A very special field trip
Sometimes the good stuff ends up over here at Oncle Hoonki’s Oncle Höonki's Fabulous Hornshop Oncle Hoonki’s Fabulous Hornshop had a field trip yesterday. We took horns to the Means of Production...
View ArticleSaturday mashup with Carnival Band at the Woods Studio! 10pm
We always have a good time with the Carnival Band. The last time I was at the Woods Studio, it was Pancakes and Jam, an event populated by attractive youth keen on dancing to our music. The last time...
View ArticleThe Last Wingding on the Hill (before Spain)!
If you can find your way to East 6th and St. Catherines (Vancouver) tomorrow at 5pm, you really should. Why? Because Summer is fleeting, the garden is wonderfully fecund, and the next time the LFM will...
View ArticleYet again to Spain, on a plane (and a train)
Come September first I’ll begin a new residency with the lovely folks at CACIS, the sustainability oriented art centre north of Barcelona. I’ve made some large promises with my drawings, imagining a...
View ArticleConcert at La Verema – 2015
Dear Moira, Jamie had a good time in Catalunya. This is my conclusion, not just because he told me so on many occasions, but because the pictures back it up. I would like specifically to point out the...
View ArticleThere’s another fight a-brewing
Two teams prepare in secrecy, awaiting the day (February 13th), when they will set foot on that stage (Lanalou’s), and do epic battle. As an incentive – there is a prize. Yes, a fancy hat for the...
View ArticleA brief history of Mr. Fire-Man and the Legion of Flying Monkeys Horn Orchestra
Wherein is told the story of a curious fellow moving from desk job Ontario toward community-engaged artist in British Columbia. Spanning twenty years crammed into seven minutes, this very brief...
View ArticleVote for Gnomie
My pal, Gnomie the Gnome, already lives on Cypress Mountain. Now, if he wins this video context, he can ski there for free(!), and Cypress will get some extra gratis Gnomie Time. Because every mountain...
View ArticleSummer Programs 2016
EartHand Workshops Summer 2016, including natural paint pigments, painting, and weaving in Vancouver Source: Summer Programs 2016
View ArticleLa Atzavara – building the agave fuhorn
The document of my 2018 CACIS residency agave horn build must rightly begin with mention of Thomas Melchert. A German woodworker of enormous skill and creativity, I was introduced to him in 2012 the...
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