Chaz for Christmas

Thanks for Friday nights on the Radio..
and for introducing us to lots of new and some, very old, African music.

Rambeau...on the mount

Rambeau on the mount...
a new collage for his bipedal family

D chuffer Jays

Bowery Pete plays vinyl

and DJ Sauce takes calls

the Steamer interviews a guest...a grater legged waffling byrd.
These are small prints...matted for 8x10" frames.
 

Writing good copy

old schoolbooks gave this idea...they were working arithmetic problems in this primer... 

on a grey winter day

a cold grey day at the depot...finding colour in the bins...
makes me think of slightly more exotic plants

Hornby Island Christmas Craft Faire 2013

Looking forward to seeing all the beautiful work shown by new friends and old and especially by the very young who surprise and delight us each year as new ideas unfold for our delectation. Oh yes, and... the truly delectable treats and wholesome aromatic lunches...maybe we will see you there.!
We will also be at the Denman Island Craft Faire the following weekend,
December 7th and 8th. see last post.
We will have our digital prints...with lots of new ones this time of the year, also the studio 5 dis-cards, designed with Hornby Island recycled images. The Cards are $5. each and the matted prints range from small 8"x10" at $20. or 3 for $50.   11"x14" are $50. apiece or 3 for $125. and my larger matted prints are 16"x20", and are priced individually $75. and sell 3 for $200...no card scanner, but we welcome cheques, which is the same for many of the small craft businesses at the markets and faires. My matted prints are standard sizes, ready to be framed.
The lovely images above - French print works at Wissembourg.
Musée national des arts et traditions populaires, Paris, France
20th Century Colour lithograph

Peace on Air...goodwill toward

Kudos to all the DJs out there...
you know who you are and you make it happen everyday!
another one of the new cards...I will have them at the Christmas Faires. Hornby Hall November 30th and December 1st. Denman Island (seniors hall) December 7th and 8th...2013.

 

cards for the inevitable...season of unreason...wishing peace

3 peace suite

catch the spirit and ride

peaceful revolutions

to see more cards from seasons past

dj radio...depot designcore

DJ Steam .plate No 3 in a series of DJs...homage really!
...Kurt calls these prints "low hanging fruit"

DJ Bowery Pete - plate 2 in a series of chuffers...
the LP is a copy of Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall that I found at the depot...who might have tossed that little gem?

DJ Sauce: The first in a series of radio personalities...conjured up as I listen to the sounds of chuffer - CHFR 96.5 fm community radio.
Thanks to you all.

Here's one of the microphones.
made up of various dials and devices, gauges, plugs, faucets, speakers, hoses, racquet handles, one toaster radio top, a very old light bulb, a super fan, superimposed...
eye glass wings, door hardware, casters and sundry other bits...should work!

 

samhain - all hallow's eve...leaves fall

archives revisited... semi botanical in nature

lady slipper lily plate 3

Lady slipper lily bulb with styrofoam head inspiration

Lifting a lily bulb and other bits of lost and found components

Lady slipper liy - the bulb, roots and planting depth

 the Lady slipper lily...plate 2

self reflection

A beautiful black vase caught me...

Lady slipper lily

the cutting edge of botanical fashion...have been intending to put some lilies together for awhile now.

caterpillars maybe

new print: working on some garden guests

for charlie fox...a couple of fine players

Bowery Pete and the upright bass at an afternoon sound check

with his band mate , the DubCrow...who will be playing the brodo...

mysterious beetle

beetle blue

 and beetle red...

Trykeville...the graphic novel...?

Just haven't been able to wrap my head around this stuff for awhile...trike spirits linger.

House concerts are the very thing

We are having a little house concert of our own...

Junkyard Blues on stage

Sound check earlier in the day....sounds fine, lights fine, thanks for the flowers. Pete, Joe and Dub tonight..

Sound Check

Sound Check 
...my piece for the Blues, Where ART  Thou? exhibit 
which opened tonight, May 5th, kicking off Blues week 2013. 
digital collage -  Photograph 24" x 36" on
Epson paper. Available as an 12" 18" print also.
 They play much used music and it's all unplugged!

SOUND CHECK 2013
featuring
 Bowery  Pete on the  Stand up Bass
Byrd:  Oven dial, water tower surface,  tire sidewalls,turntable top, dryer ducting.
Stand up Bass: Spinning wheel flyer, bike reflector, hinge, keyboard, water tower skin, bicycle brakes & handle bar, wringer washing machine handle, paint brush handle and a food mill.

Bowery Joe on Banjo
Byrd:  Oven dial, water tower surface, telechronos alarm (sometimes), bike handle, turntable top, dryer ducting.
Banjo: Remote control, truck seat, model train track, abalone buttons, thimbles, brake disk, hinge, broken record, cleat, oven timer, jig saw gauge...etc. & one discarded notebook page. light bulb and speakers

 and the DubCrow with the Brodo
 DubCrow:  Waffle iron, turntable top, plates, water tank,
 sunglasses, wine bottle  & vintage hat.
Brodo  (dobro):  Metal siding, stereo, waffle iron, refrigerator handle, answering machine,  electrical plug, wooden spoons, eggbeater, etc. .

STAGE set:  photo album, guitar case, 1937 Phillips bike, telephone, suitcase, keyboard, trunk, drums, speakers, record player,  LP album, dried flower, eagle tree at depot, frozen cardboard, cardboard suitcase, dictionary spine, light bulb, various electric plugs, Hornby Island from Qualicum c.1937 and one old chair. 

Recycling notebook images...some old jewelry designs and sketches. Images and layers. My palimpsest.

From the notebooks...antlers

horsetail girl...one of 5

Hosta lullabye

Hosta reds

Hosta seductions

From the notebooks...ring and pendant

Copper pendants

Sketches for painting and pendant

Painting idea....Rock Me

those salamanders!

From the notebooks...shaman and xalibu

Tiger tales

Stand up Bass....stand up byrd

Have been meaning to build a stand up bass for some time now and with the Blues week happening soon I finally got it together to assemble the parts and pieces. Whoever left the box of very lovely used spinning wheel parts at the recycling depot has my gratitude as they have proved very intriguing.

All the musician byrds have tried their wings at playing the bass and so I will have some new prints soon.