unidentified hairball

Yep, just as the title says. My big kid and I drove past this on the streets of PG today. And no, it is not someones *Fluffy*, or someones *Rover*, we checked that. It's just a big ole wad of hair in the middle of the street.

Why is this dog so fat?

Maybe it is because for the last 8 months he has arrived at the Middle School exactly at 1pm each weekday. He knows that if he times it right, there will be dozens of food goodies littering the school grounds, and he's no dummy! If he arrives as the bell rings, that means the kids will all go back inside that grey building and he can eat in peace. Oh his poor arteries!

missing!

I heard through friends on Friday that 2 of my drawings that are currently on tour with the Artfest Show in Northern BC have gone missing.(see my original post Thursday, April 26, 2007). I had a 3 drawings, about 2.5 ft high and 1.5 ft wide that were a set. Apparently the Gallery at MacKenzie did not receive all three pieces, only one. They hung the one piece. When I heard this I had several questions. 1. How could the gallery not see that there were 2 pieces missing when all 3 pieces are shown in the program for the show, which they would have, and each piece is labeled 1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc? And... if they did notice the pieces were missing, didn't they feel that this was something to be alarmed about and that it warrented a call to the show organizer or even the last gallery that had the show to inquire about the missing pieces? As far as I know, none of this has happened. It took an alert person who was viewing the show to notice that these were missing and discuss it with another artist who just happened to be a friend of mine. Yes, this is how I found out that my pieces are missing. I have been wringing my hands as the call I placed to the show organizer will not be answered until Tuesday, when he is back in his gallery. I will keep you posted on the developments.

it all started with a leak

And I don't mean the slang term for leak, although the two are somewhat related. The toilet that is right above my art studio in the house has had a very slow leak. The dad-guy has spent many hours replacing seals and flooring only to have the leak increase. And again my artwork has been baptized in am amonia-smelling liquid. So, the dad-guy lifted up the porcelain throne and began to replace the flooring. This time, however, we no long have extra linoleum to redo the floor. So we (innocently) went to a local flooring place to look at some small roll end stuff. But then, we thought, if we replace the bathroom flooring, the kitchen won't match it, and we might as well do the hallway too as the carpet is a bad idea there... and while we are on the topic of carpet, the livingroom carpet will not match the new lino...

I know Sirdar and wife of Sirdar can relate!

The dad-guy's day

It is a special day for all of you who are a father to some one. They look up to you, they model on your behavior, and they love you. Above are two drawings of Kevin, the dad-guy in this family. I did the top drawing in 1997 and the bottom drawing today. He wasn't very cooperative today. He kept sticking out his tongue and making faces, so the chin area is not as accurate as I would have liked. None the less, here is my tribute to the man who spends so much time parenting our kids with love.

Pine Beetle Art

I had the surprise of being interviewed by CBC Radio for the Daybreak North show on Friday, June 1! It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I was setting up my installation of boxes for the Red & Blue Pine Beetle Art show in Vanderhoof and CBC was there. You can listen to the clip at the Daybreak North website up until Friday, June 8th. Take the link above and scroll down to June 1st. The clip starts out, "Like a lot of the north, the road to Saik'uz is thick with dead, red pine trees but many northern artists have found inspiration amidst the devastation."
You must have Real Player to hear it.