New works by Sophie Milne

by | Apr 12, 2009 | Uncategorized

So i’ve been trying out that twitter thing for, I guess a few weeks now and I’m still not completely convinced by it. It definitely gets me looking at more things on the internet, but whether that’s a good thing or just a time waster for a person like me with little time to begin with, well it’s all debatable. But then you see a twitter like Andrew Widdis’s this morning that took me to Sophie Milne’s latest blog post and I think yah it’s worth it in the sense that there are soooooo many amazing blogs out there and not enough time to read them all, and twittering can be a great way to share those posts that are just too utterly fabulous that you can’t miss them…so the whole point of this is to get yourself over to Sophie’s blog and check out her new work, it’s absolutely fabulous!!!

Artist of the day: Dawn Vachon

by | Apr 12, 2009 | Uncategorized

I love a little bit of public intervention, taking ceramics to the streets!

Today’s work is both charming and thought provoking and brought to you by Dawn Vachon who is a current resident of Melbourne. It’s a mini raw ladder, one of the many she’s placed around the city. Anyone out there in Melbourne stumbled across one themselves?

A bit about Dawn in her words:
I’m a recent graduate from Emily Carr, currently spending some time in Melbourne.
I love and miss glazing, especially using wax resist.
Favourite ice cream? probably tiramisu or nutella
Music i’m listening to these days: Bon Iver, Neil Young, Band of Horses, Black Mountain

Check out more of Dawn’s work and adventures at:

www.conepack.ca Which is a blog shared by Dawn and the artist Claire Henry documenting work, inspiration and some fum events.

or got to her personal blog for more about Dawn and her work (the spinning pots are gorgeous!)

Artist of the day: Adam Chau

by | Apr 11, 2009 | Uncategorized

Well it’s a beautiful day here, spring has finally arrived as its intended to be +19 C today I can hardly wait to get outside for a bike ride…But first, and so much more important than frivolity in the sun, our artist of the day of course!

In Adam’s words:
I use humor, playfullness, and whymsy in my work because it can create a
dialogue that is unthreatening yet effective. I’d like to associate myself
with the industrial world, however i do find many problems with the value
paradigms that they hold. Through my current work I hope to inspire thought
and self-reflection in industry and popular culture.

Sadly I don’t have a link yet for you to check out more work by Adam, I’m working on it (as I’m so intrigued with this piece) and will update when I can. In the meantime if you’re interested in more about Adam’s work send me an email and I’ll forward it to him.

Artist of the day: Ben Gaboury

by | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized

It’s amazing how the internet allows you to meet people. I’ve meet so many fantastic artists thanks to this blog and my other websites that it truly makes all the time I put into these practices worth every minute! I met today’s artist through etsy after seeing some of his fantastic sculptural and functional based works in his online shop.

Here’s his blurb about his work, life and ice cream flavors (funny how many of you answered my questions literally, resulting in me craving ice cream everytime I got an email!!!)

“My work is about my curiousity for the cosmos surrounding us and the infinite worlds that lie beyond the stars. I’m interested in how our knowledge and curiosity of space has influenced cultures throughout time.
As for the color of the sky in my area… currently blue.
Favorite ice cream is any kind with bananas in it.
My favorite glaze colors are probably light blues and greens.

Check out more about Ben and his fantastic work at his website and/or etsy shop.