New edition of A Room of One's Own Finished

Printing the black layer of the print

Prints drying on the Rack

Celebratory pizza and rootbeer!

Jeff was really stylin' at the studio today.
Nice combo of blazer with red long johns and nerdy Clark shoes.

I finished the second pass of my A Room of One's Own print this weekend.
We celebrated at the studio with Rootbeer and Pizza!
The prints are now tea stained with coffee + tea and ready to order.
They measure 26" X 40" and are printed on a beautiful acid free paper with a deckled edge. This is my fourth edition of the print and it is an edition of 20.

Please email me if you are interested in a print.

Strategies for Creative thinking: Long Streetcar Rides

Nicholas Carr was on cbc today discussing the effects of the internet on our brains. His research shows that when we read text with links in it (like in the sentence above!) we are continually experiencing small disruptions which impede comprehension and deep thinking. He feels that if you want to do some deep thinking (which he defines as research woven together with personal experience) you need to unplug!I heartily agree.

One of my favorite ways of making room for some deep thinking is to take a long streetcar ride.
There are 3 Rules:
1. Don't go in rush hour 2. Bring journal 3. Don't bring your iphone!

Lutz Dille mural at CAMERA

Gorgeous mural

From another angle!

Close up
I love the look of the woman
She is the just the kind of gal woman I love drawing
And what a great coat!

As you can see this photograph is in the MOMA now

My favorite thing to look at in the city right now is the gorgeous photograph blown up outside CAMERA at 1028 Queen Street West. The photo entitled Young Couple looking at Slides was taken in 1959 in NYC by Lutz Dille.
The Stephen Bulger gallery next door installed it to commemorate the work of the German born photographer who lived in Toronto from 1951 to 1980. It is such a gorgeous installation and the black + white image looks so great combined with the wooden window frame of the building and CAMERA's great lettering. I kinda hope they keep it up forever.

ps. Stephen Bulger is offering free Saturday movies this summer in conjunction with it's current show: Fading Dream: The work of William Eakin.
Beautiful interiors + air conditioning + free movie = GO.

My apartment

A couple weeks ago my apt appeared in the Toronto Star. Here is one of the photos shot by Star photographer David Cooper.

ps. My apt is for rent beginning October 1!
It is a very roomy space with large office plus a deck in an amazing neighbourhood.
Please see this ad and contact the landlords if you are interested.
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/1816053520.html

Uppercase magazine + Illustrator Debbie Powell

Debbie's cover

Sneak peek of interview

Way to go Janine.

A few months back I interviewed UK based illustrator and blogging penpal Debbie Powell for uppercase magazine. The issue is just back from the printers ready to be shipped! Here is a sneak peek from the uppercase website including Debbie's beeyooteeful cover.
Also... a huge congrats goes out to uppercase creator Janine Vangool who won GOLD at the National Magazine Awards for Art direction of an entire issue of a magazine for Issue 1.