style

i was smitten

by the images

in this book

about

alexey brodovitch

by gabriel bauret.

so elegant.

more art

another art event this weekend,

this time at the artscape wychwood barns,

artscape is an organization that redevelops

buildings to make available live/work/exhibit space

for artists. this building was once a maintenance barn

for streetcars. now there are art studios, exhibit spaces,

living quarters, farmers' markets, music events, gardens

and this very nice brick oven...

wool

the sheep theme continues,

i fell in love with this wool.

it comes from a family farm.

aren't the colours beautiful,

though i am favouring the

natural wool.

a knitting project is being

planned.

more information about this

wool can be found here.

vintage tea tin

i imagined that there was a garage clear out

and this forgotten rusty tea tin was discovered

in a dark corner.

not having the heart to throw it out

they placed it by the curb.

maybe someone will take it?

take it they did.

after a bit of regrettable

destructive cleaning

the tin has a new life.

i do like the queen mary image

and the faded prince of wales.

ironically there is an ongoing de-cluttering

campaign here, things seem to make their

way into the house faster than out.

all day

happy autumn!

back in the city

last weekend was the queen west art crawl,

this street has many galleries

like this artist run co-operative gallery.

all weekend there are events such as studio

tours, performances and an outdoor art

exhibit, with over 250 artists showing their

work. a silver elvis shows up to all the

events in the city it seems. this drawing

caught my eye for obvious reasons. the

artist's site can be found here.

horse pulling

this is the last of the fair photos

of feathered friends, agility dogs,

cows going home, giant pumpkins and

horse pulling.

horse pulling is a competition new to me.

the skill, strength and practice is impressive.

there was only one women competing.

now i am going to get political,

the fairgrounds are in the countryside for now,

in the not too far distance in the second last photo

you can see a housing development.

when leaving the area, almost every farm property

has a sign indicating a request for zoning change to

residential or announcing a future housing development.

this is excellent arable land, not only in the province

but the entire country. what are we going to eat?

fall fair part 2

the theme for the fair was

sheep,

i love sheep.

the sheep judging was very

interesting.

like the sign states

in the last photo,

some of the sheep were

being raised for meat.

fall fair part 1

i have not been to a fall fair in

a long time.

there is always a midway,

the rides did not tempt me,

though the pink bear did.

fabric

somehow i have acquired a vast

amount of fabric, all stashed in bags

and boxes. i do not sew.

however, the fabrics do come in

handy when it is time to refurbish

a neglected chair, (it was my grandmother's)

i can't decide whether to stain it

dark or white. suggestions are welcome.