Posts Tagged ‘Notebook’
They’re Everywhere
Holy stickers Batman. These things have hit Toronto, New York, Halifax… everywhere. Now they’ve reportedly crossed the pond. They’re going up in the UK now. Move over Banksy. Or whatever. I have no idea what this means.
Read MoreIgloolik Dubai
My third novel The Blue Light Project was published in March/April and book business, touring etc, consumed most of those two months. In May I had to get back to work. That means magazine work. And that means travel. I still very much enjoy this aspect of my freelance life. This time around in particular, I had…
Read MoreChef Mavro Interview 2010
For the essay series Global is the New Local published in EnRoute Magazine in September, October and December 2010, I visited Hawaii and ate my way around the island of Oahu. One of the best meals, of the trip and probably my life so far, was had at Chef Mavro’s, where extremely high-end does not mean pretentious.…
Read MoreThe Blue Light Project – The Canadian Cover
The Canadian cover of my new novel has been finalized. Scott Richardson is the designer and I think he’s done a great job. The flying man is doing a parkour stunt. Wonder what he’s running from? I bet it’s really tense. I bet there’s danger involved. I’d buy it. Of course, I am biased.
Read MoreV-TARP: The Vancouver Transit Adspace Reappropriation Project
So Banksy declares street art dead and apparently nobody was listening. JermIX certainly wasn’t. Working with UK import Vegas – a stencil artist of remarkable skill – Jerm has launched what many consider his most aggressive campaign ever. VTARP, it’s called. Vancouver Transit Adspace Reappropriation Project. Which sounds like a black line item in the…
Read MoreRabbit Receiving his own Information
On a gig for Western Living Magazine, I toured the Willamette Valley recently. Lots of gems to discover there, like Whole Hog Wednesdays at the Dundee Bistro. And of course several hundred small, high-craft wineries that produce the amazing fruity, farmy pinot noirs of the region. But I particularly enjoyed “meeting” the mascot of the Scott Paul Winery.…
Read MoreNotebooks: The Blue Light Project – A01
A01 is one of the artists I followed around during the writing of my new novel The Blue Light Project. His work impressed me hugely in a number of different ways. The first and most obvious way related simply to how prolific he was. The photo above is from a series called Local Photo Posters. At the time…
Read MoreNotebooks: The Blue Light Project – Take5
Take5 was one of the first street artists I became aware of, during the writing and researching of The Blue Light Project. He was doing a serie of these beautiful chief’s head posters and stencils in the neighborhood around my office. There were many more than the map shows, but this reflects my dawning awareness that…
Read MoreNotebooks: Stanley Park
Sometimes your notebooks surprise you. Here I discover that my character Trout (a kid) from my novel Stanley Park, was originally conceived as a Manchester United fan. The horror. Bear in mind this was written in 1996, just months before I discovered my admiration for the elegance and sophistication of the Chelsea Football Club. But that’s…
Read MoreNotebooks: The Blue Light Project – JermIX
JermIX is one of the artists that inspired me during the writing of my new novel, The Blue Light Project. It’s possible to know about JermIX (aka Jerm, aka Jerm9ine) and not even realize you know about him. That’s because he is one of the most prolific and dedicated street artists I’ve encountered. I’ll be posting lots…
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