AN EVENING with Kim Cathers and Leigh Righton
My dear friend Kim Cathers has been busting her chops putting this amazing event together, and it’s shaping up to be one helluva night. Fashion show, drinks, music, and photography, with proceeds going towards victims of the flood in Pakistan via the Canadian Red Cross.
Kim has transformed a nice big studio in the Dominion building to accommodate herself and another fashion designer with work rooms, adjoined by an open retail space that will showcase their work plus that of a featured designer. Tonight is the (surprise!) announcement that larry. will be the inaugural featured designer in this innovative retail/work space, so come by and check out a selection of pieces from my collection in addition to photos by Leigh Righton, and pieces from Kim’s new kdon line.
The fashion show is styled by Kim, so will of course be amazing – this girl’s got style, people.
See you there!
me and a ’stached lady in brighton, UK
OK I admit it: I’m a bit of a sucker for facial hair (which is really bad news for a girl who lives in East Van.) I even wrote a song with my old roomie Liz entitled, ‘The Bearded Hunk,’ and when I reach the $500 mark in donations for the Nuba Movember fundraising group for prostate cancer, then perhaps I will post the amazingly crafted lyrics to this little ditty as a thank-you. You will probably laugh right out loud when you read the lyrics, though it’s possible I might be giving myself too much credit.
So please, help a girl help a boy out and donate some pocket change or bills towards the cause. The first week of Movember is always the worst because everyone is clean shaven and fresh-faced and that’s so not my bag. The only things that will get me through it are 1) dreams of bearded and ’stached hunks, ie. weeks 2, 3 and 4 of November, and 2) your money towards the Movember Canada charity.
DONATE HERE! And tell all your friends. Especially the handsome hunky bearded ones.
PS: All the male staff at Nuba are extremely cute so I would watch their Movember moustache growth progress very closely.
Published by Terri on November 3, 2010
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nouvelle nouvelle takes places in the Gastown Shop Hop with 30% off everything.
Sales are taking place all across the land of Gassy Jack this Thursday November 4th as part of the Gastown Shop Hop from 5-9pm. Expect most stores to be running a special discount in the neighbourhood of 20-40% off – many will run their sales storewide so that means you can nab amazing deals on brand new merchandise.
Be sure to stop by my personal favourites like (212), the freshly relocated Roden Gray, and LYNNSteven for some killer deals and other sweet treats. Most of your Shop Hop hosts will warm you up with bubbly or wine so be sure to walk or bus so you can happily imbibe while you shop!
Mama needs some new lingerie, and I’m gonna get some. Hello, Pleasure State.
drawers full of letter blocks to choose from at W2
Last week, I enjoyed two days of printmaking with the heritage flatbed letterpress at W2 with Shallom Johnson, who schooled me on how to play with word/font/size arrangements. I had some scribbles and poetry that I wrote during my design process for larry. this year, and I wanted to include some prints with the lobird road collection opening at grace-gallery.
inking the letters
Choosing your letter size and font is a daunting task – it’s very difficult to decide where to begin. My only advice is to just start somewhere…begin to lay it out, and do test prints until you find an arrangement you like. All of the letters need to be magnet-locked onto the metal flatbed, and doing this without shifting the letters out of place can be challenging.
ink, but not too much ink
day two, project 2
checking the print
series 1, click to enlarge
I will most certainly be frequenting the letterpress as often as I can – a great idea for making personal cards, and I may even print off a run of hang tags for the larry. collection this year. The process is both creatively challenging and calming. The letterpress studio is volunteer-led and artist-run, and will most likely be accessible to the public via a sliding scale fee in order to keep it accessible to the community. If you’re interested in learning more about using the letterpress, I highly recommend trying out one of the workshops – check their Facebook page for upcoming events.
Published by Terri on November 1, 2010
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