Guggenheim Bilbao – Exterior Walkabout – from a distance If you are traveling to Spain, Bilbao’s Guggenheim is worth adding to your itinerary. The value of art and architecture, for me, is how they cause me to live completely absorbed in the moment. The moment is all that really exists so it really is the […]
MoreCongratulations to my friend Kevin Kent and all the staff at Knifewear on the release of Springhammer – a documentary about eight Japanese blacksmiths and their dedication to the art of creating handcrafted culinary knives. Here’s the trailer. If you’re in Calgary and want to see this beautiful film by Edmonton’s Kevin Kossowan here’s what […]
MoreFrom the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation’s press release today… “The New Central Library has been a long time coming, and moving forward with this project was a key part of my platform when I was first elected,” says Mayor Naheed Nenshi. “When City Council created the Community Investment Fund in 2011, we also created a […]
MoreAre you are gardener like me? Are your green thumb’s itching to scratch the earth each spring as winter thaws and the earth sends its hidden shoots skyward with the melt and thaw? Well, it’s been an especially long winter where I live and so in this week where I’m sharing memories of my trips […]
MoreChefly shorts trailer from Ramin Eshraghi Yazdi on Vimeo. Chefly Screen Shots Wednesday, May 7 6:30 p.m. Festival Hall in Inglewood This event qualifies as both a very #CoolThing and a major #ArtInstallation. It promises to be quirky, upbeat and delicious and I’d say it’d be the funnest event this year for those that love […]
MoreThere is no them There’s only us I can’t see him but he’s not invisible The plain truth delivered in U2’s powerful black and white If my 18-year-old son were alive would he be rebelling and saying you can’t see me but I’m here I’m not my father’s son doesn’t matter, that’s all drama, invented […]
MoreI appreciate music. Like art and beauty, taste in music, is totally personal and subjective. It doesn’t matter what type of music I like or that you like. No matter what it is; the fact that we like it is enough to have a positive impact on our brains and our lives. This post was […]
MoreMy friend Kate Sara Bennie works at the Tea Trader shop in the Inglewood neighbourhood of Calgary. She’s an artist. She works enough to pay her rent and feed herself but otherwise protects her time to paint and to just be still. Being still lets daydreams and flashes of places distill within in her – […]
MoreMy friend Louise Savoie (Lou Lou) helps me savour my life. She is an artist. My home and life are touched by her work as an oil painter and by the richness of our friendship. I’m excited to announce a show she will be featured in here in Calgary and I want to tell you […]
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