Catch Maurice Vellekoop @ Fan Expo
Button Up!
More buttons from James Turner. You can pick some of these gems up at the Fan Expo.
Carolyn Gowdy ‘Poems People’
On 7th August, Carolyn was at ‘The Apple Cart Festival’ in London with her ‘Poem People’ installation. There were plenty of delectable ‘Gowdyworks’ made up of live ‘Poem People Portraits’ on the day.
Tomio Muses About Manitoulin in Bits
Tomio Nitto writes a short art column for Bits Magazine, a free Japanese tabloid biweekly newspaper here in Toronto. He has been writing his column for the last four years, This article, number 56, centers around Tomio’s recent visit to Manitoulin Island. You can see more of Tomio’s articles here.
August 19, 2011Another Barbara Klunder Poster for The Clay & Paper Theatre
Barbara created this poster image for the Clay & Paper Theatre’s summer production of The Pedaler’s Wager, a bicycle-based mobile play. In weekend performances through July and into August, audience members cycled from act to act alongside performers, literally following the puppet troupe to the show’s conclusion.
August 18, 2011Bob’s On The Streets Again!
Bob Fortier is one of three illustrators commissioned by Maclaren McCann to contribute illustrations to the MasterCard PayPass transit shelter campaign currently running. The campaign links transit shelter advertising, Tweets, Facebook and youtube. Check it out.
August 17, 2011The Walrus commissions Tomio Nitto
Tomio Nitto created a full page illustration for The Walrus Magazine, for a story titled ‘Goin’ Down the Road’. Sandra Martin writer recalls a lifetime of Trans-Canada road trips. Â Pick up your copy on stands now, or click on the spread to link to the full article.
Home Green Home Puzzle
Tracey Wood created artwork for the Puzzles section of Owl Magazine. Can you figure out the Puzzle answers? Â Look for them in the September 2011 issue of Owl.
Manitoulin Summer 2011
This summer, Bill Russell travelled with a crew from Reactor to Manitoulin Island.
Here’s Bill’s visual diary (PDF) and some prose:
Bill leads lost children through the wilderness
He drives us through lines of trees on a dusty back road through heat and time. In my gut sits a lump of Dave and Brenda’s whitefish and chips. We stop for supplies at the Foodland and watch Ojiybway carting sodas into a truck. Where do you find First Nations beaded moccasins not made in China? Maybe the hardware store sells ’em besides hunting liscences, fishing lures and DEET. After a look down into the dolomite alvar, we’re off cruising past deep yellow Canola fields under a bright blue sky. Just give me a butter tart, a paddle and more homegrown and set me downstream.
August 12, 2011