tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66698893068389099792024-03-20T08:29:09.379-07:00Pascale ArpinPascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-9072005751446831622013-04-24T18:24:00.001-07:002013-04-24T18:24:44.488-07:00The Future is Here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
LOTS of exciting things to report. One of them being that: I FINALLY made a website!!! I am not sure what will come of this blog. Time will tell. Farewell for now, pascaleconspiracy blog... You have served me well! The future is here:<br />
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One of the things you'll find on my website: a colouring book I created! All of the pages from this book are available for free at pascale-arpin.com/education ... Enjoy!!<br />
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Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-69366161732078572172012-01-01T12:15:00.000-08:002012-01-01T13:36:49.705-08:00Hello old friend<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">Could it really be? No, seriously.. could it?? Has it ACTUALLY been OVER a year since my last update??? I can't believe how time flies when you live in a remote northern region (because, if you didn't know, I have been living in Iqaluit, Nunavut aka the Arctic since February 2011). This place is truly a time warp and I feel like the last 10 months or so have flown by in a flash! Needless to say I have been super incredibly busy, hence no updates... Or to this blog at least, since I have also been trying to update my other blog <a href="http://pascaleinthearctic.blogspot.com/">http://pascaleinthearctic.blogspot.com</a>, mind you, I havent updated that one in a while either!.. Yeesh! Anyway, I haven't just been too busy to update my art blog, it seems I've also been too busy to really make a whole lot of art. It's really ironic to me that, when moving to the North, I thought I would have soooo much free time (not so say boredom) and be able to make truckloads of art. But instead I find myself busy every single night of the week. That's not to say that I haven't been doing any art whatsoever, because I have actually been working on this AMAZING graphic novel that was written by my genius comedic prodigy friend Iain Campbell (who also has a <a href="http://youthanthems.blogspot.com/">blog</a>). Aside from that I have a few things worthy of posting and I will skip the explanations for now since I really just want to break this no-posting curse!!</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Zxyky6ifvEhLH8X-SFJH2fpTWGCRAhp0I00VPOI-CxlVzoqlyDR7bOwVo339Pb2VxSp3Rxxj36ERJSDiwqRUYrc6nOyMreCj6mvVvwJGxrrc5GxsX9B3FehYhnykd-9IU9swnNVplca/s1600/kuviasukpunga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Zxyky6ifvEhLH8X-SFJH2fpTWGCRAhp0I00VPOI-CxlVzoqlyDR7bOwVo339Pb2VxSp3Rxxj36ERJSDiwqRUYrc6nOyMreCj6mvVvwJGxrrc5GxsX9B3FehYhnykd-9IU9swnNVplca/s400/kuviasukpunga.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692772884141756370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">This is a drawing I did this morning (the first of 2012!). </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsxhJoMxrW3e3wwLZG8cw7BDLRhOtUHd0hNhzPrRo4unwJ006QvwBKudPO5nS3gPkEc2BrPataCQUpu23yQyvNp4vEagMz7P8byT0bSCvVOYsTbE8mVQkBvrWt7I5r-FhR0atpb6xmwef/s1600/jeff_tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsxhJoMxrW3e3wwLZG8cw7BDLRhOtUHd0hNhzPrRo4unwJ006QvwBKudPO5nS3gPkEc2BrPataCQUpu23yQyvNp4vEagMz7P8byT0bSCvVOYsTbE8mVQkBvrWt7I5r-FhR0atpb6xmwef/s400/jeff_tattoo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692772894893853106" /></a>Here is an updated version of the sleeve I had drawn for my friend. It is a more realistic take on the first one I had drawn up.