Gibraltar: Living Laboratory

A short two-channel video Ashley Wheeler produced in conjunction...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:18:00 -0400

A short two-channel video Ashley Wheeler produced in conjunction with her suitcase project.

Lisa Binnie’s Flipbook—an homage to Kristoffer...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:36:00 -0400

Lisa Binnie’s Flipbook—an homage to Kristoffer Myskja’s piece Giving Back to the Resevoir. For more infomation on Myskja’s amazing kinetic works check out his website: http://www.kristoffermyskja.com. One of my favourites is his beautiful, but disgusting Smoking Machine.

Lisa Binnie’s Suitcase Project—Prints in Relief. Working...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:09:00 -0400

Lisa Binnie’s Suitcase Project—Prints in Relief. Working with graphite, pencil and rubbing, create a suite of prints that record elements of relief found on the island.

A highlight from Jay Crews’ Suitcase Project—The...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:32:59 -0400

A highlight from Jay Crews’ Suitcase Project—The Ready-Made. Choose a functional object and then transform it into something non-functional.

A few highlight’s from Lisa Binnie’s Suitcase...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:21:00 -0400

A few highlight’s from Lisa Binnie’s Suitcase Project—produce a nocturnal sketch.

Nocturnal sketch by Maxyne

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:55:54 -0400

Nocturnal sketch by Maxyne

wow!

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:21:07 -0400

Great work everybody!!!

I love the videos and slideshows, thanks Tara for posting all of the great moments we shared on the island!

lets stay in touch:

ashleyewheeler@hotmail.com

A Living Laboratory—The Slideshow

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:01:15 -0400

A Living Laboratory—The Slideshow

Taking cues from Krysztof Wodiczko’s Homeless Vehicle,...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:49:11 -0400

Taking cues from Krysztof Wodiczko’s Homeless Vehicle, Janie’s Art Cart holds everything an artist on the go needs: sleeping bag, lunch box, water proof tarp, beach umbrella, small drawing table, compartment for sketch books, specimen sifters and collection bins for more found objects.

Considering the sculptural potential of consuming a meal, Allie...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:52 -0400

Considering the sculptural potential of consuming a meal, Allie and Xenia created this vegetarian edible specimen within a hospital-like setting where participants wore sterile gloves, masks and ate using only knives and forks.

Drawing inspiration from the expectations of an exchange student...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:38:00 -0400

Drawing inspiration from the expectations of an exchange student from Texas, Janie created this short stop motion as a test during Terry O’Neill’s workshop. O’Neill, an art director for CBC’s documentary unit, led students through a workshop on shooting video, editing in Final Cut Pro and working with stop-motion.

Manuel Cappel—islander, lighthouse keeper, lawyer, plumber and...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:25:00 -0400

Manuel Cappel—islander, lighthouse keeper, lawyer, plumber and bicycle maker took us on a tour of the lighthouse, invited us to TGIF in his converted school bus and rented bikes to the bike-less. His bus is an ideal spot for birdwatching. I saw several Yellow Warblers and maybe even the black-capped Wilson’s Warbler. Thanks for everything, Manuel!

Nick, our resident pie maker baked these beautiful pies as part...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:51:38 -0400

Nick, our resident pie maker baked these beautiful pies as part of his FOOD project. The rhubarb came from his garden.

Excerpt from Jay Crews’ lightning video. Shot from the...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:20:56 -0400

Excerpt from Jay Crews’ lightning video. Shot from the studio in the portable on Sunday May 29th, Gibraltar Point.

For Lightning Safety Tips See: http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/lst.html

Michael Davey, sculptor, islander and professor from York...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:11:00 -0400

Michael Davey, sculptor, islander and professor from York University gave us a personal tour of his home and studio. Highlights included the story of Angus, Michael’s dog—a Carin terrier famous for his ball finding obsession. Michael and Angus have collaborated on several projects. Angus finds and retrieves the balls, then Michael assembles them into whimsical sculptures that underscore man’s relationship to leisure, sport and the unending detritus of shoreline plastic.

Jenny Bull—an encyclopedia of information relating to flora,...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:37:34 -0400

Jenny Bull—an encyclopedia of information relating to flora, fauna and the island’s history took us on a lovely walk in the morning, Thursday May 26th. Her focus situated the island’s landscape in relation to its dynamic nature over space and time. As the fog cleared, the group returned for lunch, heads full with new vocabulary: Sea Rocket, Silver Weed, Cottonwood Poplar, Trembling Aspen, Lost Rivers, Switchgrass, Turkey Foot Grass (also known as Big Bluestern), Indian Grass, Wild Grapes, Everlasting Peas, White Pines, Horsetails, Sandbar Willow, Feather Moss, Fluff Fires, Tamarack Larch, Cracked Willow, Norway Maple, Dog Strangling Vine, Garlic Mustard and Hack Berry. Jenny co-authored the best seller “The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario”.

Warren Hoselton— Certified Arborist and Supervisor of Toronto...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:12:00 -0400

Warren Hoselton— Certified Arborist and Supervisor of Toronto Island’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation took us on a guided bicycle tour. Here we are gathered around his favourite tree, the Eastern Cottonwood. Other tree sightings include: the European Popcorn Tree, the Tulip Tree, Black Walnut, the Tree of Heaven, the Kentucky Coffee Tree, Horse Chestnuts, the Tabletop Scotch Elm (a descendent from a singular mutant branch procured by the Earl of Camperdown’s head forester in Scotland, 1835), a stand of Secoya Trees, Linden Trees and a suite of Japanese Cherry Trees donated by the Japanese Consulate through the Sakura Project, as a symbol of friendship. The recently planted Cherry Trees will be inaugurated on June 11th as part of the annual Toronto Tree Festival. Photo collage by Lisa Binnie.

Maxyne's Site Specific

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:48:07 -0400

approaching from the bush

view from the beach. 2 o’clock.

Maxyne's Suitcase Project

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:43:31 -0400

Non- Retinal Sketch Bark Binder

Collect a series of like objects. Devise a system of organization.

woven horsetail structure

the process

soak the horsetails in water for an hour or 2

cut plastic bags into 1” strips. Not them together. Make a ball

stitch together with soft cotton yarn. Carefully.

Paint on a re-cycled substrate surface

Paint the surface in colours that reflect plant life that surround you.

Guache on Charcoal

detail

The Classic- Draw from Nature

Sticks and Stones paper, thread and ink.

ferns and stones paper, thread and ink

Make a present for a friend out of found objects.

A safe place -bark stones and bird nest

Sound Map

Collect and edit a short sound walk.

11 minute sound walk inscribed on a fungus.

The most sorid of all Havens- document something that is often ignored.

Random human patterns

cigarette burns and chair leg markings in the common room.

Collect an item found in abundance. Scatter or drop the object onto a surface. Record your results.

thrown pebble linocut on rice paper

Jasmine's Suitcase Project

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:06:00 -0400

Jasmine's Suitcase Project:

password: suitcase