July 2011
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There is an accordion player outside my window...
Here is an overdue update- I was supposed to return to Canada, July 5th. Instead, I stayed in Paris at the request of Shakespeare & Company, and moved into a gorgeous flat in Montmartre, (on a street frequented by accordion players). In the past few weeks, I have gone from being a nomad bathing in public facilities, to a working artist/bookshop intern sharing a bathroom with only one other...
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Leanne Shapton
Tuesday, July 26th, Leanne Shapton will be drawing at Shakespeare & Company bookshop in Paris. She is an illustrator and publisher based out of New York. Her CV includes SNL, Harper’s Magazine, The National Post, Elle Magazine, The New York Times, and a small collection of art books.
The drawing above is from Shapton’s Coco Chanel series, 2001.
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Her Royal Majesty
The morning of Canada Day, as I was putting away my bedding in the piano room, an old issue of HRM mysteriously fell from a top shelf. Luckily for my head, the publication weighs just barely 6 grams. It is a short, condensed collection of poetry, prose and artwork from Halifax, Nova Scotia. These are my favourite spreads-
Since 2009 (when this particular issue was published), Her Royal...
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Les Abeilles
Today, I was shown the most incredible bee shop called Les Abeilles. Walking through the doors is like entering the heart of a hive, complete with buzzing bees and honey spouts arranged by pollen.
The fragrances of honey and wax make it impossible to leave empty-handed. I walked away with a tub of local bee pollen.
For sculptors and those who make their own skin products, Les Abeilles is the...
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