Blogs about art in Port Moody
After three very busy days I think that hosting 'Art in the Garden' here as one of ten open gardens was very worthwhile. While we had a heat wave I wondered if there would be any colour at all and it was too hot to do garden maintenance except in the evenings. Now that we've had some rain and it's cooler I can relax and enjoy…
It seems we're in for a heat wave and I'm worried about keeping the garden watered so that it looks good for visitors on July 19th. This is only the second time Art in the Garden has been held here in the Tri-Cities, the first one was two years ago. As there was no ArtWalk in April this year I decided to offer my garden as a venue…
Since I last wrote a blog my website has been moved to another server and my original web designer has resumed his job as helper to this low-tech blogger. You may notice that the blog page is now a properly integrated part of the website. I am told that assembling my notes and photos will be easier and I hope quicker. In the next little…
This evening is the Artists Reception for HANDS That Shape Our Community. The event will be at Gallery Bistro on Clarke street, Port Moody, from 6.30 - 8.30pm. The project started with photographer Tracy Riddell's idea of photographing the hands of Port Moody artists. Several photographers joined the project and together with the artists involved formed 'Inlet Artists'. Some of the photographs were shown in Port…
This afternoon I took six jugbirds down to Clarke street in Old Port Moody. The Gallery Bistro there, run by Helen and Rainer Daniels, is hosting the first show of work by 'Inlet Artists'. A couple of months ago we showed photographs of the hands of Port Moody art-makers here, on the walls of Port Moody Library. The hands belong to painters, wood-workers, musicians, and…