Art Installation

Cool things by Karen AndersonOctober 20, 2014October 20, 2014

Hey Calgary – Monday, Oct. 20th is your chance to catch #Springhammer – a documentary about the art of Japanese knives by our friends @knifewear and @kevinkossowan – Art Installation #8 (also cool thing #26)

Congratulations 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 […]

Cool things by Karen AndersonSeptember 23, 2014

Let there be light! – Art installation #7 (cool thing #25) – A new central Calgary Public Library for @calgarylibrary

From 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 […]

Travel by Karen AndersonMay 8, 2014

Springtime in #Paris – Art Installation #6 -Giverny – Monet’s true masterpiece

Are 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 […]

Cool things by Karen AndersonApril 16, 2014

Art Installation #5 – Cool things #16 – @CityPalate presents #CheflyScreenShots #film 2 celebrate 20th anniversary

Chefly 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 […]

Art Installation by Karen AndersonMarch 18, 2014March 18, 2014

Not Invisible – Art Installation #4

There 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 […]

Art Installation by Karen AndersonJanuary 16, 2014January 29, 2014

Art installation #3 – @U2 > Ordinary Love

I 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 […]

Art Installation by Karen AndersonOctober 27, 2013October 27, 2013

Art installation #2 – seeing the #yycflood through the eyes of Kate Sara Bennie and a really good gift for @nenshi

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Savour life by Karen AndersonOctober 25, 2013October 27, 2013

Art installation #2 – seeing the #yycflood through the eyes of Kate Sara Bennie and a really good gift for @nenshi

My 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 – […]

Savour life by Karen AndersonJune 3, 2013

Savour Life – Art Installation #1 – my friend Louise Savoie’s art show June 7 – 8, @ArtCentral Calgary

My 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 […]