Photos From Vankleek Hill’s 2018 ‘Festival of Flavours’
. Photos from Vankleek Hill’s ‘2018 Festival of Flavours‘ . .
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Susan Jephcott’s “Onà:ke, Canoes, etc.” show at the AGCC
. Photos from Susan Jephcott’s “Onà:ke, Canoes, etc.” show at Vankleek Hill’s Arbor Gallery & Cultural Centre “The canoe is an international symbol of communication. It was invented before the…
A conversation with Heather Dubreuil… stitching art together with needle and thread
Heather Dubreuil’s solo show, ‘Cityscapes: Collages in Cloth & Stitch’, opened at the Arbor Gallery on Sunday, and she was kind enough to sit down for an interview. Heather, who…
The ‘Vankleek Hill May Show’ is dead, long live the ‘VKH Victoria Day Weekend Arts Festival’… or something TBD later.
We’re doing just fine, thanks. …there’s a rumour going around that Vankleek Hill’s ‘May Show’ has been cancelled this year. But it really hasn’t. Vankleek Hill’s ‘May Show Arts Festival’…
A 17-Minute conversation with Williamstown artist, Erica Taylor… because 20 would be too much awesome for your brain.
This blog is meant to be a learning tool… both for us and others. A few weeks ago, Erica Taylor — the Williamstown-based painter / graphic designer / illustrator /…
The Internet is hard and makes your brain hurt… but there are easy ways to build your own online arts community
One of the easiest lies artists believe is “you need to use the Internet to sell yourself”… that, somehow, ‘the Internet’ will drag you up and out of obscurity, and…
Little Victor Update | Finally, he can fly
A few days ago Victor and Andrew, his older brother, were playing what was essentially ‘motionless tag’ in the living room. Basically it was Victor tapping Andrew’s shoulder, then yelling…
According to Walt Wawra the world is a place in need of infinitely more guns
If you were still wondering about the differences between Canada and the US, in terms of gun culture and other stuff, this might explain a few things… According to his…
Religious fundies boycott Comic-con with list of sins
I guess even those fearing to grow up can be boycotted during their favorite happy-time, Comic-con. A group of fundamentalist religious zealots of some kind gathered outside Comic-con 2012 in…
The new mini-Audi kicks some serious asphalt
It’s a well-known fact about North Americans, that we like our oversized gas guzzlers more than we like our environment. And there’s plenty of evidence to support this statement: Just…
Office 15 fails at innovation, no match for Google Docs
If we could all remember when Google Docs came out and revolutionized the way we create, store and edit our work on the internet, we would all be living in…
Summer Style Guide: Pocket square anthology
Pocket squares are very overlooked by most men nowadays, in particular when it comes to Khaki suits. Their importance is diminished by a myriad of reasons, like: Oh, this suit…
Americans still divided on ‘love thy neighbor’
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that even after the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Obama implemented single payer system in the U.S., at least half…
My grandfather taught me how to build a dam instead of islands
When we were kids, and we were lucky, it would rain. And the parking area of my grandfather’s mountain farm would fill up with streams and rivulets. The farm house…
Extremes in the battle of the sexes
Those of us living in civilized and modern societies now understand that the future belongs to indistinguishable gender roles for men and women. Roles that do not discriminate between the…
Ontario Budget passes despite heavy Tory opposition
As if having to contend with a minority government short of one seat from a majority wasn’t enough, we liberals also have to deal with the underhanded methods of the…
The minimum wage ad that’s full of B.S.
I’ve recently stumbled on an online video ad while waiting for one of my YouTube videos to load and decided to post it on this blog and criticize it a…
No Hail Mary goal from Ronaldo in Portugal vs. Denmark
It was a long time coming, Portuguese fans waiting with bated breath for their team captain, Ronaldo, to finally score as the clock wound down on Wednesday’s match against Denmark.…
Upcoming Scion FR-S, the sexy coupe that’s sleek on the pocketbook
The soon to hit production Scion FR-S, a twin of the Subaru BRZ, has to be the best value and best looking coupe hitting the streets in 2013. Not exactly…
What do vampires, zombies and UFOs have in common?
Nothing! Absolutely nothing… except maybe the fact that stories about supposed zombie people, vampire men and UFOs have captured the headlines of major newspapers in recent months. Freak stories usually…