https://youtu.be/ldJMajlcu9Q Joe was a big admirer of the Possum, who he’s now with in Hillbilly Heaven. Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, George Jones, Mack Chestnutt, Joe Diffie, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Clint Black, Pam Tillis. Meanwhile, John Prine is on Canary’s record player.
canary’s not shipping
Canary won’t be shipping or ordering anything until things stabilize.
make natural hand moisturizer
Ground organic oatmeal and walnut oil works for me. Organic oats are the best, the quick kind grind nicely. I do bigger batches, they’re a good substitute for flour in baking and pancakes. Add some water to a few spoonfuls on low heat, stirring and mashing to make a paste. It only takes a minute.…… Continue reading make natural hand moisturizer
early spring
Mother Nature is all around. Adding to the Dragonfly jacket-in-progress. Plant dyed thread, Snowdrops on Eramosa. Yarrow coming through pavement Robin friends are back
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I dug out and scanned a photo I took in April 2003, of Spadina Avenue in the midst of the SARS in Toronto. Of course this sidewalk is normally packed with people. There’s lots of media coverage of SARS now. Looking back in 2013 had a different tone. SARS traced back to wild animal restaurants…… Continue reading andrà tutto bene-stock
andrà tutto bene
I embroidered this version of the Emblem of the Republic of Italy for Mattia Bigi, one of the first to get in touch when I started making westernwear. The “Hombre” jacket was taken off one Lee Rocker wore, and named for his side project at the time, paying homage to ZZ Top. And the real…… Continue reading andrà tutto bene
Guided Visits Through All the History of Art II
Last month, a picture was newly attributed to Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi – adding another to her masterful range of biblical gore – David and Goliath, previously credited to a man who was a student of her father’s. Rushing though the Baroque at the Detroit Art Institute last summer, I was stopped in my…… Continue reading Guided Visits Through All the History of Art II
Guided Visits Through All the History of Art
I get these 1947 stamp books ($1 at Frenchy’s in Nova Scotia) out from time to time, like the other night. They’re the six the original owner chose from 38 available via the Book-of-the-Month Club. With twenty-four images in each booklet – nine hundred and twelve in total – three are by women. (Two Mary…… Continue reading Guided Visits Through All the History of Art
difficult people make beautiful things
CBC overnight was on in the background. The words “difficult people make beautiful things” caught my ear. Monocle24 (prop Canadian Tyler Brule) was talking to Montreal native Willo Perron. His work is everywhere. Starting with fellow Montrealer Dov Charney’s American Apparel stores. He’s done many projects with Florence + the Machine. It’s not all flowers…… Continue reading difficult people make beautiful things
Goethe’s mystic colour theory
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published Theory of Colours in 1810. He disagreed with Isaac Newton’s famous 1672 optical spectrum analysis, and was more interested in how colour is perceived. Enlightenment artists and scientists were very engaged with quantifying colour. In 1708, French painter Claude Boutet based the above wheels on Newton’s findings. In 1775, Austrian…… Continue reading Goethe’s mystic colour theory