Posted: December 31st, 2009
Happy New Year everyone!
Posted: November 12th, 2009
My Dad, a brilliant sculptor, used to tell people that he simply carved away everything that didn’t look like what he’d set out to create. Watching him work, you’d swear he did just that – uncovering animals and people that had been waiting in the wood for his chisel to free them.
I joked with Monty on Saturday night that I was hoping to use Dad’s approach to finish my submission for this year’s Three-Minute Film Festival. My rough cut had timed in at over an hour. I simply needed to carve away all but three minutes of that.
Monty laughed, but I could see the look of concern in his eyes.
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Posted: September 17th, 2008
As I opened the envelope from the David Suzuki Foundation, I told Debbie that it was probably a letter and/or gift sent to thank Trooper for our donation of royalties from a new, limited edition, “green” Trooper greatest hits CD. It wasn’t. Instead, it was a mass-mailed magazine, called “BC’s Bountiful Sea”.
Later, eating my lunch, I paged through the beautifully produced publication. On page thirteen I noticed a familiar photograph. Under the shot of an eagle perched atop a Prince Rupert totem was the photo credit: Ra McGuire.
I received a request months ago asking if a few of the pictures I’ve posted at Flickr could be used, for free, in a Suzuki Foundation promotion. I said sure – and then forgot all about it.
Posted: May 12th, 2008
Another shot of my book on holiday without me. This time in a less balmy locale! Many thanks to Al Forbes for the great shot from Cannon Beach Oregon.
Posted: January 27th, 2008
Thanks to Laura Piche from North Bay Ontario for this excellent shot of my book, basking in the tropical sun in Cuba. I want to go to Cuba, too. Jealous. Of my book.
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