the edits continue.. more photos on flickr
24.4.10
19.4.10
hours of editing...
This was such a great night with such an amazing room of people. sigh...
I finally cleared off my camera of its thousands of photos... I've loaded some new ones up on flickr... have a look
5.4.10
524 porch recordings
Simon and Garfunkel are coming to Ottawa... for a good $150 a ticket. Booo I cant justify it.. So instead i'll just pay tribute to them on the front porch... recordings complete with loose jargon and random neighbourhood noise.
1.3.10
friends of flo
Good friend and fellow glassblower Niko Dimitrijevic's got an exhibit on at the Harbourfront Centre (Toronto) from now thru till April 4th. Find a review of his recent work here.
If you get a chance to see the show, drop into the glassblowing studio and watch some wicked artists in their element. Love to all my Harbourfront glass family xo
8.1.10
christmas album
I was fortunate enough at christmas to get a few hours in with the full 'J' team - Dave, Nick, Nathaniel, Niels & Stef...
At some point in the evening christmas carols came out... It's now past the holidaze but I can't stop listening to the entertainment of this wee carol...
At some point in the evening christmas carols came out... It's now past the holidaze but I can't stop listening to the entertainment of this wee carol...
1.12.09
family advent calendar
Well.. heres a sobering toast to the month of December. No no November never ended up happening (for those of you who were in the loop) sooo for Dec 1-22nd (day i fly home) No no December will be starting. Here are my notes:
- As of today, i'm no longer unemployed but self employed. I am now full time all the time towards this business. Hours are logged. Weekdays are regimented. Start time is always 10am. Unfinished sections of business plan completed and ready for editing by home time.
- Production starts. I've hired my first part time employee!! and weekends are now spent in Merrickville designing and creating work.
- system reboot - 10 day fast starting today.
- wow i've missed walking as a bare minimum activity for the day. Rule of thumb, must sweat once a day.. easily done in the hot shop.. less easily done in city... but now mandatory.
- stay focused... everything other than glass this month is a 'hobby' meaning secondary to my now full time job. (this includes music which hurts me but i'll do it)
- 1 glass of wine max a day... noo booze! this one hurts too espeically when it comes to christmas parties such as the one i'll be attending tonight.
To be truthful I really hate announcing my goals in the open but i force myself to do it because if theres anything i cant stand its people who say they're going to do shit and dont. Sooo if i announce it somewhere public then it actually gives me a bit more gusto to accomplish the goal.
There is ONE small extra curricular that i'll be taking on this month and only because 'tis the season. I usually do one personal project for the fam at christmas... previous years have included glass items, mixed cds, photographs etc. This year I decided to make a family advent calendar of sorts. While in Tbay i went through a serious nostalgic kick and ended up sorting through hundreds of photos. I scanned some of my favourites and will edit 3 a day to post on facebook. Usually id try to avoid doing this stuff on facebook but it only make sense because then i can tag the individuals in the photo and if they want a copy of it they've got it.
Anyhow, happy serious work your ass off December.
If you want to view the nostalgic advent album click here.
Otherwise I'll post a few of my favourites from time to time.
- As of today, i'm no longer unemployed but self employed. I am now full time all the time towards this business. Hours are logged. Weekdays are regimented. Start time is always 10am. Unfinished sections of business plan completed and ready for editing by home time.
- Production starts. I've hired my first part time employee!! and weekends are now spent in Merrickville designing and creating work.
- system reboot - 10 day fast starting today.
- wow i've missed walking as a bare minimum activity for the day. Rule of thumb, must sweat once a day.. easily done in the hot shop.. less easily done in city... but now mandatory.
- stay focused... everything other than glass this month is a 'hobby' meaning secondary to my now full time job. (this includes music which hurts me but i'll do it)
- 1 glass of wine max a day... noo booze! this one hurts too espeically when it comes to christmas parties such as the one i'll be attending tonight.
To be truthful I really hate announcing my goals in the open but i force myself to do it because if theres anything i cant stand its people who say they're going to do shit and dont. Sooo if i announce it somewhere public then it actually gives me a bit more gusto to accomplish the goal.
There is ONE small extra curricular that i'll be taking on this month and only because 'tis the season. I usually do one personal project for the fam at christmas... previous years have included glass items, mixed cds, photographs etc. This year I decided to make a family advent calendar of sorts. While in Tbay i went through a serious nostalgic kick and ended up sorting through hundreds of photos. I scanned some of my favourites and will edit 3 a day to post on facebook. Usually id try to avoid doing this stuff on facebook but it only make sense because then i can tag the individuals in the photo and if they want a copy of it they've got it.
