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When life hands you paper…

…turn it into, uh, more paper.
For my 3rd year printmaking class, I’m doing a project that involves making a bunch of my own paper. These scraps will go in it, along with whatever else I can manage to turn into paper. Maybe some cotton rag pulp, abaca (banana leaf) pulp, celery, old t-shirts, some straw, […]

Kids with Cameras

“I used to want to be a doctor. Then I wanted to be an artist. Now I want to be a photographer…”
-Avijit, 11, Calcutta
I just watched the documentary “Born into Brothels” on The Passionate Eye. Holy. What cool kids in such uncool situations. Makes me want to join in and help others by using art. […]

I think…

art is just what we decide to treat as art, and that it has way more to do with the person making it and the people viewing it than the actual “it” itself.
Here are other answers to “what is art?” taken from the streets of the USA.

I’m baaack!

Hey,
So I’m back in Canada and excited about life. This site is finally getting some action, with some new pages with photos of my art.
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 Anyone going to Tokyo in May 08 should check out the brightly-coloured and only slightly overwhelming Design Festa, held on the 17th and 18th at Tokyo Big Sight. It’s the largest art […]