by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 28, 2014 | Art Discourse, Art History, Critique, Environment, Expression, Ian Reid, Ian Wallace, Mural, Painting, Protest, Shawn Hunt, TJ Watt, Vancouver, Visual Language
The war in the woods is heating up again. Except it’s not the people against forestry giants MacMillan-Bloedel or Fletcher Challenge; on this day it’s Kinder Morgan. Yagis Eating an Oil Tanker by Ian Reid Nusi. (Photo by Christopher Glawe) Oil-pipeline...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 14, 2014 | Art, Art Discourse, Artist, Big Data, Critique, Culture, Distraction, Instagram, Marketing, Media, Research, Social Engagement, Social Media, Vancouver
I’ve been giving Instagram a lot of thought. And I’ve concluded that I’m exhausted. (Photo by Carlyn Yandle) I realize that Instagam can turn a small-town lady with a crafty idea into an international business success story, but that’s quickly...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 7, 2014 | Art Discourse, Carlyn Yandle, Collaboration, Craft, Creative Process, Doilies, Doily, Fibre Arts, Lecture, Pecha Kucha, Pechakucha, Port Coquitlam, Terry Fox Theatre, Textile
In the next month you’re likely going to end up stuck at some fatuous seasonal gathering, wondering how soon you can bolt without appearing rude so you can go home and change into your antisocial cozy pants.This is why I like PechaKuchas, lectures delivered in...
by Carlyn Yandle | Sep 12, 2014 | Art Discourse, City As Site, Display, Exhibit, Gallery, Making, Public Art, Richmond Art Gallery, Sculpture, Social Engagement, Video
People say talking about one’s work gets easier with practice. I don’t know any of those people. (Glen Andersen photos) I did not sign up for this.Well, actually I did, in my exhibiting-artist contract with the Richmond Art Gallery for the current City as...
by Carlyn Yandle | Aug 1, 2014 | Art Discourse, Blogs, Critique, Cultural Studies, Culture, Culture Jamming, Dafen Village, Environmental Art, Expression, Found Objects, Inspiration, Kyoto, Marketing, Meditative, Motivation, Photography, Process, Social Engagement, Social Media, Vancouver, Wood
Zen Garden, Buddhist Temple, Japan The first time I saw a “dry landscape” Zen garden in one of the hundreds of temples in Kyoto, my brain sort of short-circuited.This was the mid-’80s, and here was a Zen Buddhist priest meticulously raking the gravel...
by Carlyn Yandle | May 29, 2014 | Art Discourse, Billy Patko, Craft, Crafts, Creative Process, Crochet, Douglas-coupland, Exhibit, Found Objects, Gallery, Handwork, Hot Art Wet City, Ideas, Inspiration, Lynda Barry, Playing, Process, Project, Rachael Ashe, Sculpture, Social Engagement, Vancouver
I would rather watch the little kids in my life play than watch the best TV. But it’s tricky because they don’t like to be observed and if they feel I’m too interested, they are on to me and it all comes to a halt. I have to refrain from the urge to...
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