An example of "pocket art." There are many ways to approach creating artist trading cards. This example is from 'How to Paint Sparkling Ocean'.
March Break: Artist Trading Cards Afternoon Drop In
March 17-19 2010
You and your family can become part of a world wide trading card phenomenon! Tomorrow Wednesday, March 17 as well as Thursday & Friday from 1-3 p.m., we’ll be making and trading artist trading cards at the Rails End. Just like baseball cards in size, these individually made works of art are being collected all over the planet by young and old. Catch the creative wave as Gallery staff introduce you to techniques using pen/ink, watercolour and collage to create and embellish your cards. Fun for the whole family. Plan to spend some time at the Rails End on your March Break. All materials supplied. FREE
Email: info@railsendgallery.com
www.railsendgallery.com
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre
23 York Street Haliburton
Contact: Laurie Jones
Tel: 705-457-2330
Thanks to “What’s Happening in the Haliburton Highlands for the great, informative newsletter!”
An example of “pocket art.” Image above is from ‘How to Paint Sparkling Ocean.’
'Linked'
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre presents “Linked”, an exhibition of work by students in the Fleming College Visual and Creative Arts Diploma Class.
“Linked” gives insight into the progressive nature of student work that is at turns playful, pensive and sometimes challenging to get a handle on — and that’s ok! This is the second year in a row the Rails End has presented a peek at the inner world of VCAD.
The show runs from February 27 until March 17. You can meet the artists at a reception on Thurday, March 11 from 5-7 or stop by the Gallery Wednesday through Saturday from 11-5. For upcoming events at the Rails End visit www.railsendgallery.com.
The Dorset Recreation Centre has announced a new day for it’s FREE Moms & Tots Playgroup.
The Moms and Tots Playgroup is now meeting on Tuesdays from 10am to 12pm.
All infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children and their caregivers are welcome to to participate in this free weekly program.
Playgroup is a time for some fun and socializing with other kids & adults. Toys, books, crafts and more are provided free of charge by the Dorset Recreation Centre. The Moms and Tots Playgroup is self run so please bring your own beverages and snacks.
For more information, call Cheryl at 705-766-0874.
Dorset Recreation Centre
1051 Main Street, Box 99 Dorset
Email: drc@algonquinhighlands.ca
This is a non-sponsored post done as a community service for the Haliburton Highlands.
Special thanks to the fine folks who author the What’s Happening This Week! newsletter.
Noelia Marziali - 'Berries and Such'
On Saturday, December 5 through Sunday, December 6, The Art Hive and the Maple Lake Artisans Collective will host the Annual Holiday “Bee-Zar.” I have heard that this event is quite a lot of fun. At the “Bee Zar” you’ll have the opportunity to discover completely unique gifts, holiday food delights, spirited, festive activities, winter seasonal decor –and more!
Please calll 705-754-2294 for more deets!
Visit The Hive Website: www.thearthive.com
The Art Hive, 10239 Hwy 118, Carnarvon
Phone: 705-754-2294
This post is a community service in support of the Haliburton Highlands area artisans.
Again using the wonderful free community resource, “What’s Happening This Week In The Haliburton Highlands,” I’ve found yet another interesting artistic presentation that I would attend, absolutely. The name of the exhibition is is Sandra Hawkins: Ecology of Narrative Space, which is a sort of mysterious and intriguing-sounding topic, I think. Want to know what it is? I did, so I’m going to give you my interpretation (I looked up “in situ” to make sure I was understanding it correctly). The title of this artistic endeavor refers to what the exhibition is composed of — 30 photo montage prints (there is a thumbnail example of one of them above). Taken all together, the photo montage prints have been named Arctic Crisis Project, Parts 1 & 2. In addition there is an in situ installation (in situ, within this context, means “in the original or natural place or site”) titled, Water Leak involving an aerial video projection.
Through aesthetic poetics of composition, light and sound, the artist “repositions” personal and public experiences in the Arctic thirty years ago, into a “contemporary aesthetic and socio-environmental discussion on identity.” That sounds absolutely mesmerizing! I would love to attend. I must editorialize further and say just how thrilling it is to read of the continued blossoming of the artistic community in the Highlands. It’s such a beautiful environment–so very inspirational! I know that for me as an amateur photographer it is endlessly inspiring.
Ms. Sandra Hawkins, the presenter of Ecology of Narrative Space is an in-demand workshop presenter as well as the author of “The Business of Art.”
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
Contact: 705-457-2330
In reading the Haliburton “What’s Happening This Week” newsletter I came across mention of the Gaia Centre. I had not heard of it previously so I clicked through and read about this not-for-profit organization. They have philosophy that I believe we each could and should strive for. I would love to participate in one of their workshops or events. I’m certainly going to check their website before I return to Maple Lake. The link above will take you to their site where they explain about their mission and philosophy as well as providing a calendar of current and future events that you may be interested in participating in.
The Gaia Centre is a not-for-profit organization committed to nurturing the human spirit through advancing understanding, appreciation and love for Mother Earth. The Gaia Centre’s aim is to provide the Highlands community a space to help find and celebrate our place within Nature. By creating a common awareness of the environmental, social and spiritual benefits of sustainable living within Earth’s means, a path is created to making a minimal impact upon the environment.
