill/    

The Masterpiste Gallery is a R.O.A.M. (Revelstoke Outdoor Art Movement) installation by Rob Buchanan. I contributed 2 items in 2022 and there is more to come for the 24/25 ski season. The Masterpiste gallery is the first ever ski through art gallery in the world. Lining the sides of this run are remakes of some of the most famous masterpieces made from recycled ski equipment. As the run continues you travel through a segment of collage, which is my artwork, and then to an area of stencil work.