Bonjourno!
Great news from my amazing entertainment diva friend! The Vivian Girls are gracing Vancouver on February 12th at the Biltmore Cabaret. Yippee, tix are $13- at Scratch, Red Cat, Zulu and Ditch (Victoria) Records, or on-line at: www.ticketweb.ca
Can't wait.
I have been working madly the last couple weeks and hope to have some post-worthy imagery sometime soon! The costume design I'm on right now seems to be off to a slow start, but they always do start out that way...the calm before everyone checks their watch and all hell breaks loose! Actually, it isn't a huge show, so, shouldn't get too crazy, knock wood. Have begun weaving on that tapestry commission I wish I could give more details about, but regardless, I'm thrilled to be on the loom again. I forgot how totally at peace I am while working on the loom. I should be on this particular job until July. I hope I'll be able to share more at some point, if not now, then later into July.
I'm adding a recent sketch of mine. The image is comprised of small dots. It's based on a few of the Gestalt principals of perception: closure, proximity/similarity and continuation.
Will be looking for you at the Vivian's show!:)

Bonjour, Happy Monday, I need to share with you my latest musical find, the Vivian Girls. Don't know if you've heard of them, I hadn't until I came across them while browsing Zulu Records (a Vancouver landmark). I was caught by their name, "Vivian Girls" which I recognized from Henry Darger. If you don't know Henry Darger, you NEED to! Fascinating stuff, a really good documentary on him is: In the Realms of the Unreal, The Mystery of Henry Darger, directed by Jessica Yu. Just google him and you'll find a ton of stuff.
Anyways, so I take a listen to these gals, and I'm instantly taken. A sound I find kinda similar to the Ramones with a splash of Blondie. So I buy the album, open it up AND, one of the girl's last name.....? Ramone....coincidence, or conspiracy...? Who cares, I love it.
Heres an image of the latest album, Everything Goes Wrong, along with an image of the vivians...... these girls are on fire!

Baba Brinkman's "Rap Guide to Evolution" was fantastic! Funny, smart, engaging....I highly recommend it. I was really impressed with how he took some really complex "theories" and made them totally accessible to everyone. Very insightful links between evolution and rap as a genre for young underprivileged men fighting to the top of the food chain in order to pass on their genetics.
He was asked to write the Rap Guide to Evolution by a professor from Birmingham U, so, as he states in the show, he currently preforms the only rap show that has been "peer reviewed"....very cool.
Here are some shots from the show:

whoops, sorry guys! The website is www.babasword.com ! Tsk, two days on and I'm already making corrections, tsk.

Well, I am working hard on a few different projects right now, however, I have no photos of them to share just yet. I've started production on a costume design for a College in New West, once we get to more fittings and dress rehearsals there will be more visuals. Also working on a top secret weaving project...hopefully I will be able to share more on that eventually also!
Am going to see a performance by Baba Brinkman today. He will be telling the story of evolution through rap...sounds totally different and worth checking out. Here is his website: www.babasworld.com
I will let you know how it goes. As for right now, I leave you with a couple more images of some of my work.
Thanks!

Bonjour!
I thought I'd start off this blog with an image of one of my favourite paintings, my spectacular dog Silas lounging in his den...