The Icebook
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing a wonderful performance of The Icebook, a miniature theatre show made of paper and light. This live theatre show was created by Davy and Kristin McGuire, and...
View ArticleEarly Signs of Spring
A few photos taken last week when it was sunny, warm, and felt like spring was about to begin.
View ArticleCelebrating Springtime
In Vancouver we are incredibly lucky to have a spring season that not only shows up as early as March (or even February) but also lasts for an extended period of time. Add in the bounty of flowering...
View ArticlePublic Art: Crossover by Carlyn Yandle
A few weekends ago Boris and I were in Steveston with friends to go on a Sea lion watching tour. We arrived a bit early and so our group stopped into the lovely Roccanini Coffee Roasters for coffee,...
View ArticleInside an Art School
Boris and I visited the Graduation Show at Emily Carr University yesterday morning. I spent most of my visit looking at the visual art section, while Boris checked out design. There was a very broad...
View ArticleHot Art Wet City: Show & Tell Speaker Series
As part of a commitment to myself around contributing back and helping to build the arts community, I’ve recently taken on the role of organizer for a new speaker series at Hot Art Wet City. It’s a new...
View ArticleHot Talks: Sometimes It Ain’t Pretty by Kim Werker
The speaker series I am curating at Hot Art Wet City gallery kicked off last Tuesday evening with a talk by Kim Werker. It was a terrific talk centered around the value of failure and imperfection...
View ArticleDream Boats
Dream Boats is the beautiful new children’s book illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin and written by Dan Bar-el. I’ve been following the progress of the development of this book for the last few years,...
View ArticlePutting Your Self Out There By Bruce Alcock
Bruce Alcock spoke at Hot Art Wet City last week on the subject of putting yourself out into the world and staying true to yourself. The talk was filmed by Chris Bentzen and is now available online...
View ArticleA Visit to the Laser Cutter Cafe
For awhile now I’ve been contemplating the idea of translating my paper cut work into other materials through laser cutting. I wasn’t really sure how to go about this, or even where to do it, that is...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City with Mark Busse
Our August speaker for Hot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City gallery is the lovely and opinionated, Mark Busse. He’s one of the principles of Industrial Brand, and is the community organizer behind events such...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City with Vivienne McMaster
Our September speaker for Hot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City is Vivienne McMaster. She is a Vancouver photographer specializing in self portraits, and is a facilitator of a series of online courses helping...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City with Earnest Ice Cream
For our October Hot Talks session we have two speakers for the price of one. Ben Ernst and Erica Bernardi are the founders and co-owners of Earnest Ice Cream, and they will be sharing the story behind...
View ArticleHot Talks @Hot Art Wet City with Eagranie Yuh
The featured speaker for our November Hot Talk at Hot Art Wet City is Eagranie Yuh. She is a writer, editor, and master of all things chocolate with a new book coming out next year from Chronicle...
View ArticleFacing Fears Through Creative Mornings
Tomorrow morning I take the stage at SFU Woodwards and present myself to the world at Creative Mornings. I’ve known about this talk for months, so I’ve had plenty of time to acclimatize to the idea of...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City with Johnathon Vaughn Strebly
Our first Hot Talks speaker of 2014 at Hot Art Wet City is Johnathon Vaughn Strebly. He is a designer, photographer, and community builder involved as a volunteer in Creative Mornings and is the...
View ArticleCreative Mornings Vancouver: Making By Hand
It’s been a month since I did my talk at Creative Mornings in December, and I’m only now getting around to sharing the video recording. The audio is a little quiet so be sure to turn up your volume. I...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City with Julien Thomas
Our next speaker at Hot Talks at Hot Art Wet City is Julien Thomas, a Social Artist and Facilitator based in Vancouver. His recent initiatives include Park-a-Park, Vancouver’s first mobile park, and...
View ArticleHot Talks @ Hot Art Wet City: Billy Marchenski & Alison Denham
The upcoming speakers at Hot Talks at Hot Art Wet City in April are two of the interesting people who live in my East Van building, Billy Marchenski and Alison Denham. We know each other in passing,...
View ArticleInspiration From Nature on Bowen Island
It was good to spend the May long weekend on Bowen because nature and I needed to get in touch. It’s been months since we were last on the island, when normally Boris and I visit every six weeks or so....
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