hard work & responsibility
work, family, chores, sleep
repeat
following your own nose
making your own mistakes
building who you are
throw in some fun
then work some more
repeat
hBg
(can you tell this stage made me tired?)
Tag Archives: NB012
adolescence
rebellion & change
on my thirteenth birthday I closed my eyes and wished…
to be twenty
i wouldn’t wish this age on my worst enemy
however, most battle through
change and rebellion
something in between
if i were to do it over again
there would be a lot more spray paint involved
i think this stick rawks
hBg
school age
routine
numbers and letters used to get most everyone in line
the rules
schoolyard and classroom both
i quite like this stick
i used to quite like the rules (not such a fan any longer. i have a friend to thank for that)
it was made in the company of some formidable ladies
it just feels good this one
heARTbeatgal
play age
fun & games
my kiddies are recent graduates of play age
if this is not the best time of ones’ life, than…
the secret is returning to that inner five-year old
often
i do. no surprise
i did. in making this stick
this one makes me smile
happy
heARTbeatgal
toddler
wonder
i remember this age
fondly, clearly
mostly, i think of it as an age of wonderment
and conjures for me a sense of movement
the clouds, the ladybug, the red balloon
then i remember my twins at this age
…and it is mostly dread
heARTbeatgal
infancy
building blocks
smallest of the sticks
black and white vision
elemental development
simple in its complexity
…or is it complex in its simplicity?
better for people of smaller stature either way
heARTbeatgal
e.t.d.
ten days
they are finished and all dressed
ready to set off on their journeys
for the eight days to come, i will introduce each of our “walk with me” #NBO12 sticks
i am excited for the start of their adventure
the concept has lived in me for some time now
the intention of the project is to allow the night to shape a collaborative inter-active piece in celebration of connectedness, both within ourselves and with those among us. inviting others to actively collaborate taps into the energy of what is most beautiful in life, self-love, connection, self-expression, fun, creation, community
join the flickr group to follow the action starting during Nuit Blanche Ottawa september 22
the group is the canvas for the project. as photos of the journeys are uploaded and shared, the snaps will start to paint a, some, picture
watch the collage take shape
(she hopes! fingers crossed!)
i wonder where we will go?
heARTbeatgal
dressing up
now, nuit blanche walking sticks not so naked
not finished
but i always find it’s the getting dressed that is the fun part
hBg
eight
eight walking sticks
eight stages of life
the “naked” final eight lined up in their life-cycle order
only twenty-two days to go before they are released out into the world
fun
exciting
heARTbeatgal
come out you beautiful & damned
collaborative project for the upcoming Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012
artist Robert Brazeau’s tableaux
” enter the most decadent era of the 20th century – the 1920’s.
new york, paris, chicago
the dandies, the independently wealthy , the artists of their age
a decade of aesthetics, social debauchery, excess ”
” the style, the characters and the ambiance are to be re-created, not observed
experienced, not observed”
during NBO12, visual artist and photographer Robert Brazeau will, through his lens, capture a 21st century response to this magnificent era and environment
heARTbeatgal and illustrator/cartoonist/orator Otis P Gould III hope to add to the authenticity, as characters to be found in the speakeasy crowd
professional models and enthusiasts of the period Lola Lovestory, Derek Ruston and Marley Lewington will bring their interpretation of the style, glamour and attitude of the era
the experiment completes as Social’s customers and NBO12 participants are lured into the environment, encouraged to release their inhibitions, immerse themselves in the experience of the often excessive and artistic social culture of the 1920’s
hBg is making a call to the universe, and more specifically those with a fetish for the era, to come collaborate with us the evening of September 22, 2012 at Social restaurant
it’s gonna be fuuun!
hGb
p.s. come visit me in Minto Park on Elgin this Saturday 9-5 for the Urban Art Show
Flickr Photos
