New Life For An Old Chair
Each year, the Hollister Downtown Association or HDA as we call it here, hosts a Charming Chairs Event to benefit the association. Members of the community decorate a chair and then we auction them off at the Open Studio Preview Exhibit. I was looking for an “interesting” chair, and one with an easy surface to decorate. This one fit the bill!
Murals, pride and history help prevent graffiti
The act of covering blank walls with murals to deter graffiti isn’t new, but it continues to be a positive move. One such move took place recently in Edmonton (AB, Canada) on the side of a parking garage.
The Dunes, PEI
In Prince Edward Island, travel writer Darcy Rhyno discovers a… well, he ain’t exactly sure, but it might be a gallery and it’s certainly worth visiting.
An Inspiring Story for International Day of the Girl Child
A film about a Bangladeshi Muslim woman who overcomes social and economic hardship and liberates herself and other women by creating beautiful, timeless works of art.
Is Your Ladder Against the Wrong Wall?
Artist Janet Vanderhoof asks the questions: Is it ever too late to be an artist? Can you decide in midlife to change your path?
Re-Writing
I’ve started work on a new book. I can’t say much about it for want of various cats escaping from various bags, but it feels really good to be back with a pen in one hand and a pencil in the other.
A Dream For The Queen
Artist Janet Vanderhoof, inspired and deeply touched by the work of Patricia Sims and Michael Clark Filmmakers of “Return to the Forest” depicting the reintroduction of bringing the Elephants of Thailand back to the wild, felt a need to create her painting … ‘A Dream For The Queen’.
Blog of Hope
Author Nick Bantock takes a side long look at our innate humanity in these times of epidemic mediocrity, banal reality TV and slip sliding politicians.
Why Do We Design?
It’s the dream of most designers to make good money at what they do, but in reality it’s often a labor of love. I was at a barbecue this weekend when a relative asked me “Why do you work in design when you could be making real money?” This … Read more →
Native Art
Is native art the Indian on the horse looking out into the majestic? Does the stereotype follow us, so that the classification of native art consists only of eagles, medicine wheels, buffalo, and feathers?
