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Tag: Arts

  • March!

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    A friend of mine remarked to me a couple of months ago that Arcade Fire’s music is very marchy. ?áSometimes when I am listening to them on my Ipod, I test this comment and try to march a little. ?áUnfortunately, I can usually march along to their music. ?áThis does not really matter to me.…

  • Snow Painting Experiments… see us at Nuit Blanche this Saturday!

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    Lately, our neighbourhood has been decorated with something like Earth Art crossed with graffiti?ácrossed with scenes from?áan herbalist’s laboratory. We have been practicing and experimenting with “Snow Painting”: using herbs and vegetables as dyes to apply to snow and ice. ?áAs part of an artistic process (similar to dyeing?áfibres, mixing paints from scratch, or crafting…

  • My Zen Cat and Super-Rug

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    I have a cat whose name is Iggy. He likes to stare at the wall. I can relate to this; whenever I need to step away from the distractions of my life, I will stare at something. This can prove to be a little awkward when I’m out in public.?áIn that case it?áis good to…

  • Book Binding Basics

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    You need: -Paper?á -Good solid cardboard?á -Scissors or cutting edge?á -Gluestick?á -White glue or rubber cement?á -Cheesecloth or similar fabric?á -Pretty paper or fabric?áfor covering?á -More pretty paper?áfor inside of covers?á-Thread and needle As I mentioned once before, I managed to take a?ábook-making course during my final year of art-school. We learned various techniques to…

  • Greg Howes – Finale

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    ?áGreg Howes continues his story of artistic evolution, the third in a three-part series. The first installment is here, and the second is here. The next stage in my artistic evolution came when I started to arrange objects in advance of a shot, and then rearrange them for each separate shot. I used various arrangements,…

  • Greg Howes – Part Two

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    ´?? Greg Howes continues?áthe story of his art, inspirations, innovations, and fearless creation. Please see yesterday’s post for the beginning of this story… I?ámoved to Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales in 1990, where fortunately I was able to continue my horticultural career. Shortly after that move I began to combine my love of plants and my passion…

  • Greg Howes – A History of Artistic Growth – Part one.

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    ?áThe first of a three-part story about an artist I’ve had the pleasure to get to know through the cyber-world. Greg Howes is a multi-talented artist, gardener, historian, writer, actor, and generally very?ácreative person. This is a bit of his story… When Natasha Henderson asked me to write about?áthe motivation behind my art work, I…