October 31st, 2011
Just back from a whirlwind visit to France with my mother, Jean. Paris, Lyon, Arles etc. Just a visual joy to see so much art on display in everyday life – makes North American cityscapes look so boring. Sculpture and great graphics and charm abound. Lyon is an amazing pedestrian city – cars are pushed to the side not people. Paris has some great bike lanes. Watch here for images from my lens, heart and mind as I sort through my exciting new collection of visual work. Mais Oui!
August 5th, 2011
Join me on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 for a reading from my Faerie Cat Tail… still a work in progress.
Suitable for all ages, all cat lovers, all who enjoy faery tales.
Factory 163
163 King St.
Stratford
http://culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4e3461fd-3fd8-46bd-a048-25244c4a89be
August 5th, 2011
A movement workshop to explore healing movement, creativity and connections for Culture Days.
Factory 163 King St. Stratford
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can move easily in….
http://culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4e34b0a3-df74-470d-9f0d-70c84c4a89be
October 4th, 2010
I am a candidate for city council in Stratford. As our new Governor General, David Johston, advises I want to serve my community and contribute to creating an innovative, inspiring , caring, vibrant and creative city.
Election Day is Oct. 25th with early voting starting Oct. 18th. Electronic voting for the first time.
March 31st, 2010
Check out the new blog:
http://ifyoulovestratford.blogspot.com
Sign the petition to protect Stratford’s democratic rights to determine future growth and development.
Read about the issues. Join in the dialogue.
If Wal-mart actually built a “Store of the Community” in Stratford, as they promised in a May 2005 flyer, what would this ‘Stratford’ store look like? Add your ideas on the blog.
March 31st, 2010
A gentleman and a scholar….
My surprise meeting at the Toronto Film Festival.
January 25th, 2010
Josie Matera, lawyer for the City of Stratford will finally be able to give her final reply on Wednesday, Jan. 27th starting at 9 a.m. at the Ontario Municipal Board offices 655 Bay St. at Elm St. in Toronto. Come and support her if you can.
January 6th, 2010
Final arguments are being presented to OMB Chairman Colin Hefferon Jan. 4 to 8 and 11 to 15. The City of Stratford lawyer, Ms. Josie Matera, completed her final argument on Wed. Jan. 6th. She was clear, concise, logical, measured, effective and fair. Stratford’s right to determine our own future growth and development, to create a balanced and strong commercial structure and protect the crucial vitality of our rare and precious downtown core hang in the balance. If the OMB does not uphold our democratic and council endorsed OPA 10 then we will have a corporate growth structure imposed upon us by powers beyond our community and our country.
November 1st, 2009
I will be presenting as a citizen participant before the Ontario Municipal Board on Tuesday, November 24th at 11 a.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall in Stratford. The issue is the protection of Stratford’s downtown core. The city conducted a fair and open democratic process in regards to this issue. A number of public meetings convinced council to vote to uphold the city’s official plan amendment (OPA 10) requiring all new commercial development that can not be accommodated in the downtown core be directed to the west end of the city where new residential development is expected to be built in the future and not the east end that is already over heavy with malls and sprawl. avonwood, the developer for walmart is asking the OMB to enforce a corporate written official amendment that will allow them to locate in the east end and change industrial land use to commercial. This site specific corporate version of the amendment will negatively affect the city’s future development for years and will be, in my opinion, devastating for the heart of our city, the down town core and the whole character of Stratford. If you are in Stratford come out and show the support for OPA 10 to OMB on Nov. 24th and during that week as members of the City Centre Committee give their important evidence.
Democracy and a community’s right to self-determination or corporate rule?
July 6th, 2009
This is Alex’s sculpture chosen as part of the Lawson Killer Juried Exhibit at Gallery Stratford.
The full length photo was taken when it was part of an art show in the Great Hall at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) in Toronto Spring 2009.
The mask can be taken off the frame and worn. The ‘body’ is made from band saw blades.
‘Mask’ close-up