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Zxyky6ifvEhLH8X-SFJH2fpTWGCRAhp0I00VPOI-CxlVzoqlyDR7bOwVo339Pb2VxSp3Rxxj36ERJSDiwqRUYrc6nOyMreCj6mvVvwJGxrrc5GxsX9B3FehYhnykd-9IU9swnNVplca/s1600/kuviasukpunga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFF4iLF2lSCM0_1RnbRnFzwblg7XSCmHo5u_evXKcipmWtDGt0TDfJRyzVj-_ySvYXbHvb2vGL_d-aXfWoe9bw4s-HWBy_7MfIUG4KRl-Cb3x7CoBoN1t8J61OkJeRz7LZV0CHw8wXYiM/s1600/alaskanino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFF4iLF2lSCM0_1RnbRnFzwblg7XSCmHo5u_evXKcipmWtDGt0TDfJRyzVj-_ySvYXbHvb2vGL_d-aXfWoe9bw4s-HWBy_7MfIUG4KRl-Cb3x7CoBoN1t8J61OkJeRz7LZV0CHw8wXYiM/s400/alaskanino.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692772879446030898" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">This is album art I did for my friends in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/alaskanband">Alaskan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrdQ11FBDyGrSU8uZCNS-vRiQh5Y9rQzZXhRxuRV2J9KNxFF4KDFvOFfCfmuvHoS6Pd8bEZDWRodxkTOD0EfdgfYrqvEO3_kbA2rZo_fLOa3-fwEbqQf1sj0ZaMKlICjklQrz9UGIeGpn/s1600/IMG_1654.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsLwff8GUZzELm_HHggSHnHhJ3Wd_XJXE7E-A-In0xkZk6PbfNuczGuVbMXp_zNYGMwhreXp9n2C2o4RJ0FkzEo6AOLELkhgQ2v-B45qj1M2WgMOIeBSVzWuPS7KDFvikm2MeCRI8DxME/s1600/observations.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsLwff8GUZzELm_HHggSHnHhJ3Wd_XJXE7E-A-In0xkZk6PbfNuczGuVbMXp_zNYGMwhreXp9n2C2o4RJ0FkzEo6AOLELkhgQ2v-B45qj1M2WgMOIeBSVzWuPS7KDFvikm2MeCRI8DxME/s400/observations.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692776175688313010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">Observations about life in Iqaluit, done on December 27th.. Oh and actually this is something that I drew for my super special friend Jordan. I have sent it to him by mail so if he sees this I guess the surprise will kind of be ruined haha</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:100%;color:#666666;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-v_qPaY7xUWtyIc1XjwQ3Eb2eDo7Hn4vg3kXsPqoXO_fr_7lY3XlnEmd8Uw9-iykJ2P_afhSvhiadyZMm70wpoGWKGXoZfwjMkrrfZrjr54la4eK5dLo6f-rA4bIH5xazEP8IvPtbRtP/s400/fwys_logo_simple2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692779188747288626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">This is a logo I did for my friend Jeff's <a href="http://www.fwysrecords.com/">record label (Finish What You Started)</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrdQ11FBDyGrSU8uZCNS-vRiQh5Y9rQzZXhRxuRV2J9KNxFF4KDFvOFfCfmuvHoS6Pd8bEZDWRodxkTOD0EfdgfYrqvEO3_kbA2rZo_fLOa3-fwEbqQf1sj0ZaMKlICjklQrz9UGIeGpn/s1600/IMG_1654.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrdQ11FBDyGrSU8uZCNS-vRiQh5Y9rQzZXhRxuRV2J9KNxFF4KDFvOFfCfmuvHoS6Pd8bEZDWRodxkTOD0EfdgfYrqvEO3_kbA2rZo_fLOa3-fwEbqQf1sj0ZaMKlICjklQrz9UGIeGpn/s400/IMG_1654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692776180839006338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">This is a painting I did for my grand-parents.. Not exactly my regular style, but a good example of my versatility nonetheless!</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">That's it for now folks! Until next time (hopefully sooner than my last update!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">- P.