Ross Bodenmann

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Ross is an artist and writer based in the Comox Valley working in a variety of mediums including fine art, design and video production. He has travelled, shown and sold works around the world as well as being an internationally published author. Drawing inspiration and instruction from a variety of mentors and institutions over the years as well as from the Vancouver Island landscape has given Ross a compelling creative aesthetic both visual and written.

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CONTRIBUTIONS BY Ross

CREATING COMMUNITY BY THE KEG-LOAD

Fall/Winter 2023 Strathcona Collective

It takes a special kind of person to teach. If you’re teaching in the public school system, you’re likely signing up for hours of unpaid overtime in homework reviews and […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photos by Amanda Rentiers

DISCOVERY

Comox Valley Collective 2023 Intro Spring

An enlightening interview from our last issue led me down a rewarding rabbit trail. The conversation was an enthusiastically shared perspective, the topic being the value of process in pursuit […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Dan Owen

CREATIVE MOMENTUM

Comox Valley Collective Fall

Board riding culture and the visual arts have always held a natural alliance, sharing a rejection of norms to facilitate invention and reinvention, with an innate resourcefulness in order to […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photos by Gordon Ross

IN THE FIELD

Comox Valley Collective Winter

NAZANEEN DIZAI: CONNECTOR Nazaneen Dizai brings ideas and people together. Whether in the corporate heart of Toronto or small-town British Columbia, she makes things happen with resourcefulness and determination. Her […]

Words & Photos Ross Bodenmann

A PLACE UPSTREAM

Comox Valley Collective Intro Winter

The rivers of the Comox Valley are made in the winter. All season long, drop by drop, the rain falls and they swell and boom around us. They are most […]

Words by Allie Jenkinson
Photo by Ross Bodenmann

HOME VIDEO

Comox Valley Collective Spring

We’re familiar with boom and bust on the west coast, with the effect of a fluctuating economy challenging us all. The film industry is no different. The game can change […]

Words & Photos by Ross Bodenmann

GOING PUBLIC

Comox Valley Collective Winter

Armed with a limited budget, dedicated volunteers, and a substantial amount of exuberance, the Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association (DCBIA) was looking for viable artists to create a painting for […]

Words & photos by Ross Bodenmann

CREATING FUN & GAMES

Comox Valley Collective Fall Who

There’s a new sign up at the Harbour Centre building in Comox that maybe doesn’t quite fit with the other businesses near the water. I caught up with Jason Kapalka, […]

Interview by Tom Keenoy
Photo by Ross Bodenmann

NATURALLY AWARE

Comox Valley Collective Spring Who

With stunning visuals and captivating words April Bencze is reconnecting humans with the natural world. Her portfolio, Instagram following, and contributions to networks like National Geographic, the BBC, or local […]

Interview & photo by Ross Bodenmann

A LIFE’S WORK, IN PROGRESS

Comox Valley Collective Who Winter

Whether it’s hanging out with High Lamas in the Himalayas, studying palaeontology in Drumheller, hosting poetry slams, or picking his girls up from ballet, the uncompromisingly creative Kevin Flesher would […]

Interview & Photo by Ross Bodenmann

HAPPY TO GROW

Comox Valley Collective Summer

With an abundance of arable land, an increasingly motivated farm to table food scene, and an array of seasoned culinary creatives, the Comox Valley has long since made its mark […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Daryl Granger

CEYLON CUISINE & SPICES

Comox Valley Collective Market Innovators Spring

From the coasts of the Indian Ocean to our north Pacific paradise, Ceylon Cuisine brings the warmth of their dynamic flavour blends, delicious curries and a culturally rich culinary experience. […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Hans Peter Meyer

BUILDING ON NATURE

Comox Valley Collective Spring

The process and eventual outcome of furniture craft provides a necessary staple around which some of the most basic human needs revolve. Eating, drinking, and socializing. Enjoying these fundamental privileges […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Opening photo by Sparrow and Me Photography

