art – TaB

Posted on March 10, 2020March 15, 2020 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

LAST CHANCE FOR PAINT NITE

You have only 2 MORE DAYS to join Paint Nite in support of Alex and Michael and Hannah. Have a drink, meet the crew, get a FREE TICKET to the show in August, and make some art at the fabulous Billiard Club.

Posted on December 19, 2017December 18, 2017 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

LAST Photos from #Chile !!

Some of Santiago’s metro stations are also public spaces for art or music. The Quinta Normal station is huge, and contains mural and, on the day, a photography exhibition.

Ahem. Someone in greater Santiago’s transportation department likely got an earful for ordering these blue trains, which are full car too short for the Line 1 platforms.

Outdoor chess anyone? Near Universidad Catolica.

I’d heard about this place ever since arriving in Santiago. It lives up to the hype.

My NOW FAVOURITE thing: Lomito con palta — slow roasted, thinly sliced pork and avodaco on a bun. With fresh strawberry juice.

The church of Los Dominicos, Las Condes, Santiago.

Los Dominicos “village” contains artisans kiosks and…animals. I did a lot of Christmas shopping here, and met…

…TWO peacocks. They’re raised for their feathers. Next time you see Elton John or Brandon Flowers wearing feathers, they may well have come from Chile!

Posted on September 23, 2017September 23, 2017 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Would you LOOK at this! #Valparaiso #Chile

While standing in Valparaiso, you can see the two “ends” of the bay very clearly–it’s more what you might call a lagoon. It’s relatively small. But it’s an excellent harbour, and back in the 16th century it was decided on as the best spot for the new Spanish colony’s shipping. That took a long time to really happen though, and it was only when copper and nitrate were found in northern Chile that Valparaiso really got going. It soon filled with–strangely enough–British businessmen who exploited the new resources and became VERY rich. One problem: next to Valparaiso’s bay is the thinnest strip of flat land, and then STEEP HILLS. The very rich built their beautiful houses on the hills anyway, and later, elevators (!) to actually get up and down.

Then there was a horrible earthquake in 1906, the prices of copper and nitrate dropped, and all the rich folks left Valparaiso. What’s happened to the oldest part of the town since then is pretty amazing: it’s now filled with every kind of artist–most obviously graffiti, but sculptors, theatres, and dance schools too–plus amazing restaurants, hostels, and shops. I did NOT want to leave.

You can either CLIMB into the old town on a street like this…

…or take an ascensor. I couldn’t get a photo of the “box” you go up in, because they’re cleverly hidden in buildings…

Once IN the old town though, there are still some stairs…

Posted on August 18, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from FRANCE: Vallauris

For the last 5 WEEKS, I’ve been at an artists’ residency in the town of Vallauris, in the south of France, the French Riviera…aka Paradise. In between French wine, French food, and good-looking guys speaking French to me, I’ve been working on storyboards for TWO short films for when I get back to Canada.

Here’s some of what I’ve seen!

Sculpture on the side of the building, created by a previous resident names James.

The patio of Cafe du Coin, RIGHT outside our front door.

Pissaladière. Olives, anchovies and a tomato sauce on a pizza crust. SO. GOOD.

Church of the Miseracorde on another town square.

A statue made by Picasso, which he gave to the town.

This ENTIRE building was kiln for firing ceramics. The wood fire was built in the main floor, the entire second floor was filled with pots, and those holes under the roof was where the black smoke came out.

All of the pots on the main street are decorated!

EVERY Thursday night there was a concert down the road from us. This night, it was jazz.

Two of my colleagues looking out over the show.

Picasso lived in Vallauris for a while. There are murals and monuments to him everywhere.

St Claude, patron saint of potters. Yep.

We were invited to a beautiful 4-course lunch at the town’s community centre — BRIGHT colours everywhere.

…some strolling guitarists just showed up!

Posted on August 5, 2016October 12, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from FRANCE: Antibes

Antibes is 20 minutes from Nice by train. Its old town is amazing — dark, twisty, under-and-over streets and archways. This part is separated from the sea by a frankly intimidating stone wall. From the Port Vauban (home to multi-million dollar yachts and sailboats), all you can see of the city is the Musee Picasso, because its in a castle at the original town’s highest point. It’s very much a seaside resort, summery place.