June 2011
18 posts
GOOD PRIDE
We’ve painted a GOOD BIKE just for PRIDE WEEKEND! Look out for it at the parade on Sunday.
Vanessa
In preparation for the priming party that happened on Sunday (see previous post), I went to load a roll of 120 film in my beloved Diana + camera. When I opened the back, I was surprised to see that there was already a roll of film inside the camera body. Unable to remember the last time I had used my Diana + camera, I rewound the mystery film and dropped it off with Sunday’s roll.
I...
On Sunday, we were fortunate enough to have a group of committed, passionate friends help us prime the first ten good bikes, which were delivered to the OCAD U Student Gallery by the City earlier in the week. The two-wheelers were in a sad state when they were dropped at our doorstep — deflated tires, rusty baskets and tattered seats. After a coat of white primer, the mangled misfits...
Some months ago, local designer, filmmaker and producer extraordinaire Dave Bedrich purchased a Paillard Bolex 155 Macrozoom camera, which shoots dreamy Super 8mm film. The process of shooting, developing and editing Super 8mm film is costly and laborious — but the results are retro-fabulous and so worth the hassle. Considering Bedrich only started experimenting with his relic gadget...
$H!T HAPPENS
I know that I should probably speak to the striking design and art objects featured in the pop-up exhibition $H!T HAPPENS IN BERLIN at Relative Space, a sleek flooring showroom on Dupont Street; but I was too busy looking at the striking servers doling out wine and food when we were at the launch party. Not only where they gorgeous, their outfits were killer — sheer black, feathers, neon...
Doggie style at woofstock!
TINTYPE PORTRAITS
Being the keen-beans that we are, Caroline and I were the first in line for a tintype studio hosted by Gallery 44 in the lobby of 401 Richmond on Saturday, May 28. A team of artists was still working to set up the various tents, dishes, lights and chemicals when we arrived. The focal point of the studio was of course the antique camera, a sculptural bellowed box with wood detailing.
The...
DRESSING UP
Last weekend, I did something I haven’t done since I was a kid: I invited a few of my closest friends to my house to dress-up. It was a particularly special event because two of the girls that came over, Chloë and Julia, are also my oldest friends. The three of us started dressing up together twenty years ago, and still enjoy getting ready to go out with one another today.
As kids, the dress up...
THE GOOD COFFEE: TAMPERED PRESS
I finally managed to stop in at the Tampered Press on Dundas St W! This is definitely one of the best named coffee places in the city, in my opinion (as I’ve always wanted to run some kind of cafe, publishing house hybrid); and its coffee doesn’t disappoint. The creamy shot of espresso and steamed milk was absolute bliss in the spring sunshine. The chocolate chip biscotti certainly...
BOOKHOU
Bookhou (798 Dundas St West) is a studio/store that focuses on small production pieces made from natural and handmade materials. If you enjoy buying beautiful things and supporting local talent, shop here. It’s a great spot for connecting with local designers and artists.
Caroline
BODIES AND BUILDINGS
These are a few of my favourite drawings from Ryan Dodgson’s tiny book, Buildings and Bodies. I found it last weekend among the zines at Art Metropole. Apparently, they’ve been selling like hot cakes! On the first page of the book Dodgson writes: “All of the buildings in this book were drawn from life, and can be found in and around the city of Toronto. Their bodies belong...
…Sunday brunch at Zocalo…
NEON BIKE UPDATE
For all you neon bike supporters out there, I owe you an update. The last two days have been a little nutty over at 285 Dundas St. West. After the neon bike was featured on BlogTO, the Torontoist and Boing Boing on Wednesday, it became an instant local celebrity. The very same day, the bike also made it onto the six o’clock news on CBC and Youtube (The Mark News). It was featured in The...
