by Carlyn Yandle | Apr 17, 2015 | Activism, Culture, Cycling, Environment, Health, Inspiration, Protest, Public Art, Vancouver
There is a symbiotic relationship between art and cycling. For me, I don’t get to work/play in the studio if I don’t get on my bike, and I don’t get my daily dose of hard-pumping exercise if I don’t go to the studio.My father, a career artist and devoted cyclist, has...
by Carlyn Yandle | Apr 10, 2015 | Inspiration, Motivation, Organization, Storage, Studio, Tools, Vancouver
There was no getting around it — literally. After a few weeks away from the studio I arrived viewing it with fresh yet loathsome eyes. There was no room to move here, let alone swing a cat. It suddenly dawned on me that the reason I bolted is I was enduring...
by Carlyn Yandle | Dec 5, 2014 | Art Show, Craft, Craftsmanship, Creative Process, Crochet, Cultural Hub, Culture, Dear Human, Design, Exhibit, Fabricating, Festival, Fiber, Fibre Arts, Fuzzy Logic, Gallery, Handwork, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Installation, Knitting, Lecture, Maker, Openings, Playing, Process, Project, Rachael Ashe, Spore, TO DO, Toronto Design Offsite, Vancouver
It’s getting close to a decade since I packed it all in: my needles and wool, my sewing machine and fabrics, my mid-level-management career. There was more to explore.I’ve been mixing it up with a wide range of materials (and makers) ever since but even...
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 21, 2014 | Exhibit, Landon Mackenzie, Pompidou, Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery
Here’s a plan: Meet up with a friend after work downtown for a drink, then go check out the latest exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery. That works just fine — if your workday ends at 3 p.m. Stupid us, we figured that at least we’d get a quick look at the...
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...
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