Category Archives: Vancouver Arts
Cyclists Roll to Rule Vancouver in Critical Mass Event
On the last Friday of every month, a phenomenon sweeps the downtown core of Vancouver. At 5:30 pm, the height of rush hour traffic, humans of all shapes and sizes and fashion sense, huddle over their handle bars and … Continue reading
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Naked Bicycle People Power
It’s billed as “the craziest, wildest, most insane even of the year,” but organizers of World Naked Bike Ride have thrown in a serious message to balance out that decadence, lest the powers that be discover that people are biking … Continue reading
My *cough* *cough * Masterpiece!
My Favourite View: Happy to report nothing cracked, burned badly, or exploded! My no-hands technique is going to need some work…my model definitely had hands. No disasters for my first time out sculpting in clay, and I’m … Continue reading
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Movies and Mental Health: Pacific Cinematheque’s ‘Frames of Mind’ Film Series
I’m looking forward to seeing my first film at Pacific Cinematheque, a non-profit arts center that showcases local films, as well as the best in international cinema, film festival offerings, and now a monthly even developed in partnership with the … Continue reading
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Carve Your Heart Out: Studiostone’s Oliver Harwood opens his doors to teach and inspire students in stone sculpting
I’m still taken aback daily by the art being produced in our delightful little seaside metropolis. On a search for teachers of stone sculpture in the area, I landed on the Studiostone website. The display of impressive sculpture, by … Continue reading
Shot and pierced by sculpture frustration and wisdom
Photo of Saint Sebastian by: Sebastian Bergmann @flickr One of the frustrations of discovering a new passion, a new possibility for creative expression, is bridging the divide between the urge to create, and translating the will into constructive action, and … Continue reading
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Kevin Spenst: still searching for a contact lens in a pile of fingernail clippings?
The day spent plundering my treasure box, which is a glorified oversized boot box wrapped up in floral and lace, where I drop in stuff that I pick up on my travels, whether down the street, or on another … Continue reading
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Vancouver Street Musicians: Ashley and Martin Outside Granville Skytrain Station
I’ve heard them on many occasions over the last few months; the gutsy, frenetic voice of a young woman and an acoustic guitar player at her side; the two of them perched on milk crates, the first thing I … Continue reading
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Sculpture Class – getting our hands dirty at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
I brought my camera to our final “Sculpting the Figure in Clay” class at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby. Ever since taking a one-evening soapstone carving course years ago, I’ve pined away about taking another, and although Studio … Continue reading
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