An editorial we created at Doris Land was published in Selin Magazine Issue 27 Vol 3.
Kasia and I have known each other for 6 years now, I met her when I reached out to Numa Models asking for a model for a creative. That relationship gave me a job that lasted three years. I created test images for the agency’s new models.
Connection is the glue that keeps us going, the thread that pulls us forward and I am so grateful for all of the amazing ones I have in my life.
So excited to have another collaboration with the Hive Print Shop for this holiday season.
A traditional 80’s Boom Box T for your vintage vibe T collection.
Get yours here.
‘Part of our ongoing collaboration with local artist Deanna Flinn. Her illustration of a classic boombox in blue ink looks amazing on these made in Canada – 50/50 Ring Spun Poly/Cotton mustard tees.
Hand-screen printed and designed in Vancouver, Canada.’
You coming?
When was the last time you drew with chalk on the pavement?
Chalk, hand sanitizer, ballons and fun are supplied.
This event is made possible by neighbourhood small grants, without them I would not be engaging in the community like this and I am so happy to have the opportunity to celebrate coming out of a dark time.
Please drop by anytime between 12-3 pm on Monday, Sept 6th at Bute Plaza at Davie Street.
Let the balloons lead the way.
Things are hot and smokey here in Vancouver and I am having a bit of trouble settling in and focusing by sitting in front of my computer now.
I had to think a lot about what to post this week, I am knee-deep in marketing, sorting out my journey and making plans for my next moves, thinking through the need for the next moves and the desires behind them.
Alongside this time of processing plans and feelings, I am working on my virtual artist residency. Drawing, projecting images and drawing so I can practice with spray paint, using water-soluble paint in a refillable pen on vellum over top my large format printed vogue images. A trip to Layout Art Supply to pick up more supplies, spray paint, smaller refillable markers, different types of markers, more water-soluble paint in the colour of purple, some extra nibs for the refillable pen and some extra caps for the spray paint so I can experiment with different types of ways the paint can come out of the can. I am capturing my process during these days of the residency in my Instagram stories, mostly with timelapse videos if you want to come along and see the process unfold. I also created some long-form IGTV videos with specific goals of my process.
I filled out my final application for an artist residency in Montreal this week too. The application needs to be juried and accepted and I will not know for another 10 days so I will have to sit tight and exercise patience.
I think it is worth filling you in on my photographic process at this point because it also drives the rest of my art practice of continuous line drawings. The lines, shapes and the connection created in each image gave me the want to draw the lines to symbolize the process and how we need to connect, now more than ever.
We know each other by our lines, wrote William Blake after The Book of Ruth. He was referring specifically to the bounding lines that keep everything together, the lines that bind us, without them there is chaos. Chaos is unmanageable for anyone, the lines, the connections we have in our lives keep us grounded and keep chaos at bay. With this in mind, my process of planning and executing a shoot can be traced with a line.
I am inspired by an idea and reach out to the agency I work with to select a model to work with and book them. I then find the clothing I want to use during the shoot and print out inspiration images to use during the shoot as inspiration for the model and myself. I use them as a guide to keeping the original idea in mind during the entire process. I also use them as a guide for posing so the model has a reference.
I make JPGS from the shoot after a quick edit in Lightroom and send them to the modelling agency so they can make selects. I also make my own selects and add them to a submission cue. I always work ahead and plan my days by working ahead, planning for me is key.
Then I decide if I want to draw the lines in digital form using procreate and my iPad or if I want to make a print and project the image so I can draw it big or if I want to just use a smaller print and make a drawing with a 4x6. All of these decisions are based back on the original inspiration of the editorial I decided to create.
Turns out sitting down to tell you about my process became a much longer blog post than I intended and I’m glad. Sharing the process with you will also give you a window into where I am moving next with my art practice and my photography.
Each of these series of steps is long and takes a lot of energy. For a long time, I thought I just had to take photos and that was that, it is only now over a decade into this journey do I know and realize that the process is so much more than gaining recognition. The connection for me is the key and in that key is the line I am using to be so grateful for what I do and for me to engage with you.
Thank you for reading this far, I appreciate your support and am so grateful to have you along on my journey.
The images in this post are a recent editorial I created, some expired polaroids and images used in my formal artist residency application.
#StickerCanada reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in a collaboration.
Of course!
Their correspondence was quick, effective and easy. I ordered some 2”x2” square Art Paper Stickers (Uncoated). I choose the illustration I did because I wanted to print it square. I had previously done it as a circle, I like the square better. I like the texture of these stickers and would not hesitate to order more.
Thank you, Sticker Canada for reaching out and for the amazing collaboration. I look forward to using you again in the future for all of my sticker needs.
It has been an exciting week, it started with a bang! Well kinda, I got an email at 12:02 am Tuesday morning. How was I reading my email at that time you might ask? I work a serving gig a few nights a week and we get home late sometimes. I wind down in a lot of different ways, first stop my email to catch up with anyone who might have reached out.
Thank you for applying to the Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program.
Every year, a committee of neighbours reviews all of the NSG applications to ensure that projects meet our program goals. The Committee greatly enjoyed the creativity in your application, and loved your project idea! On behalf of the Neighbourhood Granting Committee, I am pleased to inform you that your project was awarded funding!
I can’t wait to share the project with you, right now I am in the process of pulling together the location and the date. As soon as I have a poster to share you will find it here.
And then, the week got even better.
Then I learned how to silk screen with the fabulous people at Blim, so fun. I was able to take a course, buy the supplies and bring my own shirts to screen on and pay for studio time. The set up is perfect and any question I had was answered with ease.
The screen I choose to make is from my latest grouping of drawings, moving away from using my photos and carrying the continuous line into what feels good as I move my pen across the page. I am using the exercise of drawing a self portrait with your eyes closed and inspiration from other illustrators to make these new drawings. I am filling pages in a sketchbook with practice day after day and it is a practice I am really enjoying seeing develop. One I could see going BIG as a community based Mural to. Let’s see what we can do.
The week rounded out with my second shot, my first was AstraZeneca and my second one is Moderna.
How was your week?
