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A Touch of Spring
These are the remaining portraits taken during the same photo shoot as the pink ones in my previous blog post. From the colourful wall of La Casa Gelato Sam and I wandered over to the nearby Strathcona...
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Altered Book: Little Red Riding Hood
I need to come up with a proper title for this work because while it certainly is about the story of Red Riding Hood, it’s not a great title. But that aside, I am REALLY excited to share this altered...
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Altered Book: Rose Red & Snow White
Rose Red & Snow White is the story of two little girls, a very angry dwarf, and an enchanted bear. [The full story] I decided to choose this as the inspiration for my second fairy tale altered book...
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Altered Book: Four & Twenty Black Birds
Normally I photograph and share new work as soon as I’ve completed it, but lately I’ve been too short on time to do so. I’ve still been working away on the Fairy Tale series of altered books and just...
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Altered Book: Thumbelina
Memory is a funny thing. As I began to write this blog post I suddenly remembered a song from my childhood about Thumbelina sung by Danny Kay. I haven’t thought about it in ages, and it certainly...
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Thirty Days of Self Portraits
The previous couple of weeks I’d been getting myself into a very unhappy state of mind. I haven’t been feeling good about myself with many doubts and insecurities eating away at my self-confidence....
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More Self Portraits A Day
Day 9: Lovely bones Day 10: Shadows on the wall Day 12: Little black dress Today I will be shooting a self portrait for day fifteen. Time sure flies and here I am already half-way through this thirty...
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A Self Portrait-A-Day-For-A-Month: Week Three.
Day 14: What to do at the end of a busy weekend Day 15: Red shoes Day 17: While the city burned These are my favorite self portraits from last week. Today I shared number twenty-two which will bring...
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A Tree Made of String
Along with the two different series of altered books I’m working on for the Eastside Culture Crawl, last week I began working on an installation in the Foodtree offices. I work there part time and as...
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The Sketchbook Project 2012
I was very excited to finally receive my package from The Sketchbook Project yesterday. I can’t wait to get started on this because I have so many ideas. If you’ve never heard of The Sketchbook...
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Work-In-Progress: The Sketchbook Project
I started working on my Sketchbook Project at the end of last week and things have been going very well. I decided I wanted to experiment and keep things loose with this and so far it’s working...
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The Completed Sketchbook Project: Thread and Surface
I put the finishing touches on my Sketchbook Project pages yesterday. I am pleased with how it’s all come together. It was a good place to explore new ideas around paper cutting and collage, and the...
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Sketchbook Project 2013
I came very close to not finishing my work for the Sketchbook Project 2013, because I’ve been sick off and on for the past month and my concentration has been almost nil. I chose to completely ignore...
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Happy Love Day
The self portrait series continues for Be Your Own Beloved. Valentines Day is always a good excuse to create an image using a generous amount of the colour red.
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Self-Exploration Through Self Portraiture
It’s been an interesting experience the last few weeks to maintain my commitment to the Be Your Own Beloved e-course. I don’t mind taking a self portrait every once in awhile, but doing it every day is...
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The Box As Cut Paper
Last week was mostly spent on administrative tasks but at the end of the week I fit in time to work on another cut paper sculpture. I kept the form simple and made a basic cube with two of the sides...
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Circles and Animals: Paper Cut Snail
I finished the snail paper cut artwork just before I went on vacation last week but I didn’t have enough time to share it. I am very pleased with this one. It has turned out so beautifully, and I adore...
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Circles and Animals Series: Paper Cut Grumpy Owl
The selection of animals I am choosing for this series is a bit random, but I’m okay with that. I’m basing my choices on animals I like, but also one ones I think will translate well into the medium of...
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Creating An Installation One Piece At A Time
Back in July I began a side project involving the creation of small individual paper cut pieces that resemble flowers or fireworks. Since then I’ve been slowly working away at this at irregular...
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Work In Progress for If Walls Could Talk
In March of next year I will be creating an installation at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto for If Walls Could Talk. This site-specific installation will be a collaboration between myself and Bruce...
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