Deb, Maxine, the studio, some natural light and a feature in GMARO Magazine December 2022 Issue #26. GMAR Magazine is published in France, you can follow them on Insta here.
Shot at Doris Land, all three of us collaborated and made this magic together. My favourite way to create is when everyone gets to contribute. I love the result.
This editorial was created with an amazing team.
MUA Maxine Munson
Model Deb J Braun
Shot at Doris Land with Natural light.
Community is key for me, it’s been my New Year’s word for the past few years. COVID sent me on a path of self-discovery and that path led me to connect. I was lacking it so much that I became depressed, or at least I think I realized my depression was a symptom of isolation. So this year has been a year of connection for me.
I have been renting space at Doris Land since January 2022. The studio is run by Alex Waber, an incredible photographer and creative human being. To further this net of connection I pitched the idea of an Art Collective to Alex. This week we hosted our first one and it was a huge success.
If you are in Vancouver follow Doris Land on Social Media, we are going to host these events once a month and I am looking forward to growing this community.
Do you know what a stockist is? It took me a minute to realize what it was but it’s kinda simple. It’s a store that carries your stock and I am so happy to announce I am back at Hunter and Hare.
I ran into Mickey, one of the amazing people who started the consignment shop recently and let her know that I have been upcycling and embroidering denim.
The pairs featured below are available in store now for you to try on, they retail for $100 each. The denim is upcycled and super soft. Stop by, say Hi and try a pair on, they will feel like you never want to take them off.
Now that fall is on the horizon it might be a perfect time to pick up your new favourite pair of jeans.
Wow, I had my first official pop-up market last Sunday and am now in 3 more this summer.
I am so impressed with my interactions with everyone that I want to do this again, and again!
It sure beats tailgating on the yard sales in my neighbourhood and popping up at the beach or on the sidewalk. Having an organized venue and event is the bee’s knees and I’m smitten!
Starting with June 26 at the Vancouver Mural Festival.
The next one is the Wayfarer Market and a group design show at a Gallery.
I will definitely be sharing all of the details here. I would love to see your face so please stop by.
Strip payment is available and everything is $25 or 2 for $40 with a variety of pins and stickers too.
Hello.
It has been an exciting time, yet challenging too. Trying to find ways to carry on knowing that there is so much going on in the world has been tough for me. So with that realization, I have been trying to go a bit easier on myself. I have scaled back my hustle and am getting more rest. I am just giving myself some time, to feel myself. I hope you are doing the same.
In the meantime, I wanted to share some photos with you of the past 10 days or so.
I inspired myself with a new way to edit photos with my phone and thought about showing it to you. With that, I wanted to share more photos too.
So here we go.
The first four images are from a broken window I passed by. I grabbed a few photos and later I couldn’t decide which one I wanted to use in my story so I was holding them side by side on my screen and thought, hey, why don’t I grab a screenshot of this. So I took a screenshot that featured a section of each image. And then I kept doing that. I love it, so fun. Try it. You have to put your thumb near the + volume button on your phone and your index finger near the button you use to shut your phone off. Those two pressed at the same time make a screenshot. You need to hold the images on the screen that you want to screenshot, I do this with my thumb. Ta-Da! You have to go back in later and crop, that adds to the creativity because you can choose what section you want to crop too.
Next, there are a couple of drawings from a mural I will be creating. Can you guess who it is for?
Then we have coffee with a friend. The cups and table were so wonderfully read I grabbed a couple of shots with my phone and then later tried my screenshot technique and got a nice blend of each shot. I love the graphics of this coffee cup.
Next, we have some support for Ukraine popping up around my neighbourhood. I saw a man on the bus with a lapel pin made of ribbon featuring the flag’s colours. I was thinking that Putin has a small penis, if his health is failing and this is the only way he can think of to make a mark on the world WTF?! Just STOP.
Next, we have some more mural practice from my living space. I use old backdrop paper to practice drawing.
And then we have a photo with Jagmeet Singh and his new baby girl. He is the leader of the NDP party. I believe in the work he is doing so when I spotted him I asked my friend if she would want a photo with him. She said, of course, so away we went and I asked as soon as I could get his attention. His brother took it for us, I wanted one of just him but he wanted one of us, so we got this. An awkward selfie, my friend and I laughed about it and chatted about it for the next few blocks we walked. What are the odds?!
Next, we have the images I used in my Instagram posts this week, featuring Alex in Doris Land. You can see the whole photo set here
Next, we have a book I just finished that I highly recommend. I read it in a day, so good. Remember Tuesday’s with Mory? Same author, brilliant writer.
Next up we have some snaps of walking around with my camera in my hand, flowers are blooming, some are falling to the ground and others are being documented with paint.
Next, is a scene from me grabbing coffee solo reading one of my favourite books. I just found this book and it has quickly become my favourite. Get a copy, if you are an artist of any kind this book with inspire you, promise. I took one photo featuring my mask, and one without. Restrictions are lifted here now for mask-wearing, I am still wearing mine in public places. It just feels like the right thing to do.
Next, we have a series of images from an exhibition featuring found objects from the beach. Each sculpture took 6 months to make, by hand. Each piece is attached to mesh and the mesh is folded and moulded to create the shape. The exhibition was incredible to see. I kept pointing out objects in awe of the fact that it was found on the beach. If you are in Vancouver, go and see it. It is called Washed Ashore at Metrotown.
Finally, we have the wonderful war protestor interrupting a new broadcast, risking her life to get the word out to the Russian people about the war in Ukraine. They are not being told the truth, such a brave being.
How have your 10 days been? Would love to hear from you too.
I will leave you with this.
If you feel like having some fun and meeting a new neighbour, drop by, say Hi. Grab some chalk and draw.
This is an event created from my third neighbourhood small grant and I would love to see you there.
It has been a busy week here at Chez Flinn. Marketing emails have been going out. We celebrated our 9th Vogue publication and are putting the finishing touches on our first SkillShare course of 2022.
We also had an amazing studio shoot with a textile artist, thanks to Doris Land and Ronnie for such a fun shoot.
The new year is off to a big start and I have got some big goals for this year.
What are some of yours?
