b:c:clettes did a photo shoot on the weekend. while getting ready i listened to a Hugo Chavez speech and was inspired by his words: mobilize the human spirit thanks for taking the picture mom i mean linda who is lori’s mom
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sixty three : varied
so many different creatures all creeping and picking their own kinda way under wet leaves in the yard drilling down aren’t we all ok so varied?
fifty nine : collective houses poster
remember this image from before? while not the final draft of the poster i am happy enough with it to let you have a look. maybe you want to attend one of the workshops?
fifty seven : that house again
the house resounds with a prickle prickle unspoke judge be farther found off walls off walks off into the moonlight you will soon turn into mold and dust green plants puffing pulling it down for now it sits empty white shell a crock of developers bargain doing nothing for us at all
fifty four : Arrrrrrrr
i made this drawing L I V E ! online with my friend cedar who just turned 6! See one of our previous collaborations cedar moved to nelson which is a twelve hour bus ride from vancouver so far away we need a great ship to carry us through space and…
fifty two : another pouch thing
sometimes i feel like writing things rather than drawing or arting things so here i wrote then crossed six things out.
fifty : little birds say thank you
thank you cards for my friends who led interpretive walks taught twine-making created art with nature talked with birds and other goodness at -Spirit Fish- a community art and environment festival i helped create last year. see five more cards
forty four : new years resolutions
i’ve been putting off this post because it involved more sitting at the computer which is what i’ve been doing since 2012 began. lesson about creativity right now it is more fun for me to just make things. i am going for a run do you want to be different? …
thirty eight : short eared owl
i saw a few of these the other morning at Boundary Bay up close and hunting during the day as short eared owls like to do. they were fighting with northern harriers. three more process pictures
thirty three : apology
i used the quill pen i made to invoke this drama… tho sincerely felt. FRIENDS don’t go thinking there is anything wrong in my immediate relationships! these words address an old rift between past allies wounds healed over tho scarred for some endure
twenty three: dance dreams
what do i feel excited about working on as a bcclettes production? [LINK] i listened to music from our inspiring playlist and sketch some thoughts to bring to the group. Reinvent the Wheel is a gift cycle where inspiration and skills are shared passed from heart to heart. Connected, we find our true power….
twenty two: stars set free
cut a quill pen from a feather but as purple words record… no flow. help us!
fourteen: my thinking is built of stones
scrap paper initially used as resist for spray paint project. mark making materials not ideal, but made with what i’ve got at the studio. i remembered to bring my eraser with me from home in my bicycle pannier, since i’ve only got one. i found these words in The Open Road by Pico Iyer. It…
thirteen: subject to a security agreement…
i rode the train from Buffalo, NY to Vancouver, BC: three days in the month of October. i saw the words “2825 subject to a security agreement…” on a passing train. 1. trains are social and encourage communication between people who would not ordinarily have contact with each other. trains are lighter from an emissions…
twelve: useful to others
the Library = resource sharing! I’ve got a library card, and a bicycle to get me there. Ah, the wealth! From the Vancouver Public Library i borrowed several books on lettering and calligraphy. Also old-school: how to make a feather quill pen. This image is made this with a metal-tipped dip pen, plus charcoal.
ten: start a blog
Today i am setting up my blog so that others can see my work. It will take me a few days to get caught up, as some of the pieces remain un-documented. I’ll head over to the studio this afternoon and hope there is enough natural light on this rainy afternoon. Sharing is caring!
four: US WAR ILLEGAL
Started at the studio and dove into my box of Encyclopedia of Weapons of War. I think I have the full set of 24, or almost the full set anyways. Every time i think about using it i stop because it seems horrible, like dwelling in the ‘wound.’ No one would like what i make…
three: the fellowship of people who make things
Using the famous silver paper/foil, recycled from the offset printing process. I have SO MUCH of this stuff, and it will therefore appear in future posts i expect. Another item of note is the pink streamer from a bicycle tassel. I’ve been saving this for maybe 10 years, but never installed them on any bike,…
use what you got 