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-33280375034998374492010-10-02T09:53:00.000-07:002010-10-02T10:03:44.212-07:00The Saints (Continued)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AER2It3WQcNIiNl_7oIXNW3shu7wCsoENTRfSUS_vf5M6gmsxsMnztWDPBGqEjinszz81sB3laKIx0m_TN8wKrcfR93E34EVeCY_X1Sr6UAogFPNCosSn8pxyEirOHwIapfdUjzplXIp/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AER2It3WQcNIiNl_7oIXNW3shu7wCsoENTRfSUS_vf5M6gmsxsMnztWDPBGqEjinszz81sB3laKIx0m_TN8wKrcfR93E34EVeCY_X1Sr6UAogFPNCosSn8pxyEirOHwIapfdUjzplXIp/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523494747129570290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aRU_f0lVM26GkCU_6A87dwqUUXJcMPjoJTwTMjK_sAGAxjjJ3jSCkX01OyfH0SRB2dEH_tklZQaWLsQQlyeROeYT2-pqWGXVORi1DBDR6QX9fugJ27sqjieX_GoHCYFMO-U51z1_KyBx/s1600/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aRU_f0lVM26GkCU_6A87dwqUUXJcMPjoJTwTMjK_sAGAxjjJ3jSCkX01OyfH0SRB2dEH_tklZQaWLsQQlyeROeYT2-pqWGXVORi1DBDR6QX9fugJ27sqjieX_GoHCYFMO-U51z1_KyBx/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523494730331091874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTBEvAnbfeoqNm7wt5iG97ukRlwuBmhkk4pQdgEiEtgMkwDvwPSL_W4clGdzlSV353ud3RrY4yw5prqA38lWsvbl96JQ93L0iiiw6ZLGONCpimLLyYDG9aMs94dh16YHudX_0Z9GX4_52/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTBEvAnbfeoqNm7wt5iG97ukRlwuBmhkk4pQdgEiEtgMkwDvwPSL_W4clGdzlSV353ud3RrY4yw5prqA38lWsvbl96JQ93L0iiiw6ZLGONCpimLLyYDG9aMs94dh16YHudX_0Z9GX4_52/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523494720009496258" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Although we can't all buy originals and carry them around with us everywhere we go, what we CAN do is wear some pins! The packaging is all done by me, and the final product couldn't have come together without the help/brilliant ideas/button machine of Inaas at </span></span><a href="http://canteenlife.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Canteen</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">These pins are available at Canteen, 238 Dalhousie! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">XOX</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">-Pascale</span></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-77000485789033168362010-09-28T08:24:00.001-07:002014-01-14T12:39:02.964-08:00The Saints<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-36301785877437205032010-08-20T08:30:00.000-07:002010-08-20T08:47:46.214-07:00Les hiboux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5iRESExLzaa7H2oM4Id-Ef3AOVW1wYPDg0CxUxuxGj6tjZAogIZuqFNhdokOuW9g5OtwjN4CxLmdrZJjJQopfbM7wQEmVJKofjQwdGt5h4f8rQ4GYCWOHArC4SmBclH7C9kbKNmzqF1P/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5iRESExLzaa7H2oM4Id-Ef3AOVW1wYPDg0CxUxuxGj6tjZAogIZuqFNhdokOuW9g5OtwjN4CxLmdrZJjJQopfbM7wQEmVJKofjQwdGt5h4f8rQ4GYCWOHArC4SmBclH7C9kbKNmzqF1P/s400/IMG_0100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507518731754460530" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Hibou, acrylic on canvas, 12x12</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlkweCSPIsFo3rzVHuQKBQwkLtXkXlFoLO5NLLz8O_dYE5BuVh2dFiRYVstZNHY1rKQaqIAjvBCu6xrAeIpQVZLk6iFLyXNVuZ2Ok_A91EZ80RPfdnpQTt8v3XnryTtCWg56SqIWQP0Ro/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlkweCSPIsFo3rzVHuQKBQwkLtXkXlFoLO5NLLz8O_dYE5BuVh2dFiRYVstZNHY1rKQaqIAjvBCu6xrAeIpQVZLk6iFLyXNVuZ2Ok_A91EZ80RPfdnpQTt8v3XnryTtCWg56SqIWQP0Ro/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507518720210752146" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Hiboux, acrylic on canvas, 12x12</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Alright so the last post had some pretty heavy stuff in it so to change the pace I've decided to post these two cutesy paintings I did for some friends. The request was: two paintings of owls. I pretty much had a wildcard to do whatever I wanted from there. The paintings were meant to be displayed separately but I still wanted them to be unified in colour and style (so that they would still clearly be two of a kind and potentially displayed side by side). Anyhow, I was really excited when Michelle and Matt asked me to do these because I looooooooooooove owls!! They are such beautiful creatures. Not only that, but in art they are often used to represent wisdom and the ability to see right from wrong. Because of their nocturnal nature they are also often used to represent death and darkness. There are a number of other symbols associated with the owl and many of them have arisen within aboriginal shamanism.