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Side Hustle Part Two: Foodora

If you've been paying any attention to the studio via social media or otherwise this past year, you've noticed that things have come to a bit of a stand-still in terms of progress. The delays have been largely out of my hands which is frustrating but I feel as though things are back on track since the new year!Lest anyone think I've been loafing in the interim I'm putting together a series of posts titled Side Hustle to illustrate what it takes to keep things afloat when the build doesn't go your way. In this entry: What's Pink and Grey and Rides All Over?If you've been out on the street in Toronto at some point in the past few years,...

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Side Hustle Part One: The Auction House

If you've been paying any attention to the studio via social media or otherwise this past year, you've noticed that things have come to a bit of a stand-still in terms of progress. The delays have been largely out of my hands which is frustrating but I feel as though things are back on track since the new year!Lest anyone think I've been loafing in the interim I'm putting together a series of posts titled Side Hustle to illustrate what it takes to keep things afloat when the build doesn't go your way. In this entry: Going Once, Going Twice...Gone!   As I've mentioned in a previous post, I did a stretch of about a year and a half working as...

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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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