Right at Main and Broadway, there is a funky art gallery like shop called ‘Bird on a Wire,’ which is now carrying Lucy’s Tree. Sweet!
Teachers Pay Teachers- worksheets
Hey, you know what’s a cool idea? Teachers designing worksheets and resources they see a need for in schools, posting them on a site to be downloaded and used by other teachers, then paying eachother for it, instead of a big corporation. Yup, cool. I learned about this through a teacher friend who asked me make some simple illustrations for her work booklets to help young ones learn to read. The target age is pre-k to grade 1/2. A couple of the booklets are free, and can be viewed and downloaded here:
teacherspayteachers – store name: Reading, Writing, Reproducible
Lucy’s Tree at Blackberry Books
As of yesterday, indie book store Blackberry Books on Granville Island will be carrying Lucy’s Tree! Remember and love this book store from my childhood, and more recently when I bought Shaun Tan’s ‘The Arrival’ there. So many good books here, plus cool book art which I now wish I took pictures of.
fiction project- full version
It took an embarrassingly long time to figure out, but I finally got the images from my ‘fiction project’ off of the Brooklyn Art House Co-Op site to put into a gallery here.
p.s.- if you want to see the pictures full size, right click and pick ‘view image’
alphabet soup
I’m always happy when I get to use my creative energy on a project with someone I know and like, which was the case for this super cute alphabet work book a teacher friend asked for some help on. I did the pictures, while Danita put together the text and layout. I’m really happy with how it turned out!
It’s available for download, now or super soon, at www.teacherspayteachers.com
happy birthday!
an owl card for someone wise
get well cards and gm free coffee shops
So coming soon ‘Mobius,’ a new coffee shop, will be opening its doors at 25th and Main. If you’re walking by before then, however, you might be able to duck in for a sneak peek. The cool thing about Mobius is that they’re doing everything free of genetically modified products, from their baked goods, soups, coffee and sugars, right down to their coffee cups and lids (which apparently can traditionally contain genetically modified corn. I did not know that). I’m the lucky girl who will display her art on Mobius’ walls. Last time I was there they had a cozy set up with a brick fire place, some antique-y furniture, comfy chairs, and some serious wall space for art, which works out well for me.
Also, I’ve included a picture of a get well card for someone who is going for ankle surgery. Partially inspired by upcoming Valentine’s Day.
Winter time painting
So here are some recent paintings- some for Christmas presents, others resulting from my newfound fox fascination. Not quite sure why foxes seem to be the first things that show up on a page- must be something to do with that awesome orange. A new-ish colour for me. Usually I just stick to blue.
watercolour christmas
It’s nice to mess around with watercolour, especially when the goal is to make something fun for someone you like alot or love. I’ve been using Christmas time as an excuse to make some whimsical pictures I might not otherwise create- since I don’t usually have an excuse. Maybe I’ll be inspired to make not so serious images more often.
Eastside Culture Crawl and Anonymous show, oh my
The past weekend until now has been busting full of artistic inspiration, partially provided by my cute, artsy parents. I just got back from seeing some of their artwork in the ‘anonymous show’ in North Van. This show is a cool idea for a fundraiser (for the North Vancouver Arts Council maybe?) where people submit canvases that are all the same size (8 in x 8 in I think, some small size) and the selected works are all displayed anonymously and sold for $100, with half of the money going to the Arts Council. Spoiler alert: I am going to show which pieces were made by my parents, because I’m proud of them and actually like the pieces. I also took some photos of some other favourites.
Eastside Culture Crawl- hopefully anyone in Vancouver knows what this is. Artists in Vancouver’s eastside, mostly East of Clark Drive, North of 1st, open their studios to the public and allow everyone to wander around and ogle their work. It’s awesome.
roz macLean 