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1shot #227-the art district gallery tonight
I hear that some of my favourite artists are hanging and hanging out tonight for the opening of the art district gallery. James Nye, Greg Kirch, Amy Ferrari will be in the house with a whack of others. 5pm to … Continue reading
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kwartzlab Tuesday Open Night—right now!
kwartzlab Tuesday Open Night is on tonight 7-10pm. If you’ve never been, why not come out tonight and check it out. Here’s maker Tennessee Carmel-Veilleux and his drawbot rig. The two servo-driven disks are hooked to linkage which has a pen … Continue reading
Monday is for shameless self-promotion
I asked people with whom I have worked if they would write a few sentences on the value of makebright. Massive thanks to them for these thoughtful observations. Sometimes I feel like I’m pitching a solution to a problem my … Continue reading
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1shot #226-Sonday
The thing about kids is that they can look right through you. My main man, Calder White. DW
TH&B United art show–Hamilton delivers again
Hit the TH&B United group art show in The Hammer on Saturday. I liked a lot of the work. I liked the scale. I liked the venue. And what I really like is that Hamilton shows up! This show at … Continue reading
Talking architecture with André Arsenault and Arden
Big thanks to André Arsenault (right) for taking time out of his Saturday morning to talk with my daughter Arden about a career in architecture. We got connected through André’s wife Daisy via a recent blog post I did on … Continue reading
Maker-made Event for All in planning
People make things happen in your community. People like these people. Left to right: Cam Turner (of Maker Club), and from kwartzlab, Christine Van Walraven, Neil Eaton, Agnes Niewiadomski, Matt Bells, Ben Brown, Darcy Casselman, James Bastow, and then from … Continue reading
Reinhart and Hunt at The Boathouse
I hit The Boathouse last Thursday night after a rather hectic week. Caught a great set of the mellow urban folk sounds of Mr. Michael Reinhart, born and bred in Kitchener and now hailing from Montreal. Opening for Michael was … Continue reading
Palette’s physical controls of the virtual world
Last month I stopped by the REAP’s Felt Lab in St Jacobs to see a talk by the folks from Palette. Palette makes configurable, USB-connected physical controls like sliders, buttons, and knobs that allow you to drive your software in … Continue reading
1shot #225-abandon shoes!
Y’all know I’m out on the street a fair bit in WR. Always looking for signs on the trail. Look up. Look down. Where did that come from? Why is it here? Surrendering to a mashup of confirmation bias and … Continue reading