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Why Drop Shadows should die (Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:30:00 -0330)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Why Drop Shadows should die ... okay now that I got your attention, I don't think they should die, I think they should just not be seen, instead they should be felt.

All About PIPA and SOPA (Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:34:40 -0330)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:04:40 +0000

All About PIPA and SOPA

Arqball and the UVa Art Museum (Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:57:07 -0330)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:27:07 +0000

Here is a video about a new interactive iPad app for art came to be. This is very exciting technology and something that I think holds a lot of promise.

Christmas photos (Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:26:16 -0330)

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:56:16 +0000

Here are some christmas photos for you all to enjoy :)

Movember - BARBARIANBROS (Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:30:53 -0230)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:00:53 +0000

So I am participating in Movember! I have joined the Barbarianbros team headed by Tim Heerebout. In case you don't know here is a bit about Movember from ca.movember.com: During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in Canada and around the world

Butterfly (Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:30:00 -0230)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:00:00 +0000

A picture of a butterfly I took in our backyard a few days ago.

Social media icons including Google+ (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:58:18 -0230)

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:28:18 +0000

Google+ is still in beta but I went out looking for a social media icon set that included a google+ icon. Despite there being quite a few individual google+ icons, to my disappointment I did not find many

Toronto flowers (Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:30:00 -0230)

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

I have been in Toronto for a few weeks now and I am just getting around to taking some photos of my landlords great garden. This is quite embarrassing as I really like photographing flowers. So anyhow here are some macro flower photos from said garden. I will try to get out more often and venture further in Toronto taking photos. There is a lot to take photos of in this city. Should keep me busy for a while.

Spring time flower photography (Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:00:00 -0230)

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:30:00 +0000

It is a nice sunny day here in Oakville today so I went out and took some photos of the flowers around the house. Macro flower photography is one of my favoruite pass-times :).

Whiteboard Room (Tue, 24 May 2011 13:30:13 -0230)

Tue, 24 May 2011 16:00:13 +0000

Whiteboard Room is a business idea that is currently being pitched on Project Wildfire by Michelle, Grace and Nate. As a creative, and coffee lover I quite like the idea. The concept, a collaborative cafe, revolves around ...

Constellations (Sun, 15 May 2011 15:19:54 -0230)

Sun, 15 May 2011 17:49:54 +0000

Constellations, the Sheridan Web Design Grad Show, was held at Creative Niche on April 28th. The show was well attended by many creative agencies from the Toronto area. The concept constellations illustrates how we are all connected, with our fellow classmates, graduates from previous years of the Sheridan Web Design Program, as well as other creatives from the industry.

Taxi (Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:43:30 -0230)

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:13:30 +0000

On Friday Stephen Coomber, Interactive Designer from TAXI made a presentation to our Sheridan Web Design class. Stephen is a graduate of the Sheridan Web design program himself and has become quite a successful designer. His first job out of the Sheridan program was as a flash animator at Organic. His next job was at Young & Rubican where he also worked for two years before moving on to TAXI.

The moon (Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:00 -0230)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Two shots of the moon from the other night when it was said to appear very large in the sky

nurun presentation (Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:10:53 -0330)

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:40:53 +0000

On Friday we had three presenters from the Toronto branch of the nurun creative agency come in to talk to our Sheridan Collage Web Design class. There names and positions are: Hilary Jackson, Project Coordinator, Dondy Razon, Associate Creative Director and Nadeem Visanji, Digital Strategist.

Usability testing: screen recording (Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0330)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Usability testing is something that we as web designers often overlook, as we think it is too hard.
However, as Steve Krug explains in his book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy," usability testing can be both quick and easy.

Money money money (Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:19:14 -0330)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:49:14 +0000

Last Friday Rachelle Allen & Adam Plaxton from Investors Group gave a presentation to our Sheridan Web Design class. They gave a presentation about financial planning, and offered us some valuable advice that we can soon use as we start, or continue our working lives.

Presentation by Catherine Baird (Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:55:12 -0330)

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:25:12 +0000

Last week Catherine Baird, a Sheridan Web Design grad, came in to talk to our professional practices class at Sheridan. Catherine who currently works for Dashboard, a creative agency in Toronto, has worked with a graduate from our web design program at Sheridan every year since she graduated in 2001.

