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
Hiya! I missed a couple posts this month but I have a good excuse I swear! May seems to get crazier every year as more and more May babies (aside from myself) come into my life. Essentially the past few weeks have been a non-stop birthday party for young, old and newly born. Now that it's over, it's back to the wonderful grind of launching this studio! The best part of the month was visiting the Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel (aka The Blue Ghost Tunnel) of St. Catharines with my lady; the lovely Lana Filippone (another Taurean) for her birthday (she's a brave one). Some say this is one of, if not the most haunted spot in Canada thanks to...
This was really fun. Back in 2012 (I can't believe it's been 4 years!) I was selected by Sony during The Artist Project here in Toronto to participate in their promo for a new camcorder. They asked artists to make a short film using the camera to document their process in the studio and played the films on a loop in their booth section at the show. I decided to try to view the process from a new perspective. I rigged up a custom mount that would fix the camera to my blowpipe causing the room to spin around while the glass remained stationary in the centre of the frame. I thought it was a cool effect (if a little...
A quick post here to let you all know that a former professor of mine; Koen Vanderstukken has just completed a book that he has been working on for the past 8 years and it looks incredible! I'll definitely be adding it to the Turnstyle Library. Koen has had a major influence on the Canadian glass scene in his short time here and his accreditations speak for themselves. I'm really looking forward to cracking into this. The gallery on the Indiegogo page is gorgeous and I think I'm in for a treat. Check down below to find out how you can donate towards the publishing and get yourself a copy!
Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some older video content that I produced during my time at Harbourfront Centre's Glassblowing Studio. I feel blessed to have been able to spend those years surrounded by creative colleagues that eventually became close friends. I would highly suggest any creative professional consider applying for a residency down there as there is no place quite like it. The support that they showed (and continue to show) me has been vital in my creative career. I was sad to leave but honored to be asked to speak at their annual Viva Vocé event back in 2012. Click below to see the video! It's in two parts.
Have a great week!
-Clayton