BUILDING A LEGACY

Comox Valley Collective Spring Who

Memories line a wall of Gord Schreiner’s humble office; the decorated history of one man’s relationship with his comrades, his industry, and the primal element that has shaped his life […]

Interview by Ross Bodenmann
Photos by Comox Fire Department

ABUELO’S CORN TORTILLAS

Comox Valley Collective Market Innovators Winter

Handmade, gluten free and using 100 per cent certified-organic ingredients, Abuelo’s tortillas are a delicious, authentically Mexican product. This family-run business takes pride in a high standard. They use white […]

Words & Photos by Ross Bodenmann

MATERIALIZING THE SOUL

Comox Valley Collective Winter

The wearable art of jewellery has been a form of self-expression for millennia. These adornments have been seen as sacred spiritual defenses with magical properties, religious talismans, or wearable reminders […]

Words & Photos by

CLEVER CROW

Comox Valley Collective Fall Market Innovators

Lia Cormick launched Clever Crow about three years ago at the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market selling herbs, spices and sea salts. The market has served her well as a business […]

Words & Photos by Ross Bodenmann

BEER TASTING 101

Comox Valley Collective Fall

Four ingredients: water, malt (usually barley), yeast, and hops. Beer. A simple recipe but such a complex substance. The craft beer revolution has ignited the dangerous notion that beer actually […]

Words by Brad Harris
Photos by Ross Bodenmann

GHOST CATS

Comox Valley Collective Fall

The cats were intensely focused, only glancing at me before returning their focus to my dog Taz, a large German Shepherd cross who, until that very moment I had thought […]

Words by Roanne English
Illustration by Ross Bodenmann

NECESSARY BALANCE

Comox Valley Collective Fall Who

The intrepid leader of the Pantuso Dance Studio is a professional dancer, singer and performer in his own right. As he balances growth and success with personal peace and a […]

Interview by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Karen McKinnon

PEDAL POWER

Comox Valley Collective Fall

The Comox Valley enjoys a reputation for clean living, and rightly so. With inviting beaches meandering along vast stretches of coastline, epic mountains looming large over the land, and wilderness […]

Words by Kerry Hale
Photos by Ross Bodenmann

MOVEMENT

Comox Valley Collective Fall Intro

Arguably one of the only constants that exist in our world is the reality that nothing is constant. Change itself is one of the few things we can be sure […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Dave Prothero

POWER

Comox Valley Collective Intro Summer

It can be defined as ability, force or potential. Some call it influence or pressure, others relate it to mechanics, something calculable; for still more it’s something unseen or mystical […]

Words by
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SUSPENDED OVER ELK FALLS

Comox Valley Collective Summer

It is almost unfair to attempt to capture the extraordinary beauty of Elk Falls in photos or film. Neither come close to the actual experience. And it is an experience, […]

Words by Mary Ruth Snyder
Photos by Ross Bodenmann

UNVEILING STORIES

Comox Valley Collective Summer Who

Daniel Kooman is a local filmmaker and a partner of Unveil Studios, an independent studio finding its roots in Red Deer Alberta. A transplant from over the Rockies, Daniel has […]

Interview & photo by Ross Bodenmann

THE COMPETITOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Comox Valley Collective Spring Who

With a spirit of excellence and determination Darcy Lange has overcome serious illness and found legendary status in the North American motocross scene. At 32 Darcy’s already lived a lifetime […]

Interview & photos by Ross Bodenmann

Drac’s Castle

Comox Valley Collective 2016 Where Winter

If you’re rattling down the back roads of Merville on your way to Mount Washington or searching the Tsolum River for a good swimming spot, you might stumble upon an […]

Words & Photos by Ross Bodenmann

COMING HOME

Comox Valley Collective Intro Winter

Some say it’s simply where they grew up, the place they remember most or where they count most familiar. Others say it’s ‘where the heart is’ whatever that may mean. […]

Words by Ross Bodenmann
Photo by Dave Prothero