from Portugal

I did a swap with Ana Ventura and just received my bounty! Thanks Ana!

A stuffie gift from Audra. My kind of pet…
Her work is available at Dear in Vancouver.

Art/craft sale

I’m not in this show, but my pals are. Check it out – there will be some fabulous goods! The opening is tomorrow night (Friday 15th).

Stuffies by my pal Audra Neil. She had a show/sale at Joe Blow Glassworks on the weekend with fab jewellery maker Erin Dolman.

Check out the Shiny Fuzzy Muddy sale next weekend at Video In Studios. Lori Joy Smith will be there!

Canadian celebrities

Last week I went to the Mint Records Christmas party at the lovely Ukrainian Hall, and in spite of the fact that the crowd was 10 years younger and 10 times hipper than me, I had a pretty swell time. Every Canadian should see Nardwuar the Human Serviette play live once in their life. There were several great bands playing, including The Awkward Stage who stood out for me. (And Franz Ferdinand made a surprise appearance.) It all got me thinking, as I often do, about Canadian celebrities, and how special and different they are. Few people outside of Canada know who they are, which makes them all the more cool and lovable to me. And the ones who stay here rather than try to make it big in the USA endear themselves to me all the more.

Who is your favourite Canadian celeb? Discuss…

Song of the Day: The Awkward Stage – The Morons Are Winning
Canadian Celeb of the Day: Rick Mercer cuts down a tree with the leader of the Green Party.
Nardwuar interviews Snoop Dogg

magda trzaski dolls

I love these darkly cute figures in shadow boxes which I saw in the window of Bau Xi Gallery. View them all here. Available until Dec 24. Her website.