Gaia Center wishes to facilitate our living and working within Nature’s means through programs in earth-based spirituality, ecology, sustainability, reinvention of work, and the arts as meditation.
The leaders of Gaia Centre are selected because of their expertise and commitment to educate for change. Every Gaia Centre program is offered for its ability to awaken us to earth-consciousness, with the goal being learning for transformation.
Gaia Centre teaches that it is necessary at this time in human history to experience, protect and revere the natural world and all beings.
The Gaia Centre is committed to bringing important local, national, and international teachers to Ontario and welcomes invitations from communities of any kind.
Inuksuk, Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, August 2009
The weather people are categorizing this summer’s weather as “unusual” which somehow strikes me the same way as when one comments upon something as being “interesting.”
The weather guys offered up several scenarios including the jet stream in the wrong place and ice on Hudson Bay but ultimately concede that there’s really no explaining the weather definitively.
So, what to expect this week?
Tonight (Friday) as today has been, rather mild with light rain.
Saturday, expect light rain or “cloudy with showers” conditions throughout the day into evening. The daytime high will be about 59°F. Sunday showers will be isolated. The high will be 60°F and low 51°F.
Monday will be as many Mondays this summer have been–sunny. On this last day of August fall begins to creep into the air with Monday high of 60°F and an overnight low of 48°F. September starts off promisingly. Expect sunny skies and a comfortable high of 68°F. Nighttime temperatures will dip down to 46°F.
Wednesday expect another bright sunny day. Temperatures again will be quite lovely at 71°F. Expect another 48°F nighttime low.
There will be a change in the weather on Thursday. Expect a cloudy day with showers throughout and a high of 68°F. The low Thursday night will be a chilly 44°F. Finishing out the week and beginning the Labour Day weekend, expect mainly sunny skies with a nighttime low of 53°F.
I’ll be sure to have the Labour Day weekend weather report up Thursday or early Friday as I’m just as curious as you are what to expect. I’m looking forward to our return to Maple Lake to close up the cottage and I’m hoping for one nice day to get in some Lake time.
Have a great week!
More photos taken by my spouse, Roger Corrao with the first Panasonic point and shoot we’ve ever owned. We were both getting familiar with it at this point though I daresay he caught on much more quickly than did I. 
I must say I’m running into the same roadblocks that I did last summer in getting some good snaps of Maple Lake–it is just so rainy and windy–at least in the afternoons and early evening-to-sunset when I’d like to take photographs. We would have had a few more to share but both spouse and I are using the new camera and we are not quite adept yet at making sure the settings have not been fudged with.Taking snaps of loons on the “portrait” setting just does not get a good result. Here are a few photos just the same. We went to the Haliburton campus of Fleming College for the Arts and toured the Sculpture Forest which is adjacent to it. It was the nicest day that we’ve had thus far weather-wise. We each had fun and spouse, who took pictures on our older camera, really got some nice shots. He’s not cooperating however with sorting through them and believe me, going through 1oo’s of snaps like I’ve just done isn’t the fun part of photo-taking. Cheers! Cyn
“The sun will come out to-morrow..”
Maple Lake Cottage
–my son hummed this whilst we went for a very quick swim today–one I’d promised myself “no matter what.”
The sun made a couple of brief appearances today. I had “issues” with a bot trying to crash–well he “did” actually crash one of my sites that I do paid work on so I had lots of interesting discussions with my hosting company. I am putting it behind me and looking forward heading to the Haliburton Sculpture Forest on Friday. It’s not even going to reach 70 F but it’s supposed to be clear and sounds like a potentially perfect day for a walk in the woods checking out public art. Will report back with photos!
Cheers!
Cyn
Canada Day falls mid-week this year so you’ll find events occurring for essentially the entire week, beginning tomorrow, Sunday June 28–which is a very good thing as the weather will be iffy on several days.
As they say, there is something for everyone from fireworks on July 4th in Dorset to nail-driving and pie-eating contests in West Guilford on July 1. Details about where, what, and when are below. For further details or if you have questions you can go online and visit www.haliburtonholidays.com or call 1-800-461-7677.
Canada Day Events in Cottage Country
Kinmount – Sunday, June 28, Kinmount Fairgrounds, beginning at 5pm
Pony and wagon rides, kids games & races, BBQs, Checkers the Clown, fireworks at dusk, entertainment by the Black Fly Boogie Band
Minden – Wednesday, July 1, downtown Minden, all day
Free horse drawn wagon rides, crazy river raft race, kids games, petting zoo, battle of the bands, fireworks at dusk at the Minden Fairgrounds
West Guilford – Wednesday, July 1, West Guilford Community Centre, beginning at 10am
Horseshoe tournament, water games at the beach, footraces, nail driving contests, cross-cut saw competitions, kids’ scavenger hunt, pie contest, beef BBQ dinner, fireworks at dusk
Wilberforce – Wednesday, July 1, Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House, beginning at 11:30am
Flag raising ceremony, birthday cake
Dorset – Saturday, July 4, Big Trading Bay
Fireworks at dusk
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