jugglers' dilemma!

Busy week, back to school and new projects – keeping all the balls in the air, then the head gets in the way!

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”.

What happens when animals and humans are the topic for an art show? “The Animal Other” is a group exhibition featuring artists: Kitty Blandy, Lesley Clarke, Jan Gates, Chris Gillespie, Mary-Anne McTrowe, and Pamela Speight. The artists will be displaying a variety of different works that reflect the nature of interactions between animals and human kind.   
 
The art show is on at The Nanaimo Art Gallery VIU campus gallery location, from September 10th to November 6th, 2010.  

Opening Reception: September 10th 5:00-7:00pm

Conversation Boils Over

It’s all about the perspective! Whose point of view do you take?

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”

Maffeo Sutton Park has the blues!  Listen to free music Saturday August 28th from noon to 8pm and Sunday August 29th from noon to 6pm under the Lions Pavilion.

Saturday:

• Stone Free at noon
•  the Donnie Ginter Group at 1pm
• Paul and Robbie MacIntyre at 2pm
• Chuck Together at 3pm
• Nanaimo Blues All-Stars at 4pm
• Michael Keys at 4:30pm
• Summer and the Sinners at 5:15pm
• Greynotes at 6pm
• Gerry Barnum at 7pm

Sunday:

• Foreign Influence at noon
• Nanaimo Blues All-Stars at 1pm
• Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners at 2pm
• Glen Foster Group at 3pm
• Renovation Blues Band at 4pm
• Mckinley Wolf at 5pm

Back to School!

 It’s that time of year getting the kids’ supplies together! Enjoy the madness.

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”.

Are you a fibre fan? Coming to Nanaimo at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre is, “The Vancouer Island Fibre Art Show”.  It will on for two days, September 10-11, 2010.

The VI Fibre Arts Showcase is an opportunity for you to see first hand the works of local fibre and textile artists. These fibre artists will be showcasing their talents and highlighting the vast array of art that is created using fibre and textile media. You will find original, one-of-a-kind, classical, whimsical, innovative pieces exhibited.  A Fashion Fiesta will be held on Saturday night from 5-9pm as the fibre creations hit the runway. Also, there will demonstrations, vendors market, guest speakers, spinners circles and childrens activities.

For more information visit website www.vancouverislandfibrearts.com.

Grubs Grumbling

How is your garden looking? Tip, water early in the morning, if you water in the evening it causes mildew to form on plants.   Have a safe weekend.  Thinking of everyone who is being affected by the fires here in BC.  Take care!

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”.

Here is your chance to experience the art of traditional lacquer painting found in Vietnam.
 
Artist Megan Arundel has her show at the Nanaimo Art Gallery on Commercial Street until August 24, 2010. Arundel explains how the exhibition came to be: “Last summer, I returned from a year in Vietnam with memories of a warm and friendly people and with sketchbooks full of scenes from that incredible country.  I also came back with several lacquer paintings completed under the tutorship of  Le Xuan Chieu, a professor at the Fine Arts University in Ho Chi Minh City and  a master painter of  traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting.  I had been curious about this ancient art and was ecstatic to find Chieu, who agreed to give me individual lessons.

 Vietnam has transformed Asian tradition of using natural lacquer to protect and decorate furnishings and utensils into a painting technique.  It developed to include the use of other substances to embellish the paintings, such as crushed eggshells, mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver.  It is a fascinating, labour-intensive process, each painting taking 3 to 4 months to complete.   A painting is built layer upon layer with lacquer, a natural tree sap, and finished by sanding and polishing it by hand to create a brilliant luster.”

crazy chef catches a chew

The best part of cooking is testing! Try making your own ice cream it so easy it takes just a minute.

Artwork courtesy of “Artist Marie”.