Tonight I finally was well and was able to do the test print of the lino cut – it took me a few tries to get the right amount of paint but I was very happy with the final result…now I will start on what will be the first stage of the printing. Looking forward to gettings these complete for the art auction!

Here are the details:

Get your tickets now for the 14th Annual Art Auction
Odawa Native Friendship Centre on Saturday, December 12, 2009
Enjoy an evening of art, entertainment and food, plus a live and silent auctions.

All proceeds support programming for Aboriginal women, youth, families, elders and community healing.

Book your ticket today, call or email:
Simon Brascoupé 613 882-7059 or email simonbrascoupe@hotmail.com
Colleen Sauve sauve@odawa.on.ca
Murray Pridham murray.pridham@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Darryl Diamond ddiamond@cscree.qc.ca
Tim O*Loan tmottawa@hotmail.com

Evening’s events:
Saturday, December 12, 2009, Odawa Native Friendship Centre,
12 Stirling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario

$40 ticket includes:
6:00 Preview and dinner
7:30 Entertainment
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Today was a really lovely day and per usual on a weekday I was inside for most of it. I did enjoy the beautiful sunset on my way home. Read the rest of this entry »

So I’m starting to get ready for the Odawa Native Friendship Centre art auction for 2009. It will be coming up December 12.

This years theme is 7 Grandfathers – this is a teaching about wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility and truth. I have some ideas for some new prints that will incorporate my “Chief” toy indian. I want the chief images to be about truth and respect – they will also be about identity.

I am hoping that I can come up with one piece to represent all 7 in one print so I’m working on those ideas now and hoping to have everything ready well in advance so that I will *fingers crossed* have time to do a beaded piece…

Here is my early sketch in pencil with an image and figure.

I want this to be a 2 stage print so there will be a written portion to this print but I’m going to start with the figure and then move from there.

So stay tuned – the work in on…

In preparation for the show I’ve been preparing new prints for the show. This is my four directions print. I really wanted it to have a fluidity and also have hints of birds (which hopefully people will be able to see) – I am going to add some beadwork to this piece but you will have to go and see the show to see it. Read the rest of this entry »

The word is out – I will be exhibiting at Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro, 108 Murray Street with Simon Brascoupé and Karen Hodge Russell from August 18 until September 24, 2009.

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So a quick announcement – this weekend, June 20-21,  I will be an artist in a show taking place at Victoria Island, between Ottawa and Gatineau on the river. I’m so honored to be part of a show with these wonderful artists. Anyone who is interested please come out – it a free event and should be really fun!

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Last night I continued to work for a while on my art pieces. I’ve got about a third of my birds carved out and continued on some beading as well. Read the rest of this entry »

My dad and I teach a printmaking workshop on Tuesday nights, sometimes he teaches alone, or I do or we teach together (which is my favorite) and my dad developed the workshop. The prints we make with the teens are called “Summer Birds”. I love photographing the birds when they are all laid out on the floor – I think it’s really amazing how different each print is even though they are using the same paint, supplies and nearly the same or similar stencils. Watching the kids be creative and expressive is really cool  – sometimes they think they can’t do but I love it when they get passed that and all this creativity comes out on the paper.

I’m really looking forward to doing more workshops and also to working on my photographic and print making projects!

Here is the finished lino-cut I was working on earlier in the week. Read the rest of this entry »

As I have mentioned before my Dad and I are thinking about doing a joint show in the spring – I have been thinking about our family and art. My dad did a collabortive piece on the sky women (which is housed in the Circle of Nations Learning Centre) and has also collaborated with another women artist on the sky women with a lot of success. I started thinking about other important women – Grandmother moon, Mother Earth and also the grandfathers…

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