La Fabrique

A dress a day: II

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:21:17 -0600

A dress a day: II

I brought three pieces of fabric with me to Scotland. All...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:44:00 -0600

I brought three pieces of fabric with me to Scotland. All expensive patterned stuff I love, but have been too afraid to use. I had nothing to do today, so I made this out of this Constructivist Vintage Italian Wool!

ARCHES III

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:32:45 -0600

ARCHES III

Monuments ll: Arches

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:00 -0600

Remnants of doorways, bridges, and aqueducts, all boarded up, make me want to paint.

New La Fabrique Headquarters: Bertha, my new vintage sewing...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:01:00 -0600

New La Fabrique Headquarters: Bertha, my new vintage sewing machine, and a lot of IKEA stuff… I don’t feel like buying any cheap crap to wear, and I can’t afford nice stuff, so I’ll gladly make my own.

Monuments

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:33:00 -0600

This is a series of images of what I call Monuments, most are fragments of dis-used architecture. I’ve been collecting them since the spring as research for my MFA. There are many excellent specimens in Glasgow, and I can’t wait to document them.

This was in London near the Serpentine Gallery.

Ticket Booth at the amphitheatre in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.

Dis-used Stage, a monument to outdoor theatre. I love the loud speakers.

A German minimalist playground structure in the park next door to us. It’s so absurdly sinister, it looks like a monument. I love it as a sculpture, but I’m not sure if children like it as a play space.

I’m starting to get this pudding thing. Slowly but surely,...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:58:42 -0600

I’m starting to get this pudding thing. Slowly but surely, I will become Queen of Puddings.

Went for a swim at the local pool today…

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:08 -0600

Went for a swim at the local pool today…

This is my new 40£ bicycle, Stella. She is from West Germany and...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:35:26 -0600

This is my new 40£ bicycle, Stella. She is from West Germany and she has a magical Dynamo Lighting system, big cushy tires, and a comfortable seat. I bought her in a parking lot, then we rode off into the sunset.

Scenes from our neighbourhood in Glasgow. Don’t worry, we...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:16:43 -0600

Scenes from our neighbourhood in Glasgow. Don’t worry, we finally got the courage to wander further than our little street, more photos to come!

I think these shots prove that in order to make our life look good on the internet, I’m going to need a new camera. So much potential… such poor quality images.

There’s a whole other sort of magic in Glasgow. Here we...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:15:53 -0600

There’s a whole other sort of magic in Glasgow. Here we are in our new late 19th century tenement flat, which we have barely left since we arrived last night because we are busy sleeping. We live one block from the School of Art and a fabric store, and across the street from the art store, but are still looking for a good bakery. Hello Glasgow, hopefully we can hang out tomorrow!

I tried to capture what I love about the city to take with me,...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:01:00 -0600

I tried to capture what I love about the city to take with me, and ended up with lots of construction shots and geometry. I wish I had made a more serious project of this because there are so many special places.

Portable Art in the making!

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:41:00 -0600

Portable Art in the making!

I updated my etsy store today for the first time since winter!

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:31:19 -0600

I updated my etsy store today for the first time since winter!

Postering today! Institute PArachute and The Works Art and...

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:52:00 -0600

Postering today!

Institute PArachute and The Works Art and design Festival Presents:

The Fourth Annual Portable Festival of Portable Art

Invented in 2007, e Portable Festival of Portable Art is a miniature festival without walls. It is an experi- mental means of exhibition that challenges the relationship between art-making and exhibition. It is an op- portunity to experiment on the influence of gallery space and institutions over the production of art. It is a comment on the necessity for young artist in Edmonton to function autonomously and create their own exhi- bition opportunities. is year, the art will travel.

On Sunday June 27th, 2010, Institute Parachute invites you to be part of our fourth portable art fair in which art of all stripes and colours will march together in a parade around Sir Winston Churchill Square. Crowds, gathered for the adjacent Works Art and Design Festival, will watch in bewildered excitement as we roll, cart, carry, wheel, ride and/or walk our art exhibition around the block.

Artists will meet at the Observation Deck of Centennial Pavilion (above Tix on the Square) at 1pm, where we will gather in preparation for the parade. Bring your: banners, vehicular sculptures, performances, games, puppet shows, collapsible or flying objects, wearable art, time machines, science experiments, speeches, research presentations, robots, magic tricks, concept bands, bicycles, etc.

Schedule of Events:

1pm: Artist Arrivals and Registration

1:30 pm: Opening Ceremonies

2pm: Parade Commences

3pm: Parade Ends at Centennial Pavilion

3-4pm: Closing Ceremonies and Cake

For the last few months I have been preparing this year’s...

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:35:00 -0600

For the last few months I have been preparing this year’s Nextfest Visual Arts programming. Finally, the show opens today, 10 am-7pm, and will be open every day until June 13th.

I had the opportunity to use the Gallery at Enterprise Square, the temporary home of the AGA during their renovations. What a dream! The work of 28 artists is displayed in a 20 000 square meter professional gallery space. The power of a space can be really magical… you’ll have to come see for yourself.

The Opening Party is Friday from 7-10 pm. Photos to come!

I am Moving to Glasgow. To do my MFA at the prestigious Glasgow...

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:17:32 -0600

I am Moving to Glasgow.

To do my MFA at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art.

This is: Made in Canada (Glasgow in Bottle at 1: 75000 scale)

A painting submission for a scholarship application. The requirement we to submit a A5 painting about the City of Glasgow.

It is sort of the city skyline in the Botanic Gardens building, on a barge, on train wheels, flying through the air with canvas sails, and an airship, with the glasgow crest on it. I hope they like it.

I shipped it in a wooden crate packed with wine corks.

It cost me 120$ to ship!

Click here to view my Spring/Summer 2010 catalogue. I’ll...

Fri, 07 May 2010 11:08:35 -0600

Click here to view my Spring/Summer 2010 catalogue.

I’ll be taking orders for my silk dresses until the end of June.

Dear Edmonton, Here is a sneak peek at my Summer Silk...

Sat, 01 May 2010 07:26:07 -0600

Dear Edmonton,

Here is a sneak peek at my Summer Silk collection. Come see them at Royal Bison this weekend. There are six new designs available, hand-dyed in my favourite colours, which you can also have made to order in your size if your favourite is already taken. La Fabrique is also selling Brass button necklaces, better than ever with buttons I founds in London (foxes, ships, etc….), ship in a bottle Terrariums, affordable small paintings, and all my samples from previous seasons are on sale.

Ghost Shirt has a big sister: Parachute Blouse. I;ve dyed this...

Sat, 01 May 2010 07:23:33 -0600

Ghost Shirt has a big sister: Parachute Blouse. I;ve dyed this one Chartreuse, come see it in person at Royal Bison this weekend.