Brendan Good ACD at Leo Burnett (Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:19:30 -0330)

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:49:30 +0000

Last Friday our guest speaker for professional topics class was Brendan Good, Associate Creative Director at Leo Burnett Toronto. Leo's presentation was interesting, thought provoking and informative.

One Method - Steve Miller (Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:30:00 -0330)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Last Friday One Method gave a presentation to our Sheridan Web Design class. The design studio is a smallish one based in Liberty Village and employing about twenty people. Most of their clients are from outside of Canada and include clients from both the United States and Finland among other places.

ecentricarts (Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:30:00 -0330)

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Last Friday for our Profesional Topics class we ha

Void (2009)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:14:34 +0000

Void is a series of works that attempts to explore 'emptiness' in relation to spirituality, and the all so common 'empty ghost' feeling. Drawing from Buddhist ideas, and meditation of 'the void' and 'emptiness', this artwork attempts to animate and present the void in a visual and visceral form. Emphasized more than anything is the meditative and laborious process behind the making of each of the five pieces in this series. Each sculpture is hand carved, sanded and polished, while thinking about the negative space the sculpture creates, and it's relationship to 'the void.' This series of works represents a culmination of a set of meditations and thought on 'the void.'

Because of the nature of these objects, each resembles a vessel in some way or another. This relationship to the container, body and body as container is almost unavoidable, but at the same time desirable. Each object in the Void series is also a vessel. A vessel for thoughts, meditation and the soul. Each object could also be said to resemble the body, more particularly an orifice. This relationship to the body ties back the notion of our body being an integral part of spirituality and how our body acts as a vessel for our souls and all that we are.

I have one object completed, images are attached. The next object will be more open in form like a soft bowl being weighed down on two sides, from there I hope to grow the vessel in more and more free flowing and intuitive ways.

Wild woodwinds (2009)

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:06:58 +0000

Trees ravaged by the winds of the world, trees shaped by nature, so beautiful in such an unforgiving world.

It amazes me how such beauty exists in such a harsh climate, and a harsh world.

It amazes me how beautiful nature is and how we can only hope to learn a little from our natural world, about beauty, coexistence and harmony. Through these photographs I try to convey the beauty I see, and to learn what I can from it.

Media: Silver gelatin prints

A reflection (2009)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:09:56 +0000

A reflection, a space, a place to move on from. A place to gather strength from.

This installation is meant to be a spiritual and reflective space. The play with light and sound is meant to be soothing and thought provoking. Creating a space for reflections and spiritual contemplation on many levels. This contemplation will hopefully arise a starting point from which to move on and gather strength from. Making us awear of the 'hungry ghost' within that can only be filled by and understanding of ourselves, separate from the external world.

Media: Light, Fabric, Glass

Two Lovers and A Canyon (2009)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:10:22 +0000

Two lovers embrace, about to kiss.

A small river flows creating a canyon.

A set of metaphorical photos.

A circle of strength (RUFE) (2009)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:48 +0000

Part of the Rather Unfortunate Event (RUFE) series, this work deals with coming to terms with personal memories and negative feelings. Through the creation of the black sphere and polishing it I released my negative energy into the sphere. At first making up an abstract narrative of my obsessive experience with the black ball and then sharing this experience with others to form a circle of strength.

Media: Installation, Mixed Media (incl. Silver Gelatin Prints & Interactive Computer Program)

An observation (2009)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:56:40 +0000

This series of images deals with my general observations of our world all around us. I find when I am behind the camera the I can sometimes slow down and see things I would otherwise not notice. The experience is almost spiritual, and is peaceful. I enjoy trying to capture these moments, these times as my attention jumps from one brilliant aspect of mother nature to another aspect.

Media: digital images

Thoughts of a passing presence (2009)

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:17:54 +0000

A series of three long exposure photographs dealing with spirituality and a sense, or lack of sense of identity. Through a ghostlike image I am barley seen in each of the off colour photographs, just enough is seen to make a mark on the recorded image, and indexical trace of a past presence.

Media: Digital Photograph

Size: 8' by 10'

Presence of a passing omniscient spirt (2009)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:51:29 +0000

The ethereal nature of our existence and relationship with nature has been fascinating me recently. Faint out of focus representations seem to convey some sort of spirituality to me. Connected to the nature pictures through monochromatic printing I am starting to see a spiritual essence which I want to experiment more with on a larger scale.