<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Anyhow, I am super happy with the way these came out. I wasn't sure who would get which (and if they would have to fight over who got to keep which one) but it turns out that Michelle wanted the lone owl while Matt wanted the cuddly baby owls, so everything worked out for the best!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">In other news: I have been painting like crazy and can't wait to post what I've been working on for a small exhibit at </span></span><a href="http://canteenlife.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Canteen</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. It will be up for the month of October.</span></span></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-1101692814255682762010-08-14T19:04:00.000-07:002010-08-14T20:18:45.377-07:00B/W<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX2_baS5HynyK6agO-Duxj6bMr4SrXdnixBlIYk1lePhaKwo5pzBJYzFsbRTnahqx54eX56ehwcn-v0S9U28VWMCSM1bgX5xbjVj8cmIC7L_YvCPhwuQwiL-i0AuuaeDOGBO4TR1i3w2y/s1600/evantattoofinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX2_baS5HynyK6agO-Duxj6bMr4SrXdnixBlIYk1lePhaKwo5pzBJYzFsbRTnahqx54eX56ehwcn-v0S9U28VWMCSM1bgX5xbjVj8cmIC7L_YvCPhwuQwiL-i0AuuaeDOGBO4TR1i3w2y/s400/evantattoofinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505469092149201666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div>Evan's tattoo, ink & paper</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8xHp1Iv8kqxkJN1I4iTHnZticbAbQepMjpqT8QI9oC6uveFqO-s23yukZYSJHsKMlQjMi4WcTgLXEVgkWbYoJTj5qjer1QqgmxOr2TCRSaLR5ommLsd13JaPs4UmgS3Nhv3glHS6hxKM/s1600/martinEARTH3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8xHp1Iv8kqxkJN1I4iTHnZticbAbQepMjpqT8QI9oC6uveFqO-s23yukZYSJHsKMlQjMi4WcTgLXEVgkWbYoJTj5qjer1QqgmxOr2TCRSaLR5ommLsd13JaPs4UmgS3Nhv3glHS6hxKM/s400/martinEARTH3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505468243482946162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Martin's tattoo-Earth, ink & paper</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Gc37CdlFtdzGcHb54I82d8xTf0ow1iV4-meIfjT9mlOdNX1UfqrU3kubk9hG9OpqTPhqFzQ_7Kzvu1oBkWnxBOUeqVxZw10I5h4-X-YetzKFVjryLraoT2xZuofBwXreJzyIcOGYz1J/s1600/martinSUN1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Gc37CdlFtdzGcHb54I82d8xTf0ow1iV4-meIfjT9mlOdNX1UfqrU3kubk9hG9OpqTPhqFzQ_7Kzvu1oBkWnxBOUeqVxZw10I5h4-X-YetzKFVjryLraoT2xZuofBwXreJzyIcOGYz1J/s400/martinSUN1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505468229937470994" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Martin's tattoo-Sun, ink & paper</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWmk0uHVPxhuPfMBrjE4xFCqP3Nh68d441x4pWkICtCd5W0jf3Mro-zE1K3MPjRm6J3Zyia6CO4qm6HRdLCJigv8Bh_rhoBtgqAOMvdirNL-1BqQTIpPd-MSDODY75-jEtCU_ZOMilWew/s1600/altshirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWmk0uHVPxhuPfMBrjE4xFCqP3Nh68d441x4pWkICtCd5W0jf3Mro-zE1K3MPjRm6J3Zyia6CO4qm6HRdLCJigv8Bh_rhoBtgqAOMvdirNL-1BqQTIpPd-MSDODY75-jEtCU_ZOMilWew/s400/altshirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505468226449396834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ALT 101 design (I believe they have changed "Fight for Freedom" to "The Struggle for Freedom" but this is the version I had on my computer)</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH34FFv9UfF2wBqsTyNbEKSVXcrvOQJBXTqvmx5U3qDO6HeySYEKyPBbKKxB-IX3I9M9iDSFqOpmsMH6GnpQrT8-9T6N6_XmihCCfeiItb7VGbe7JG5dylTXLJX3lQf1RCVxRscdRaMkKk/s1600/alt101explained.