Residency at Engramme QUEBEC CITY

Diaries From Metropolis, Arthur Desmarteaux & Allison Moore [2010]

Artist Arthur Desmarteaux and I were recently invited for a 2 week residency at Engramme Print Studios in Quebec City. We got to stay right in the heart of the Artist community in the Centre Meduse which straddles the New and Old City. We had a Great experience meeting amazing people and got a lot of work done. 4 [22x30"] Prints and 2 [11x15"] in 10 days! I calculated I washed out 20 screens or so. Got the biceps to prove it. Big thank you to Félix LeBlanc and Diane Fournier at Engramme for all their help getting us set up. Also big thanks to Pierrette Tremblay, and a few of the volunteer members for last minute help to get our installation up! MERCI! Work in progress to prepare for exhibition next month in Calgary.

Diaries From Metropolis, Arthur Desmarteaux & Allison Moore [2010]

MORE PHOTOS FROM QUEBEC RESIDENCY:

Centre Meduse from above

Lobster FEAST!

Lobster Feast at La Chambre Blanche, QC QC

Even after an all nighter the last day, we still needed some help, last minute. Pierette helps cut out our final installation. MERCI!

At work in the studio, examining silkscreen

Finished prints in drying racks

Arthur registers his paper

Getting all set up to print final color

Got to see some great local music, including the premiere show of Bobo Boutin at l'atelier Roi in QC, QC

'World's biggest' forest protection deal for Canada

I just read this in the BBC news. Great news for Canada's natural forest territory. Nice research for my TIMBER Jack video game based on Silviculture.

Timber companies and environment groups have unveiled an agreement aimed at protecting two-thirds of Canada's vast forests from unsustainable logging.

Over 72 million hectares are included in what will become the world's largest commercial forest conservation deal. Logging will be totally banned on some of the land, in the hope of sustaining endangered caribou populations.

Read FULL article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10123210.stm

ENGRAMME RESIDENCY - Quebec, QC

Je serai en résidence à l'atelier Engramme de Québec en mai 2010 avec ARTHUR DESMARTEAUX. WE have a great apartment in the Centre Meduse between the old and new city with easy access to the studio. We are preparing a large silkscreen print installation for Artist Proof Gallery, in Calgary du 7 au 31 juillet 2010. Photos soon! stay tuned...