Happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, and a Magical New Year!!

admin — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 17:19:47 +0000

Wishing you all the best of the season, and many magical things to come in 2022.

A little levi-wand levity….

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:20:31 +0000

For all my Air Bending Levi-Wand Friends out there, this one’s for you:

Dundas Shop Local Super Saturdays Part 2!

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:09:03 +0000

I was blessed with the opportunity to come back to Dundas for two more weekends, as a Buttercrow, and a Hummingbird!

Thanks go to the Dundas BIA for making these amazing weekends happen, and for my awesome friends at the Hamilton Aerial Group.

Dundas: Shop Local Super Saturdays Autumn 2021

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:00:18 +0000

The Hamilton Aerial Group is back in action, and I’m bringing my own creature costumes to town for the Dundas BIA Shop Local Super Saturdays!

Come to Dundas on Saturday September 11, 18, and 25 from 1-2pm and meet some mystical magical creatures!

Light Trails and Levi Wands!

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:00:41 +0000

– I’ve been working on some new ground skills in recent months, and have a performance routine or two in the works currently, but in the meanwhile, I wanted to play with my limited camera setup and capturing some light trails from my GloFX leviwand! I love this wand at night – it has so many great light programs it’s a treat to pull out after the sun sets.

Short review of the GloFX Hypno Levitation Wand: Firstly, it’s a great wand and I love, love, love it! If you want the perfect entry into LED wands, this is totally it, hands down.

Over time I did make a few personal tweaks and adjustments though:

I had to adjust the string so it wasn’t knotted to the swivel (just passing through)
I did wrap it in silicone tape for some grip with the idea that I would try some contact tricks as the original surface is very smooth, but for my height (I’m 5’11”), it’s just too short (the wand is 24.75″, and my favourite contact wand is about 28″) . With that in mind, I’m looking for a way to add some length and weight to the ends so I can do some night time contact tricks too.
I also added an LED pom grip rather than the finger loop for a bit of extra performance and contact potential, but the finger loop it came with is also great for when I take this wand up on stilts. (Wanding and Stilting? YES!)

While I would love to get a strobe flash to upgrade the level of my trail photos, these were a fun start with the equipment I have on hand (and doing them solo with just a timer). If you want to know how I set up these photos, get in touch and let me know! I could do a post about that as well.

Hamilton Fringe Festival 2021

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:38:30 +0000

Running from July 14-25, 2021, the Hamilton Fringe festival is in full swing and bringing you an amazing roundup of performers that you can watch online, at the Fringe Patio, or have them come to you!
For all the details and news, visit hamiltonfringe.ca!

The Hamilton Aerial Group had the great pleasure to participate in the opening of the event this year, as we have in the past, with just a little twist to the format. The Awakening was filmed and shown over the course of the opening night, with a small group of us on our stilts making a live appearance! It was a great event, and so very good to be on stilts! Thank you to all my friends at the Hamilton Aerial Group, Lori LeMare for putting together the video used in the event, and to Tanis MacArthur for the incredible buttercrow costume!

Supper with some fun guys…

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:48:07 +0000

Pork broth with ginger poured over shredded pig’s ear, buttered straw mushrooms and black fungus. Definitely a favourite fungi-filled supper!

Gravitas Music – Emergence Fest Virtual Music Showcase Curated by CloZee

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:11:22 +0000

What an absolutely amazing event! 8 hours plus an after party of incredible music on Saturday made for the start of a great weekend!! Thank you to Gravitas Recordings and CloZee for running the event – looking forward to more from all of the artists showcased, and it was great to discover the VJ’s as well! Incredible talent all around.

I was there for all 8 hours enjoying the beats and mind-blowing visuals – totally worth the wait for CloZee at 1am! (Didn’t make it to the after party because I needed to sleep, sadly)
Below are some screen shots of some of my favourite visuals from the event, by The Void Media, Dariel Leiva, Wolf-e-Wolf, Axel Thesleff, VJ TAS, and more….

(all DJs listed can be found on SoundCloud!)

Closing out the Lunar New Year Weekend…

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:45:33 +0000

A bit of a secondary tradition is making a stop at the Mandarin on Lunar New Year weekend. Happy New Year! Just a few shots taken while waiting to pick up the take-out order. I’ve truly missed my usual trip for dimsum to Emerald in Mississauga and getting to see the dancing lions they invite for the occassion. I sincerely hope those performers were able to find a way to perform this year regardless.

Lunar New Year Cooking Part 2 – Squab!

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:10:43 +0000

In celebration of the lunar new year, I decided to make braised squab! I found a relatively simple recipe as it was my first time cooking this dish, and it turned out perfectly. A bit of work to eat, but very much worth it!

Here is the recipe I worked from: https://app.ckbk.com/recipe/clas76717c16s001r019/braised-pigeon