Monthly Archives: October 2011

kwartzlab rocks Hacky Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by dw

On Saturday, Waterloo Region’s super-duper makerspace, kwartzlab, set up shop at THEMUSEUM to engage the community in an awesome event that involved building electronic candles and carving cool pumpkins.  Dubbed “Hacky Halloween”, this KW Awesome Foundation-funded event really highlighted kwartzlab’s … Continue reading →

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Got a Nye for art

Posted on October 29, 2011 by dw

So, yesterday was Christmas and New Year’s Eve: I got a painting from my very good and wickedly talented friend, Mr. James Nye!  Now hanging chez DW (above)

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Ignite Waterloo–lucky #7

Posted on October 28, 2011 by dw

Y’know… I just like Ignite Waterloo a lot.  I like the energy of the people organizing/speaking/attending.

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Photos + Walter Fedy (grand opening / 60th birthday)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by dw

Delighted to have some of my photos hanging…

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BOX11: it’s about art, not cardboard

Posted on October 25, 2011 by dw

The BOXware campaign is going well… maybe a little too well. At a party Saturday night, Mr. B’s line of questioning clued me in that I may have taken the whole box-cardboard-schwag thing a little too far.  “So… it’s a … Continue reading →

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An idea: BOXware Door Sign

Posted on October 15, 2011 by dw

Dear Cathy Farwell (BOX Art organizer extraordinaire), After prototyping the BOXware PlayBook Stand to promote the amazing BOX 11 Art Show & Sale (coming Nov 12-13 – only 3 weeks away!), I got thinking about schwag for the office.  Of … Continue reading →

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An idea: BOXware PlayBook Stand

Posted on October 12, 2011 by dw

Dear Cathy Farwell (BOX Art organizer extraordinaire), After prototyping the BOXware Doghouse, Earrings, and Hat to promote the amazing BOX 11 Art Show & Sale (coming Nov 12-13 – only 4 weeks away!), I got thinking about schwag for the … Continue reading →

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Never grew up: love the parade!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by dw

Oktoberfest parade down King St. in Waterloo Region is a happy ritual.  For front row seats you need to roll out at 07:15 for the 08:30 start.  The temperature is a roll of the dice: shirt sleeves one year and … Continue reading →

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Translating this blog IRL

Posted on October 8, 2011 by dw

I was invited…

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David G. White–the new work coming to BOX11

Posted on October 2, 2011 by dw

My brother from the very same mother, Dave White, and I laid out this postcard for printing in preparation for the upcoming and awesome BOX11 Art Show & Sale.  Features one of Dave’s new kick-ass oil paintings, “Verge”, that can … Continue reading →

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