The Eastside Culture Crawl is taking place this weekend & I was lucky enough to nab a sneak preview at my friend Liane Varnam's studio space in 1000 Parker Street. Vancouver has a pretty vibrant art scene & I really love events like the Crawl where artists open up their studio spaces to the public… Continue reading Art on the Eastside
One of my favorite parts of visiting L.A. was getting to tour the fab art galleries I regularly drool over in the pages of Juxtapoz and High Fructose magazines. La Luz de Jesus gallery was in walking distance from my girlfriend's apartment & the featured exhibition is definitely worth a visit if you're in the… Continue reading Art in L.A.
It's December 29th already & the hive has yet to fully recover from Christmas & return to normal operating speed. Do you sometimes feel like you need an extra couple of days holiday to recover from your holiday with family? That's where I'm at right now. I didn't have a particularly stressful Christmas or even… Continue reading An Artful Christmas
The current art installation at the Tate Modern in London, UK is making me swoon with awe, inspiration & a whole lot of "Damn I need to make more $$$ so that I can afford trips to see amazing art!" Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created an entire hall filled with tiny, perfect replicas of… Continue reading Sunflower Seeds
One of the highlights of my trip to Seattle was getting to visit Roq la Rue gallery in Belltown. They had a fantastic group show up featuring a couple of my favorite artists plus some new ones I hadn't seen before - all right up my lowbrow alley. The show, Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, runs… Continue reading Roq la Rue
I'm very excited to see the new Banksy film Exit Through the Gift Shop. I've heard that it's getting good reviews, though I'm doing my best to avoid them so they don't ruin the movie for me (which extended trailers and reviews often do). If you've never heard of Banksy, he's a mysterious UK graffiti… Continue reading Exit Through the Gift Shop
Yay! I'm nominated for a Poppy award over at Poppytalk.com. It's a fab site run by a fellow Vancouverite that showcases some of the most interesting and unique designers, artists and crafters. I've got a whack of pages bookmarked for their tutorials and images saved in my "dream house" folder. In the Affordable Art category,… Continue reading Affordable Art
I love the charming papercut art of Jayme McGowan so hard. His shop, Roadside Projects, is filled with whimsical 3D creations that make the paper doll loving 9 year old in me squeal with joy. His blog is fab too with behind the scenes peeks at his process of creating. While I'd really love to… Continue reading Handmade Holidays: Roadside Projects
The big Day of the Dead show kicked off last night at the Jem Gallery and I was amazed at what Carola, the curator, was able to do with such a small space. There were 65 total pieces in the show, hung salon style, right up to the roof. It was great to see what… Continue reading Jem IS Excitement
Thank you for all the well wishes on my Etsy anniversary! I'm absolutely tickled to see so many lovely comments & I'll definitely be checking out the book & movie recommendations (I did see The Informant the other night & quite enjoyed a balding, dorky Matt Damon). I'm going to run the contest until the… Continue reading Art Shopping