Toronto artist Liz Pead settled on broken hockey equipment and used jerseys when she went looking for “a truly Canadian material” for her works. The landscape, hockey and the environment play large roles in how she expresses Canadian identity. (Above: Georgian Bay, 30 x 36″)
You probably know this haunting shot (left) by photographer Steve McCurry, taken at Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan. The 12-year-old girl had fled the mountains of Afghanistan after Soviet helicopters destroyed her village. The image was a cover of National Geographic in 1985, and has become one […]
What do you do when you’ve been Freshly Pressed three times on two blogs in seven months? You genuflect to the story wranglers at Word Press who pick posts for the Front Page. Their finely attuned eye for what’s new or edgy or just plain wonderful is what […]
That quirky red octopus sure is popular! Thanks to Michigan-based artist Mark Penxa’s amazing work, The Art Junkie was “Freshly Pressed” (April 9) on the WordPress Front Page, and in the Featured Posts section of Art. Penxa’s octopus, elephant and other cool creatures have engaged 5,000 of you […]
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