Tonya Corkey

Tonya Corkey is a Toronto- based artist interested in untraditional paint mediums, as well as blurring the lines between different disciplines.

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This is one of my favourite details taken from Arthur's crown. 👑 The butter began to get tacky and stick to my skin making my hands so cold! I don't know if I've told you before but the fridge we work in is between 8 and 10 degrees 🥶 #buttersculpture #Letsgototheex #KingArthur

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Because I can't be at the CNE, I thought that I would share some photos of some of my favourite details from last year's sculpture that I haven't shared before.🍴🧂🍿 Stay tuned to see some of the magic that made up this piece #buttersculpture #letsgototheex

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@allyonthego I'm sorry you had to deal with that 😑

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Detail shot of Merlin in clay. Currently sculpting Arthur. He is giving me a hard time at the minute. Just gotta keep pushing through! #SundayFunday #sculpting #sculpture #Merlin #BBC #QuarantineLife

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@Oliiinaaa @ColinAddicts Thx 😊 And thanks so much for the retweet!

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Took these guys out for some 🌞 Gives you a good sense of the scale of these two. #sculpture #sculptor #figurative #Portrait #Merlin #aluminumcasting

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@_snowpaw @MissingMerlin 🤣🤣😅😅

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Ok. I'm so making a mess over here. Learning how to Tweet properly 😂 Just thanked myself for a retweet. The "thank you" was really for @MissingMerlin. Then I apologized, while replying to myself....again.😅 I'm going to get better at this, right? 🤣

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@xTeacherTx @MissingMerlin Thx!😜 you may be right there! 🐍

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Thanks @N_Crombach for the great hand portrait taken while working on the scarf! #sculpture #sculpting #sculptor #Merlin #character #figure #portraitart

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First and last butter sculptures! 2013 and 2019. So grateful to work at the CNE as it has been an opportunity to lear how to sculpt. Butter is THE best medium. #butter #pokemon #Vaporeon #Merlin #Arthurian

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@MerlinoForEver I was hoping to find a print, but nbd 🙂

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@MerlinoForEver Darn it! She isn't selling prints.

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@MerlinoForEver Thank you so much!

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@emrysguinevere I live in the UK for a year and was feeling homesick for it, so I started watching a ton of British TV/film. My cousin recommended Merlin. I loved the (1998) version as a kid, so I gave it a try 😃

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@ArtraMag I just saw this for the first time. Better late than never? My art is based on our desire to search for memory. I was intrigued by photos found in thrift stores with messages on the back. Memory was erased from them as they were without the person whom they belong to. New piece.

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@ScubaChrissy88 That last episode is just so beautiful and tragic all at the same time 🥰😭

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@sapphicmerlin Thank you for sharing my work and Instagram 🙂

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@ScubaChrissy88 I'm sorry! I wanted to show Merlin holding the weight of the world while referencing Michelangelo's Pieta.