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Craft Ontario Awards 2016

Hi There! I just wanted to take a moment to post some photos from last week's Craft Awards Ceremony hosted by Craft Ontario.  I was lucky enough this year to receive the Pattie Walker Memorial Award in Architectural so I would also like to give a big thank you to the organization and it's various associates and volunteers!  Congratulations to all the other award winners: Pamela Allen Amanda McCavour Marie-Eve G. Castonguay Andrée Chénier Naomi Clement Lisa Creskey Stephen Dalrymple Jerre Davidson Reid Ferguson Suendrini Goonesekera Joon Hee Kim Jing Huang Heidi McKenzie Lindsay Stead Jessica Steinhäuser Nurielle Stern Jake Whillans   Click here to link to the official announcement page with a list of all the recipients. Below are...

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The City is a Hot Shop Today

Who needs a hot shop with this weather? Wow! For once I'm not feeling the pressure to light that furnace up.  I got some great news last week from Janna aver at Craft Ontario: I was chosen as winner of the Pattie Walker Memorial Award in Architectural Glass for my oversized Lite Brite installations!  Very honored and can't wait to exhibit some of my work at the reception. For a taste of what's to come, here's a video I made when I first conceived of the pieces. Not so sure anymore about the royalty free music I used, but nevertheless, enjoy!   Here's another one I found.  A music video someone made with a regular sized Lite Brite.  Pretty impressive...

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Throwback Tuesday (belated Pride edition): The One-Minute Hot Dog

Hi There! I hope everyone is recovering nicely from an amazing weekend of Pride: both national and otherwise.  I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone that organizes these amazing events and parties all across the city and invites us all to join in the fun.  Furthermore, a huge congratulations to all who have fought and continue to fight in order to make our city a safer place for everyone! Strolling down Church street on Friday I couldn't help but be reminded of this "cooking segment" I put together with some friends back when I was at Harbourfront Centre.  Not sure why that is...   ...it was probably all the penises. Love Wins!, -Clayton

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Putting in Work

This studio-building business has been a true challenge across the board financially, emotionally and technically.  Definitely the most difficult project I've attempted.  As such, there have been times that I've had to take on side work in order to maintain momentum.  I've recently taken on a job as the floor manager at East-end auction house A.H. Wilkens and I'm absolutely loving it. It's a really fascinating industry and a surprisingly suitable fit for someone like myself with the bizarre and seemingly random skill-set developed over a decade in fine-craft.  It's about as close as I'm likely to get to having a day-job at the V&A Museum.  Poring-over and documenting entire lifetimes worth of treasures is really satisfying.  Speaking of which,...

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