20 weeks
I am 20 weeks pregnant today. I had an ultrasound and found out it’s a girl! I am so excited. I really wanted to know the gender because I feel like I needed that to grasp the reality of the … Continued
Fragmentation
Fragmentation is a major theme in my artwork. Because of a class I’m taking, I’ve been trying to identify the themes and recurring motifs in my artwork in hopes of creating a body of related work to exhibit someday. Someone … Continued
Spring at last
Curtis got to meet Jeff Wall yesterday. As a commercial photography assistant, he has met quite a few famous people, but usually just actors. Jeff Wall is in a completely different league. Curtis assisted in a shoot for the New … Continued
Life as a full time employee and student
If you get a chance, don’t miss Manufactured Landscapes, a film showing Edward Burtinsky’s photography. This morning we were driving to my class, and had a bizarre run in with a maniacal pedestrian. We were two blocks from home, and … Continued
Vancouver galleries
Autumn is one of the most creative times of the year for me. The smell of the air alone—with a hint of smoke and crisping leaves—after the staleness of summer, would suffice to motivate me. But add the warm colours … Continued
Fall awakening
My favourite time of year–fall–is here. There are the usual signs of course: misty mornings, the fog horns on the Fraser when I’m opening up at work. Crispy leaves disguising the uneven seventy-five-year-old sidewalks causing me to flail my limbs … Continued
Notre-Dame
I just finished reading the Hunchback of Notre Dame, now that I could picture the church with its towers and gargoyles, and that’s what brought me back to this moment. The church bells sounded for almost half an hour as … Continued
Urban hunter-gatherer
I’ve been walking around outside. I really wanted to ride my bike – to feel the exhilaration of flying along down a hill or into the wilderness. But instead I walked through the neighbourhood up to Venables, Commercial and back. … Continued
Printmaking
My printmaking plates: pronto (lithography), woodcut, sintra (intgalio). Printmaking seemed like a fun medium to explore for summer. I was drawn to the idea of creating multiple images from a single design. Over the six week course, we tried intaglio, … Continued