Media: Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 5 14 by 10 diptychs

Introspective (RUFE) (2009)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:37:10 +0000

A project in the RUFE (Rather Unfortunate Event) series explores healing through connection, exploration and comfort with my own body.

Media: Archival Inkjet Prints

Size: 17" by 36"
Shows: About The Body (2009), Craft Council NL, Devon House Craft Centre, St. John's, NL
Works in Series: RUFE: Relation (2009), RUFE: Circle (2009), RUFE: Enclosure (2009)

Relation (RUFE) (2009)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:49:43 +0000

Relation is another work in the personal / communal healing project, RUFE (Rather Unfortunate Event). Specifically this work deals with building trusting relationships with others.

Media: Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 14" diameter framed
Shows: Past Due (2009), SWGC Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
Works in Series: RUFE: Introspective (2009), RUFE: Circle (2009), RUFE: Enclosure (2009)

Enclosure - RUFE (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Enclosure is a safe place to heal, think and reflect. It was born of a personal need for a safe place. Knowing this safe place exists helped me to heal and think. In turn the enclosure turned into a community art project. Installed outside the SWGC Art Gallery, I invited people to put their own healing or expressive stitches into the enclosure or pillows. This produced some amazing results (as seen in pictures above). I hope this process helped those who partook as much as it has helped me.

For 17 days I took one image, and wrote a few words that reflected how I felt that day. This exercise helped myself become more in tune with myself on a spiritual level. The pillows enclosed inside the tent each have the image and words for the particular day on them. Each pillow becomes an intimate comforting experience and indexical mark.

RUFE: Enclosure (2009) is part of the RUFE (Rather Unfortunate Event) series. This series of work deals with spiritual aspects of healing on a personal level, but also attempts to deliver a universal message.

Media: Fabric, Pine, Plaster, Silk Thread, Pillows, Acrylic Transfer, Stuffing

Size: 6' diameter, 4 1/2' high

Shows: Past Due (2009), SWGC Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL

Works in Series: RUFE: Introspective (2009), RUFE: Circle (2009), RUFE: Relation (2009)

Hospital (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Media: B&W Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 11" by 11"

Shows: Form: Constructed & Natural (2009), Arts & Culture Center, Corner Brook, NL

Works in Series: Institution (2006), Institution (2008)

A Story No One Told (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Based on the song A Story No One Told by Shad, an independent Canadian Artist.

Shad's New Music Canada Page: http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/SHAD/

Shad's Webpage: http://www.shadk.com/

Media: RC Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 11 by 14 inches

The Calm (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Based on the short story The Calm by Raymond Carver

Media: RC Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 2 by 3 inches

RUFE (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

RUFE (the Rather Un-Fortunate Event), a project about self healing through creating a narrative investigation and a fictional character. This project has changed name and since broken off into many individual projects dealing with various parts, and taking different views of this initial idea. Please find the Works in Series list and links below.

The above images are of the Black Ball which forms the center for the RUFE project and some daily photos of the Black Ball.

Media: Cherry Wood, Silver Gelatin Prints, Digital Video, Digital Photographs & Writings

Size: 2-4" diameter

Works in Series: RUFE: Introspective (2009), RUFE: Circle (2009), RUFE: Relation (2009), RUFE: Enclosure (2009)

url tickertape (2009)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Here are some pictures of my fibers project 'url ticker tape' installation. This 33 foot long (2 foot wide) piece of paper represents a segment of my web history for part of 2008 & 2009. The sources are my own Safari & Firefox browser history as well as my Google search history. On the fourth floor of the Fine Arts building are a set of hand written lists that catalogue each day in my web history that is represented with the number of pages viewed and the hex code of the colour in which it is represented. This project may provoke thought about the amount of our modern lives that is spend on the computer going from site to site to site, and the amazing history that this process of discovery leaves behind.

Media: Inkjet Printout

Size: 2' by 33'

Digital Nature (2008)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Media: Archival Ink-jet Prints

Size: 8.5 by 11 inches

Seasons (2008)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

A ‘1 million times project’ dealing with time, this video shows three scenes shot daily throughout the year as the seasons change. The video navigates through the different shots, presenting them as if they were still pictures on the wall. This work would be part of a looping video installation played in real time.

Media: Digital Video

Abbreviated Version: Approx 1 minute

Nature Series (2008)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Media: RC Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 16 by 20 inches

Tree 89 (2008)

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Media: RC Silver Gelatin Prints

Size: 11 by 14 inches