Happy #CVSunday! Meanwhile, Several years ago I stumbled upon the Ayatana Research Program : Artist residencies (fully immersed in Science) that take place in different location around Canada. There was one taking place in Nova Scotia that sounded incredible- I applied and was accepted! However, before Ayatana’s residencies I had applied to a residency in… Continue reading Āyatana: sense sphere
West fjord memories…
via Daily Prompt: Graceful Thanks for visiting- May I suggest listening to the following as you read and ponder the images here? Autumnal colours found in the Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus spiralis aka Bladderwrack/Fucus vesiculosus. In the past I’ve dreamt of harvesting seaweeds… I find the worlds here graceful in their ruggedness. The young, raw nature. (repeat) Geological… Continue reading Graceful : Time
Today is extremely quiet at the centre. Mori was very happy and cuddly with me this morning when I came in. Lots and lots of playing and wanting me to pet him and scratch his belly, and behind his ears, while Ingi went into the den. I took Ambre (volunteer from France) down to the… Continue reading waterfalls & calcite crystals
I arrived in Reykjavik September 11th. Hung out with my friend, and dread stylist Karen aka Modlocks. Met up with my Icelandic language teacher Thordis (ÞÓRDÍS) for a kaffi at Cafe Haiti- where she introduced me to Kristín Ómarsdóttir and Oddny Eir Ævarsdóttir. Both authors, interesting people and sadly we only had small talk! I… Continue reading Living in the Westfjords
Thursday evening’s class sold out, but there’s still a chance to make your own amazing display and learn how to articulate a skeleton! Bat Skeleton Articulation Workshop with guest artist, Wilder Duncan Saturday afternoon 12pm – 3pm I seriously wouldn’t miss this experience/opportunity Toronto! I am super excited that Wilder has traveled up to Canada to… Continue reading New experiences through amazing workshops in Toronto
Hey there, The studio is going to be taken over September through Feb 2017. While this is fantastic news (for me) there are still so many ends to tie up, hidden expenses, etc., that I felt the need to reboot my Patreon pages. It feels a bit like Artist food stamps, or even Artist (medic)Aide… Continue reading Patreon plus
From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Latin oculus Since early Spring I have been messing around with Unity and Arduino (actually I have been playing with Arduino for a couple years…) slowly building knowledge towards a new iteration of Wonderlandish combined with the Air We Breath. The idea that the fundamental act of observing… Continue reading Augmenting reality
The biggest space event of the year is happening later today, NASA’s un-crewed Juno spacecraft will end its nearly five-year journey through space and embark on a mission to study the planet Jupiter like never before. While waiting for the auspicious time to arrive, grab your headphones and listen (on repeat) to this deeply moving… Continue reading Juno & Human accomplishment
Reconfiguring and building an Algal Bloom wall installation The additional forms will be comprised of Aulacantha scolymantha (my version of). Image link from Plankton Chronicles photo, Noé et Christian Sardet An amazing, informative website, episodes- go there NOW. Andrei purchased the book for me last weekend at Type, and I didn’t make the connection between the book and… Continue reading Aulacantha scolymantha: Chroniques du plancton
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