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Artist Dave Hind–the medium is the metal

Posted on October 21, 2018 by dw

A week ago, my brother and I jumped on a bus in Hamilton to take a tour of Brantford artist Dave Hind’s work and studio. The experience positively blew my hair back. Dave is one of my absolute favourite artists, … Continue reading →

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The best art changes us

Posted on November 1, 2017 by dw

On Monday, I wandered through the cold, slick autumn night to hear artist Don Miller talk. The CAFKA Rewind series of talks at WPL, piquing your curiosity between biennials, brings back CAFKA alumni to talk about their work and in … Continue reading →

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Melissa Doherty is the Cloud Witness

Posted on April 30, 2017 by dw

Wickedly talented painter and good friend Melissa Doherty opened her show Cloud Witness at Open Sesame on Thursday night. Notable to me is the location of Kitchener City Hall where, 20 years ago, I first saw Melissa’s work, loved it, … Continue reading →

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Drinking with artists

Posted on January 6, 2017 by dw

My good friends, painter Melissa Doherty and blacksmith Sandra Dunn joined in the inaugural 2Tue monthly meetup that Art$Pay kicked off in December. The second Tuesday of January is next week, so I’m looking forward to chattin’ and chillin’ with … Continue reading →

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Art$Pay: where artists + [biz|tech|community] meet

Posted on November 22, 2016 by dw

I’ve been helping Cathy Farwell on a project called Art$Pay. The idea is to connect artists with paying work and to connect the community with great local artists.The TL;DR: we’re all meeting up at Descendants brewery tonight at 7pm. Yer … Continue reading →

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Artist Steve Lavigne on tape

Posted on October 18, 2016 by dw

My friend, artist Steve Lavigne is giving a talk on Wednesday night (Oct 19, 7pmf) at Open Sesame. I took a few shots at the opening reception for his In Finite Spaces exhibit last week. You can register here for … Continue reading →

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Sarah Granskou: art felt in DTK

Posted on July 26, 2016 by dw

A couple weeks back, I found myself wandering the Kitchener Market while on a break from The Summer Institute program at The Working Centre. Serendipity connected me with fibre artist Sarah Granskou who I previously only knew from a phone … Continue reading →

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