MAKING STUFF
and writing about it
A record of the making and the learning along the way: process, material, and the social side of hand-making.
Oct 11, 2013
A potent show of Fabric unfolds at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Internationally renowned artist Kimsooja was verklempt at the opening reception for her show, Unfolding , at the Vancouver Art Gallery Thursday. Her audience would soon feel that emotion unfolding...
Oct 4, 2013
Power of art is as plain as Putin’s drag face
Whenever I'm hit with another CBC countdown promo of its exclusive Canadian coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi that viral image of Putin in drag makeup pops into my head. That one cheeky act...
Sep 26, 2013
A new appreciation for the spin-off
Every story holds the germ of another story. The value of the spin-off , drilled into me back in journalism school, became my mantra because at the time producing reporting assignments felt like the...
Sep 20, 2013
From a five-year-old’s paintbrush to my soul
What movie first rocked your world? , someone asked during a recent dinner with friends. Easy: 2001: A Space Odyssey, said one. Looking for Mr. Goodbar , said another, clearly remembering her fear....
Sep 13, 2013
Getting ready to scream ‘Woo!’ with the rest of you
You can thank Europeans’ dwindling Christian faith for a sensory bombardment that's taking over Europe. The poor attendance at all the churches and cathedrals has been a boon to a new totally...
Sep 6, 2013
How not to pass out While Painting
I could never understand why the armies of construction workers in this town would head for the Wendy’s or Burger King over a nutritious, fresh soup and salad next door. That was before I started...
Aug 29, 2013
Keeping Our Eyes on our work while cranes Swing overhead
They say some of the happiest people in the world live in the most precarious of circumstances. One theory says the self-reported happiness of these people is related to the fact that they live in...
Aug 16, 2013
More strange bedfellows: quilts and graffiti
This is my new favourite colour box , a delicious array of cans of Montana spraypaint. All packed up to take to my largest quilt project to date. Now I finally get my chance to do what I've been...
Aug 9, 2013
Discarded doilies demand attention
In my fourth-year sculpture class venerable artist and (now newly-retired) Emily Carr instructor Liz Magor took one look at my first installation of a kazillion doilies stretched across the cavernous...
Aug 1, 2013
Put down that Blackberry and go get some blackberries
I so adore this old World War I royalty-free poster created for the Canada Food Board that I post it in my kitchen every year during the putting-food-by months, already underway. I love the displayed...
