Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (and more!)
July 9, 2009
I’ve been working long hours in the studio this week finishing up some new work for the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, taking place this weekend July 10 to 13 in Nathan Phillips Square in beautiful downtown T.O. If you’re in the neighbourhood be sure to come by and say hello; I’m easy to find, in booth #311 right near the corner of Queen and Bay Streets. I will be wearing dresses from The Wardrobe Project so that I’ll match my work in an obnoxious way. Fun!
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the new work I’ll be showing:
These sweet little dress prints are 5 x 10 inches, a mixture of Sharpie drawing, watercolour, woodcut, chine colle and wood intaglio. Holy crap! There are a lot of layers packed into these little darlings. And I’ll be selling them cheap to help finance the Lendrum I’m secretly hoping to bring home with me.
This is woodcut and chine colle, using the Ambassador Bridge block I carved for the On Crossing project. I have a small series of these, some on Japanese paper and some on rag, and they’re all different.
These teeny-tiny dress prints are 3 x 4 and 2 x 3 inches and have woodcut, lithography (on some), chine colle and wood intaglio. I want to pinch their cheeks.
In other news, I received the catalogue for Graphica Creativa and it blew me away with its beauty (as well as making me feel like an international superstar). Perhaps I’ll scan some pages to post here later on so I can toot my own horn (and Jessica’s!) some more. Don’t forget you can catch the exhibition through the end of September at the Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking in Jyväskylä, Finland. After that we’ll be exhibiting the work right here in Windsor, Ontario (stay tuned).
The Incredible Print Show at Artstream has closed, but it looks like you can still view the works online. It’s a great chance for those of you in the States to pick up one of my more popular prints without having to pay the exorbitant Canada Post shipping charges, and there are loads of other fantastic prints there as well.
In yet other news, there’s some exciting possible job stuff on the horizon that I’d really love to talk about if only I weren’t too superstitious to do so before I’ve actually received a formal offer and signed a contract and all that nitty gritty. Soon, my pretties. Soon!
Posted by jodi on July 9, 2009 at 10.04am
Graphica Creativa ‘09
June 11, 2009
On Crossing, my collaborative project with Jessica Mills, is part of Graphica Creativa ‘09, an international print triennial at the Jyväskylä Art Museum in Jyväskylä, Finland, which opens today. If you’re going to be in the neighbourhood this summer, you can see the exhibition until September 27.
View the Graphica Creativa ‘09 invitation.
My participation in Graphica Creativa ‘09 was made possible by an exhibition assistance grant from the Ontario Arts Council.
Posted by jodi on June 11, 2009 at 10.34am
chasing my tail in the driveway whenever a car drives by
February 27, 2009
These last few weeks have been crazy-busy, exciting and exhausting. Some highlights:
I taught my first workshop out of the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum, a two-day whirlwind introduction to stone lithography. It was fast-paced and fun, and we got an incredible amount of work done in less than twelve hours. We’d scheduled it for Monday and Tuesday of the university’s Reading Week to accommodate some professors who came down from North Bay to attend the class, but there was enough interest in the community that we’re planning to schedule a weekend workshop very soon (stay tuned!).
After the workshop I spent the next day and a half building slideshows in preparation for our Pecha Kucha Night, which, if you didn’t get the message last time, was the event of the season. A week later I’m still a little hung over from the excitement generated that night.
The day after Pecha Kucha Peter and I took the day off to drive around the county, paying a visit to the Ridley homestead where they have recently welcomed an incredibly soft and lovely baby llama into their growing fibre family. First-year shares in this homegrown fibre co-op have sold out, but if you keep your eye on Old School Fibre’s etsy shop you might be able to snag one next season.
This week I spent two mornings at the University of Windsor teaching a lithography demo to the senior printmaking class. We did our best to speed through about four weeks of instruction in six hours, falling a little short but not disastrously so. I got to spend some time in my old haunts, working on a press I love, and one of the students is even interested in coming out to the Printmaker’s Forum and running for a spot on the board, which is beyond awesome.
In local news, Windsor’s very own Phog Lounge was named this week as best live music venue in Canada by CBC Radio3. The National Post even called Windsor “the nation’s undiscovered indie rock supercity”. But hell, we knew that. If you were unfortunate enough to miss the big announcement you’re in luck, because CBC television cameras captured the moment of the big reveal live. Click to relive the glory!
This weekend we’ve got some sooper-seekrit family stuff going on out of town, but if you’re staying behind in Windsor you should check out these two events tonight that I’m disappointed to be missing:
-a live music benefit at the Kildare House to raise dough for Rafiki Kenya
-opening reception for La robe-ruche (The Hive Dress) by Julie Faubert and Héloïse Audy at Artcite Inc
And don’t forget, if you feel yourself starting to wobble, use the zen to keep you steady.
Posted by jodi on February 27, 2009 at 10.40am
