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The Grand Opening of the Eight Track Gallery space in The Club
Drawn Lyrics: Music, Art + Design

Saturday July 11, 2009
The Exchange - 2431 - 8th Ave
8 pm - 12 am

Works by:
Leslie Supnet
Michael Dawson
Carey Shaw
Heather McNabb
Danielle Tuchelt
Dwayne Dobson (Combine Design)
Laura Prpich
Wade Sakundiak

Music by:
Matt Goud

Drawn Lyrics, curated by Carey Shaw, is a collection of work created by Saskatchewan artists, or has been created for Saskatchewan bands. Through band posters, CD design, ready-made, illustration and video, the exhibit will showcase the various 'genres' which the artwork itself helps represent.
www.theeighttrack.blogspot.com

Who knew? I didn't.

Did you know Chrysler used to have a record player in their cars? I didn't.

It didn't last long.

The record skipped too much.

Well, no kidding.

Jeff

WHO: Jeff Morton, Media Facilitator. WHERE: Legislative Building. CLOTHES: Green suit coat, St. Vincent De Paul thrift store, Victoria BC; button up shirt, gift, originally owned by Saskatoon singer/songwriter Shaky Wilson; green pants, $5 Value Village (1230 Broad St.); green under-shirt, stolen from the Canadian Navy by a friend who didn't give it back after basic training. FOOTWEAR: Brown shoes, $4, Value Village; Canadian Military Surplus socks, gift. ACCESSORIES: Belt, RCMP issue belt upon graduation in 1950, $2 from a garage sale; grey scarf, gift. HAIR: Himself

Jeff, who received his Master's Degree in music at the University of Victoria, BC, is a music performer, performance artist, a production manager and technical coordinator for local arts organizations. On top of his long list of creative endeavors, he can re-create a simple toy into a new and sound worthy musical instrument. He is looking forward to Zed Access, which is a show at Paved Arts in Saskatoon, where he will be projecting interactive video generated from circuit bent toys. Near the end of the summer, he will be traveling to Montreal, Toronto and Stratford for a series of performances.

Your clothes seem to all have a story attached to them. I don't buy clothes, I collect them. If it is nice, it isn't good enough. They have to have a good story. The undershirt was given to me by a friend of mine, because she though it matched my green eyes. That inspired a series of t-shirts I made that were all green. I have twelve identical green t-shirts that I made for myself.

How did you start making your own instruments? In grad school while working in the electronic music lab. They had a saudering station, so I just looked at my little toy keyboards one day, and thought “I wonder what is inside.”

What will the next instrument be that you create?I have another drum machine that has some potential. But I never really know what they will be until I actually make them. My process of circuit bending isn't scientific, I just open them up and start trying stuff.

What is your favorite toy? I really like gyroscopes. I also really like magnets.

Considering you are not originally from Regina, how did you end up making the move to the Queen City? I came here because I had a gig with Neutral Ground and a gig with Carrie Gates in Saskatoon. I used to live in Saskatoon, but I didn't want to go back there because that would make me as big as one city. And the gallery scene her is so big, that I can work in all these different places. My wardrobe changes where I live also. It was pretty grey in Victoria, and brown when I was in Saskatoon. Right now I wear a lot of green.

Your style? Personal, curated and metro.

home.

If you live in a little apartment like I do, check out Apartment Therapy. They are doing a Small Cool Contest, a great resource for making your little small space your very own (well designed and decorated) home.

Enjoy, Carey.

Update: See comments for a Regina shout out!

TGIF bunny style

A little bunny loving on a happy Friday!

Have a great weekend!

Melanie

WHO: Melanie Monique Rose, visual artist. WHERE: Hamilton St. studio. CLOTHES: Black shirt, $52, Dean Renwick Design Studio (1861 Scarth St.); thrift store jeans, $5. FOOTWEAR: Black boots, $5, Sears Clearance (1908 - 7th Ave.) ACCESSORIES: Earrings, Contagious Love (jewelry company of herself and sister); necklace made by Cara De Gennaro; jade bracelet, gift; belt buckle, Our Best To You craft sale, gift. HAIR: Fran Gilboy.

In the upcoming year, Melanie will be busy working on an ongoing project at the Loggie Shoe Building. She will be part of the arts incubator, which will include working with a fashion collective called Seams Radical, that will be transforming the building. Part of the upcoming plans include a retail space, studios and a facility to provide art classes. Aside from her collaborations, Melanie will be creating jewelry, painting, and textile works while looking forward to the show she curated at Crushed Grape.

How did this new studio space come about? Marian Donelly brought us all together. She approached different types of artists working in different mediums. Eventually there will be a recording studio, arts related business as well as the fashion collective.

What is your favorite type of artistic medium to work in? I don't have a favorite. It is whatever medium that best expresses the idea. I really like painting because I find it very immediate, compared to textile work which is very process orientated. Although there is something to be said for something that takes a long time in the process that I like.

How did you become involved in felting? I went to the Kootenay School of Arts, Craft and Design in Nelson BC. It was just something that I really enjoyed the hands-on process of it. It is a process that not a lot of people are doing, especially within textiles in Saskatchewan. So it is important to me to share my craft with others, just to keep it alive.

If you weren't an artist, what do you think you would be doing instead? Probably traveling. I collect a lot of things, including art supplies, so my load becomes a lot heavier. But Regina is still gifting me with a lot of opportunities so I stay here, instead of travel.

What is your favorite thing to collect? I really like small precious things that have memory to them. For instance, this necklace that Cara De Gennaro made for me, is a collection of coins that my brother gave to me from Palestine and a stone my friend gave to me from Grasslands National Park.

You definitely seem to have your own individual style. How would you describe it? City country. I just realized that growing up in the country with a lot of influences, but I also went to school here in the city. So it was kind of a cross influence.

I love wallpaper.

I really do.

Wallpaper images for the computer that is. Although, I am starting to get it on for real wallpaper as well. But that is another post.

Nonetheless, if you like to make your computer screen into little pieces of art, here are some great sites to check out...Frankie Magazine and Kindred.

Enjoy,
Carey.