holy wow - things are a-poppin' around here!

i am happy to announce that i am the new art curator at the manx pub - i am thrilled to bits to have this opportunity to learn and organize and immerse myself yet again in more art. i've just helped to take down the art show of shannon armishaw. get a load of her work - precious (in the good way) and melancholic.  the theme of these particular works is paris;  she incorporates photo-transferred images and painted impressions of parisian buildings and layers them with mylar sketches and lace inserts. they are canvasses, shadow boxes and smaller vintage-framed pieces - a real mix of media unified by rosy colours and loose, hazy brush-strokes.

'Changed Shape and Fragmented' by shannon armishaw

'The Buildings Bright' by shannon armishaw

'Shape Shifted in the City' by shannon armishaw

'The Secrets Made It Easy' by shannon armishaw

paris was obviously the epicentre of some awakening and herein she pays tribute to this event, asking us to fill in our own blanks. look at the palette! amazing.

i am anxious to see shannon's past works, a series of portraits, in person. again she layers the paint and texture with mylar and custom-made shadow boxes.  check out her site! shannonarmishaw.wordpress.com

cyclelogik   my favourite bikeshop (and where i cut my teeth in the world of small business) is having another christmas art show!  should be a time - the past few have been doozies;  art, music, libations and laughs.

it was at this event two years back that i first showed my art!  this year my pal, matt ouimet will be performing live with his Super Awesome Club; it's funk and it's funky.  there will also be more musical surprises and amazing art on the walls.  hope i see many folks there.  give art for christmas - show everyone the love!

here are the details:


WHEN
December 3rd, 2010 @ 8PM

FEATURING
Over 40 artists
Food by Essence Catering
Tunes by MR//GREG and Super Awesome Club
 
SPONSORED BY
Mark LaFontaine of RE/MAX
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

cyclelogik:  a grand place for a party!

cyclelogik boys in full effect:  ian and trae

super awesome club in full effect: steve and matt

cyclelogik in full effect:  alistair

cyclelogik in full effect:  justin

sometimes in life you are presented with special people who are just so clever and warm and radiant and lovely that it's worth trudging through all the other folks who show their dark shadows.  my dear friend, jennnifer cavanagh or jennycav as we call her is one of those such women.

 she is saucy and spicy, one whose mere presence makes me feel smarter and happier. 
sadly, she lives in london, england so i don't get so see her very often.  but luckily for us, she has a website where we can read her musings on art, events, music and gastronomie in ol' london town - from a fantastic canadian ex-pat perspective.

www.jennycavanagh.com

READ her!  please and thank you.
 

how delightful to be a new citizen of the internets!

photo via pinterest

a girl and a machine:  the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
scored some warm nods from web friends of late, and i'm pleased as punch:

a little do-hickey  on the ARC Poetry Magazine website linking to a post of mine

and

a sweet nugget  by jess on the magpie jewellery blog.

thank you friends!