This past summer has been the most eventful summer so far. I have been so lucky to create many new & great memories with family and friends and I believe that this is only the beginning of something much greater. Although summer is nearing an end and fall colours are starting to fill the forests, I am looking forward to the smell of the warm dried leaves and the overall vibrancy.
The change in nature has also inspired an idea for my upcoming grad show this spring. I have began to collect leaves and video/audio recording of trees to incorporate as a final installation piece. I have always enjoyed the experience of installations and the idea of creating "an environment". When it comes to art making I believe you should feel something and sometimes that feeling is better evoked through sounds and visuals.
Another project I am working on is called the "Family Tree". I have gathered up photos of my immediate family and I plan on making lino-cut prints. I already started to experiment with printing. I am enjoying the roughness and hand-printed appearance. This piece ultimately means more to me that any onlooker. It is a representation of a photo album stopped in time. The process of focusing on one face, recreating it, and better understanding the shapes and contours. I am interested to see where this project goes as it progressively changes in time.
Grant and I have spent the last few weekends exploring new hike locations. Last weekend it was Manning Park and the Cascades, the weekend before we went for a 9 hour hike to Radium Lake/Mount Webb, and I finally hiked Mount Cheam and Stawamus Chief. We are heading to Seattle to see Nicolas Jaar next weekend and I have been searching for places to camp or glamp or a Yurt, preferably somewhere near a great hiking trail or two.
Yesterday I spent some time cleaning up my overgrown garden. After taking off east for a couple weeks, my garden was looking more like weeds than vegetables. I often forget how much I enjoy working in the soil. One day that will be my day job!
Enjoy the photos. Feel, look & live happy
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| collecting leaves from a saskatoon berry tree. |
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| family tree linos |
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| first test print. |
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| lighthouse park near horseshoe bay |
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| grant beside a hut found at long beach, tofino. |
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| sea kayak adventure, tofino. |
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| berkeley california |
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| grant paddle boarding in kincardine |
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| the base of mount cheam (see the hang gliders in the sky) |
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| stawamus chief |
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| my first skydive september 8th |
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| my little scooter, 2007 yamaha vino |
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| blackberries in our backyard |
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| rainbow carrots |
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| beets, yumm. |
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| and we have grapes growing in our yard too! |
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| love the greens! |
