Buried 'Treasure'

They don't bite or sting. They're extremely curious -some might even say nosy- and love to observe and touch everything! *

Here's an undersea critter that I designed for TwinB back when she was at AI composing a storyboard for a short video. Her concept was a little on the complex side so the team decided to go with another members' plot.
TwinB later succumbed to her illness, dropped out of school and came home to sit through her long season of disability. This particular sketchbook pretty much just hung out in a drawer for 4 years. I love some of the ideas in her storyboard and hope that she'll have them fully developed in the near future. The nice new doctor has doubled up her Prozac so maybe that'll kick start the creative urge.

*um...hey!...that's me, distilled to the basics!

Owie!! Art Studio Hurt!

Bent down in to grab something in the studio and got a sharp piece of driftwood to the eye - good thing I wear glasses because they deflected it just a hair, so that it didn't go right into my brain.
Now I have a cut over my right eyelid.
And a strong resolve to clean & re-organize the studio with a little more thought devoted to proper storage.

Festive 50th

This particular work has been snowed on, thus obscuring the original message, but it appears to be a birthday greeting. What could be more heartwarming or special than evidence that someone cares enough to graffiti your snowpile in honour of a 50th birthday??

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Chinese dragon as painted by a 5 year old. I like the oriental brush technique this student achieved! I'll look forward to future classes with this K-1 bunch - they were so careful with their materials and it will be interesting to see how they develop.

We were at Haisla Community school today. The drive out was treacherous, even with travelling no faster than 35 km an hour over rain slicked pot-holey ice. Fortunately it was much smoother later in the day. Had fun in all 3 sessions too.

Inhale - Exhale...chill

TwinA noticed that TwinB's two main prescriptions were sitting empty on the bathroom counter.
I had made a point of inquiring re: the state of her med supply a few days earlier ; (
TwinB also managed to lose her cell phone (for the second time & probably for good) This essentially meant that she's been wandering around Calgary unmedicated, without her leash.
TwinA and the Big Brother drove her to a walk-in clinic on Monday so she could get everything rolling when she returned yesterday.
She told me it took most of the evening but she now has a really cool doctor and that little magic piece of paper with the scribblies on it. Now all she has to do is get her ass to a pharmacy so she can get those little magic pills in her system again.

Maybe I can breathe. At least till the next time.

Collaboration

Found this painting - by my very own TwinB - after having lost track of it for over 5 years. She painted it for our exhibit 'round about the time she turned 17. After she drew this and another similar creature I suggested that she paint it in the manner of a Russian icon.
Rather than tackle any of my own projects, I've opted to punch up the highlights and shadows, then smooth out the background on this piece.

This is way more fun than working on my own paintings!

Snow. Still

This photo was actually taken a few weeks ago. The District has since carted off dumptruck loads of it to make way for the inevevitable...which would be of course, more snow. The snow on the ground at present is level with a backyard trampoline.