Anyhow, happy serious work your ass off December.
If you want to view the nostalgic advent album click here.
Otherwise I'll post a few of my favourites from time to time.
5.11.09
jay sparrow
So my uber talented cousin Jay just released a new music video.
lay yr mountain down - pls giver a listen.
More jay videos...
jays song behind the movie trailer for steak & milk
Murder City Sparrows music videos
black hole betty
hammer click
lay yr mountain down - pls giver a listen.
More jay videos...
jays song behind the movie trailer for steak & milk
Murder City Sparrows music videos
black hole betty
hammer click
14.10.09
back to the races
Despite best intentions, I seem to have dropped off the radar these past few weeks. And as a consequence, the longer I was away the harder it was to bubble to the surface again and remember where to start.
I sit in what I newly deem my ‘layer’. The layer is my new office where im hell bent and determined to finish that big looming document that keeps me from moving forward with my plans. To recap all those who are out of the loop (and to hopefully keep from repeating myself 20 times a day)… I’ve quit my day job to finish my business plan, to finally merge and relocate our studio into Ottawa, to make a decent living doing something that gets me excited and to better educate the populace of the mesmerizing and inherent wickedness that is glassblowing. I’m in transition… quite the understatement. And yet, every transition has made me giggle a touch more gleefully.
Due to the fact that I’m now unemployed and free to roam as I please, I’ve decided to take this entire month back in my home town of Thunder bay. The lists of reasons to come home are both personal and work related… perhaps contradictory and overly ambitions. I don’t know how I manage to tack on so many extra to do lists or how I fully plan on accomplishing it all but I honestly wish to achieve the following while here:
1 – glass
- complete bus. plan
- launch new website
2 – music
- refine and record 5 of my song
- record lyrics for dads childrens album
- write 3 bones to songs w luc for SOG
- play live jazz, solo stuff, SOG & backup
- partake in as many group jams as able
3 – photos
- capture Tbay in a collection of shots
- practice photoshoots w kel
4 – personal
- relax. get grounded
- regroup. get motivated
- recap w old friends
- good visits w all the family
- fuel creativity wherever inspired
- escape the city embrace all things nature
These lists all have sub-lists presented in order of importance with extra stars, highlights and underlines where needed… but mainly this visit is because I can. I have the opportunity to and ultimately it’s making my heart happy. By no means does this entail me staying in Thunder Bay however. I’m home to relax and accomplish a few goals then get back to the races.
Annnd at that, maybe its best I get back to this plan of mine.
I sit in what I newly deem my ‘layer’. The layer is my new office where im hell bent and determined to finish that big looming document that keeps me from moving forward with my plans. To recap all those who are out of the loop (and to hopefully keep from repeating myself 20 times a day)… I’ve quit my day job to finish my business plan, to finally merge and relocate our studio into Ottawa, to make a decent living doing something that gets me excited and to better educate the populace of the mesmerizing and inherent wickedness that is glassblowing. I’m in transition… quite the understatement. And yet, every transition has made me giggle a touch more gleefully.
Due to the fact that I’m now unemployed and free to roam as I please, I’ve decided to take this entire month back in my home town of Thunder bay. The lists of reasons to come home are both personal and work related… perhaps contradictory and overly ambitions. I don’t know how I manage to tack on so many extra to do lists or how I fully plan on accomplishing it all but I honestly wish to achieve the following while here:
1 – glass
- complete bus. plan
- launch new website
2 – music
- refine and record 5 of my song
- record lyrics for dads childrens album
- write 3 bones to songs w luc for SOG
- play live jazz, solo stuff, SOG & backup
- partake in as many group jams as able
3 – photos
- capture Tbay in a collection of shots
- practice photoshoots w kel
4 – personal
- relax. get grounded
- regroup. get motivated
- recap w old friends
- good visits w all the family
- fuel creativity wherever inspired
- escape the city embrace all things nature
These lists all have sub-lists presented in order of importance with extra stars, highlights and underlines where needed… but mainly this visit is because I can. I have the opportunity to and ultimately it’s making my heart happy. By no means does this entail me staying in Thunder Bay however. I’m home to relax and accomplish a few goals then get back to the races.
Annnd at that, maybe its best I get back to this plan of mine.
28.9.09
scrooge
As a special present from Andy, these two photos came to me in an email. It appears I have developed a new disgruntled grandpa smirk, and being the good friend that she is, she thought I should be aware of it.
I assure you this was unconsciously done.
I assure you this was unconsciously done.
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