queen west art crawl 2010

Sunday of the Queen West Art Crawl could not have been nicer. Aside from the fact that I was stung by a wasp (holy f*ckin' hell did that ever hurt). Several decades I've managed to avoid being stung by a wasp or bee and it had to happen on one of the nicest weekends. It figures. At least I have photos to remember the day by. Some taken before the sting and a few taken after. Medical emergency be damned, I have my priorities straight. Oh, and it was loads of fun helping Old Weston man her booth. Nicest display in the park, hands down. Don't know why Don McKellar walked right past. His loss!








The pencils were a big hit!


I couldn't resist and bought this amazing piece of embroidery. Skulls are the best. Look at how perfect the fabric is with the yellow lines running through it!

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When I found out one of my favourite artists, Audrey Kawasaki, had laser engraved wooden brooches for sale, I couldn't resist. I had tried to get one of my favourite prints awhile back, but it sold out so quickly (that and I managed to click the wrong button...) Anyway, imagine my surprise when it turned out the brooch came with a laminated card of my favourite print (cropped, but it'll do)! Everything's coming up Milhouse!

and I'm leaning on this broken fence between past and present tense.

So, my mp3 player died on my plane ride home and I didn't realise how much I depended on it. I'm sitting here going crazy because I can't listen to whatever I feel like while I'm doing mind numbing work. Anyhow, iPod nano (5th generation; none of that touch nonsense) in my future? I guess so.

Here's a music related image to accompany this post. I would like to listen to some Weakerthans right now (and, oddly enough, some Smashing Pumpkins - damn Scott Pilgrim, just watched it last night), but CBC Radio 3 will have to do.


may 25, 2010: the weaktherthans @ the horseshoe