Kate Pullinger was born in Cranbrook, BC, went to school on Vancouver Island, and then moved to England where she has worked as a lecturer and writer. After writing several books, including, The Last Time I Saw Jane, Where Does Kissing End?, Weird Sister, My Life as a Girl in a Men’s Prison, and Tiny [...]
abstract expressionism?
Alexander McQueen is known for both the emotional power and raw energy of the shows as well as the romantic but determinedly contemporary nature of the collections. Integral to the McQueen culture is the juxtaposition between contrasting elements: fragility and strength, tradition and modernity and fluidity and severity. His collections combine an in-depth working knowledge [...]
urban intervention
im not going to write anything about this project until everyone gets to see it on site…. dont want to spoil the thinking process now do it?
free rice
i found this interactive website where you have to guess the correct definition of words, and for each word you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to end world hunger.
go check it outHERE
happy halloween
during the 18 years i lived in south africa, i went trick or treating with my friends lets say, ummmm twice.
the majority of the people there are super religious and stuck up and think its the work of the devil or something.
the first time we got chased down the street by dogs, and the second [...]
canada line
there has been many debates whether or not millions and millions of dollars should be spent on the olympics and the new canada line.
the street is FILLED with more and more homeless people every year, and crime has definitely increased.
i did some research on the annual costs the city budgets for the basic needs [...]
“art’s only limitation is your imagination”
BOB ROSS IS A GOD!
seriously, hes so awesome! the dude was always in his own little world… haha…
my friend is dressing up as him for halloween. we bought a huge afro wig at the dollar store today…. prize winning outfit according to me!
and even though his paintings are totally cheesy, i still sit here, jealous [...]
panorama
Our first DIVA project was to take photographs of a 360 degree space, and then composite those photos as one image in photoshop. It seemed easy at first, but when i started stitching them together, i realized that i shoudve used a tripod. All the photos were slightly different sizes and angles, as well as [...]
fight sounds
Last night i went to see the local new wave band, Circlesquare, play a show at the media club. The genius behind this dark, downbeat electronica, Jeremy Shaw describes his sound as “inciting slow-motion riots in imaginary suburban landscapes where all the electric buses are white [...]
