the previous tenants in our lovely new apartment had some sort of drill addiction. Or maybe it they just felt like the walls need to breathe. Whatever the case, our apartment is full of holes. SO MANY HOLES! 13 in the living room alone, in case you are counting (which I am).

And rather than patching those holes and then painting the whole place again (hi! I’m not THAT bored), we are up to our necks in plans to cover the holes.

One such plan involves covering 12 (12!) holes unevenly spaced above our TV + fancy new credenza. Since our living room is mostly black and white, we’re looking at a photo wall as a serious option. So I’ve been browsing pinterest for ideas. These ones are some of our favourites.

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once upon a time I worked in technology, and their idea of teambuilding was going to the opening of a star wars film together (note: I still have yet to ever see one, so I guess THAT didn’t work) or playing videogames in the boardroom.

enter the performing arts: the team that works together, makes art together! Erm, well, separately, but in the same room, at least. A departure? Perhaps. Idea? Good. My execution? Lame. More practice required.

This Friday, July 4th, a ton of local artists will be opening a show at Cyclelogik, a new mostly bike shop / kindof coffee bar in Wellington Village to celebrate their grand opening. Running with a theme of “Bicycles” you’ll see work from local artists, jewelry designers, fashion designers, textile artists, photographers and more – including me!

Since I know the first thing *I* do when faced with a giant list of artists is try and figure out who they are and if I already know their work, I’m including some handy links for you below for artists whose websites I could find without having to resort to googling obscure text strings. Enjoy! And I hope to see you there. Come say hello!

abi lyon wicke
Andrea Stokes
Christina Ballhorn
Erin Robertson
Jenny Mcmaster
Karina Bergman
Katie Dutton
Laura Twiss
Maria Lezon
Mary Spicer
Patti Normand
me!
Sarah Hallman
(and more!)