{"title":"Bernice Lum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/files\/b-alice-pins.jpg?v=1773250454\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003eBorn and raised in Toronto, Bernice Lum spread her wing's ever so slightly and \u003cimg\u003emoved to Oakville to study graphic design at Sheridan College.\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating in 1984, she freelanced for several companies including CityTV\/Much music's design department.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1988 she decided to spread her wings further and fly to London, England. While there, she freelanced for numerous design consultants and also began her illustration career.\u003cbr\u003eHer illustration crossed over from corporate to packaging, editorial and children’s books. She has published approximately 50 children’s books and continues her commercial and personal works with clients in the UK, North America, Korea, and Japan.\u003cbr\u003eHer two “not-so children’s books,” '12 Steps to Heaven' and 'More Steps to Heaven' sold over 150,000 thousand copies combined worldwide.\u003cbr\u003eAfter a nine year stay in the UK, Bernice resides in Toronto and continues her illustration career, attempting murals, painting personal works, sculpture and recreating vintage bowling pins to her most favorite iconic characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernice Lum is a visual artist based, born and raised in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003eHer body of work are iconic characters that she has grown up with that deal with mass media, mass culture, celebrity, bowling, ice cream, and everything sugar and nice.\u003cbr\u003eThe iconic characters “pin” point the memorable moments in time that no doubt influenced and inspired her.\u003cbr\u003eBernice was born in 1963 when television, fast food, TV dinners, the Beatles, and Saturday morning cartoons were front row and center. It was also a time when artists began combining pop culture with forms of imagery from advertising, movies and even comics into the realm of high art. Bowling was also a huge part of popular culture in the 20th century and in her family life and continues in its popularity with a new resurgence.\u003cbr\u003eThe pins are an ideal canvas for Bernice’s work as they immediately evoke a tone of nostalgia, familiarity, kitsch, sentimentality, and at the same time, a sense of humor, wit and mischievousness.\u003cbr\u003eWith the impact and power of iconic images being such a strong influence and inspiration in her life, Bernice has chosen characters from Bruce Lee to Bambi in her tongue in cheek style.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mr-magoo-mcbarker","title":"Mr. Magoo \u0026 McBarker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e Vintage wood bowling pins and Epoxy Clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Gallery Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52433192321333,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/files\/IMG_2080.jpg?v=1773355306"},{"product_id":"hong-kong-phooey","title":"Hong Kong Phooey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e Vintage wood bowling pins and Epoxy Clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Gallery Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52433194025269,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/files\/IMG_2079.jpg?v=1773355513"},{"product_id":"huckleberry-hound","title":"Huckleberry Hound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e Vintage wood bowling pins and Epoxy Clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Gallery Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52433197269301,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/files\/IMG_2078.jpg?v=1773355561"},{"product_id":"top-cat-and-benny","title":"Top Cat and Benny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e Vintage wood bowling pins and Epoxy Clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Gallery Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52433198940469,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/files\/IMG_2076.jpg?v=1773355613"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9791\/8005\/collections\/b-alice-pins.jpg?v=1773355919","url":"https:\/\/maudgallery.com\/collections\/bernice-lum.oembed","provider":"Maud Gallery Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}