In conjunction with The Studio, this past winter we turned my apartment into a makeshift studio and, inspired by the pouf works of the rococo period, made hairstyles that reflected different areas of the Arts.
1. Look for new bookmarks to appear at The Book Man sometime in the next little while! In keeping with a literary ideas theme I revamped a number of the older bookmarks for the next run, as well as created ten more fresh book-themed designs that are going to look lovely in the new store soon-to-be-opened in Abbotsford! I'm putting the finishing touches on them now.
2. I am going to be in Thunder Bay this August! I can't wait to meet my best friend Mellers' two little boys, my cousin Melissa's little girl and just see everyone I haven't seen since 2009. I can't believe it's been so long! The great news is that I'll also be setting some time aside for a limited number of pre-booked photo sessions! Creative portraiture, kids, families, couples and everything in between. If you are from the Thunder Bay / Fort Frances area drop me a line to inquire / book your session.
3. This past Tuesday I did a lovely, dreamy little creative shoot with Liz and a number of other delightful people. Thank you to Megan, Buttercup Jones, Georgia, Sydney, Sinead, Liz, Josh, Julie and St. Thomas Anglican Church. Pictures are slowly going up on flickr.
Sometimes you set up crazy amounts of lighting equipment in your friend's living room, dress a model in a pretty pink dress and lovely hat, and have a photo shoot. This is what happened when I had the pleasure of photographing the poster for Sabrina Fair this past winter! Sabrina Fair happens July 6 - 10 and is being directed by the amazing Emily Hamel. GO SEE IT!
- Needlepoint / Cross-Stitch. The last time I made a cross-stitch it was in the shape of an apple and I was giving it to my seventh grade teacher. I do a lot of sewing with fabrics in my art practice, but those are generally x-stitches that don't call for orderliness or neatness. So, as I sit around my apartment covered in moved furniture and crazy books + thrift finds + Star Wars figurines, I could use a little order.
- For that matter, I'd like to work a little more with fabrics. I have been planning to do a quilt since like, 1875 so it's about time I get on that. I'd also like to incorporate a more free-flowing use of fabric into my art. Which is crazy because as you just read above, I just called for more organization. This is how I roll.
- Painting. Last autumn I did this crazy mixed media with paint thing that is currently propped up against something in our storage unit. It literally weighs about three houses and I lugged that beast all over campus. I wanted to hang it on our apartment wall, but I was pretty sure it would take down the dividing wall between us and the apartment next door, and then we'd have an awkward moment with the lady that constantly berates the state of our hanging baskets. Much more awkward even then the time our cat ran out on the balcony, scaled the divider, and scurried through her open balcony door and hung out in her apartment doing God knows what.
- This is completely unrelated but I just realized that I recently downloaded some music that seems to consist of one guy drunkenly, incoherently yelling for about thirty seconds. Huh.
ALSO unrelated, but Jamie and I are reorganizing our apartment! With a new filing cabinet / hutch, the Ikea Expedit bookshelf (now times two!) and some more organizational elements the ... apartment is a huge mess. But! Once it's completely revamped life will be grand, especially because it's t-minus just under two months until my good friend Amy Nieto comes to sleep on our chaise lounge and have my cat sleep on top of her.
Today I went for coffee and a walk with my friend Carolyn and once again fell in love with some of the rundown soon-to-be restored houses of Garrison Crossing:
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