Mail Me Art

In November of last year, I came across the Mail Me Art project. I like the concept of mail art. Sending a piece of art through the mail, with the stamps and the wear showing. Creating extra life on the piece. I completed my envelope and mailed it off. The large anatomical heart with flowers [...]

Mirvish Collection

From Mirvish (David Mirvish, image not taken by me) I felt very lucky to join my fellow ARLIS/NA Ontario Chapter members on a tour of David Mirvish’s art collection. What a collection of work from the op art, colour field and abstract painters of the mid-20th century. And to be shown around the collection by [...]

upArt Contemporary Art Fair @ The Gladstone Hotel

upArt Contemporary Art Fair with the theme Rooms of Wonder was on at the Gladstone Hotel this weekend. This was the perfect storm of friends, colleagues and art for me. It was also one of the only times I have felt like I was a real part of the art community in Toronto. Barbara Gilbert [...]

Nuit Blanche Follow-Up

For the first time, I spent all of my Nuit Blanche in the downtown core, meaning Zone A and Zone B. In previous years I have gravitated to Zone C, because it had the exhibitions that I wanted to see. I started my night by getting my very poorly coordinated groove on at the Toronto [...]

Nuit Blanche – Art Christmas!

Tonight is Nuit Blanche in Toronto. I have my list of exhibits and events that I want to see. I have a top (un-viewed) 10. My choices may not actually reflect artistic merit as much as I just want to have a good time and the thought of experiencing some of these amuses me. I [...]

My Curatorial Projects

This week provided me with two opportunities to play curator. At Gallery 1313 I hung (or directed the hanging) of the Park It Over Your Sofa art auction preview show. With over 30 pieces, most of very large size, salon style was the best way to squeeze it all in to the gallery space. Park [...]

Tree Museum – Gravenhurst

From Tree Museum An Akimbo announcing the opening reception of the new works by Ed Pien and Dyan Marie at the Tree Museum combined with an open schedule for the Labour Day weekend, had me making plans for the 2 hour drive from Toronto to cottage country. I had no or low expectations about the [...]

Tumblr blog

I think wordpress is good blogging software. But, I was recently introduced to Tumblr. I decided to move my drawings off to the tumblr blog because it is easier to get the pictures right. So, for drawings try Drawing A Day. I’ll keep putting up my random commentaries and photographs here.

Nuit Blanche Off the Map

They were like scalpers at a concert, “Do you need a guide?” I must have been asked that by 10 different people. Little did they know, in my own anal way, my guide was well thumbed and marked with all the events and exhibitions I was going to visit. I met independent artists, Josip Valcic [...]

Get – In My Bed

The third issue of In My Bed landed in my email box this week. I couldn’t exactly remember how I came to subscribe to this new publication, though something tells me I saw a call for submissions on Instant Coffee. This web-based magazine is a Toronto-based, quarterly publication. At present, it is ad-free, though the [...]