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH34FFv9UfF2wBqsTyNbEKSVXcrvOQJBXTqvmx5U3qDO6HeySYEKyPBbKKxB-IX3I9M9iDSFqOpmsMH6GnpQrT8-9T6N6_XmihCCfeiItb7VGbe7JG5dylTXLJX3lQf1RCVxRscdRaMkKk/s400/alt101explained.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505468216034852514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">ALT 101 design-legend</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOgibXSND9aWlAlrd-k_oZxN7ok4-0BEdkvoEcju9ugal3vB1an6drf2QCVeBa8z_utcnhwspd8R8LxORwWto0VXx79q003df-gKkWuQ4TEC6XVVcUEsjywEpCkVBJf9-3h9Ks7dmd85W/s1600/solidarity.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOgibXSND9aWlAlrd-k_oZxN7ok4-0BEdkvoEcju9ugal3vB1an6drf2QCVeBa8z_utcnhwspd8R8LxORwWto0VXx79q003df-gKkWuQ4TEC6XVVcUEsjywEpCkVBJf9-3h9Ks7dmd85W/s400/solidarity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505467642956693762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photograph of beautiful anonymous models holding up the shirts I designed</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">As if it's been over 5 months since I updated this thing. Ah well, that's nothing new. Here are a few commissions from the last couple of months. The first three images were drawn up for some friends as tattoos. Then there is a design I did for OPIRG-GRIPO (Ottawa U this time) for their Alternative frosh week, better known as ALT 101. They had asked me to create an image comprised of important freedom fighters as well as significant/symbolic places that represent different social struggles for justice throughout history and today. I've included a sort of appendix to make it a bit easier to understand.</span></div></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">An interesting note: the activist pictured in the upper left corner's name is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Zhisheng">Gao Zhisheng</a> and he is actually a very close friend of a professor at Ottawa U. The prof in question actually fled from China not very long ago while 8 months pregnant. She, an active human rights activist, left China in order to escape the treatment reserved for individuals who disagree with the Chinese government. Aside from being one of her close friends, Gao is one of the most high-profile human rights lawyers in China and was imprisoned/ went missing in September 2009. For several months the government did not charge him and denied knowledge of his whereabouts, until it was eventually found that he had in fact been taken by the Chinese authorities. Beyond simply being imprisoned, Gao also underwent torture. At one point the government claimed he had been "released"... But when the family inquired about his whereabouts Beijing police told Gao's brother "he had lost his way and went missing," thus leading his family and friends to believe he had in fact died (aka been murdered) while imprisoned. Yet recently, news that he was still alive surfaced, which brought tremendous joy to his family and friends who have undergone unbearable torment and hardship as a result of these events. As of April, his whereabouts are still unclear but it seems that he has been freed from prison. When I first heard of Gao's story I was shocked, yet not surprised insofar as the utterly appalling treatment of human rights activists in China is no secret. The professor at Ottawa U had contacted me a number of months ago asking me if I could create some kind of artwork to spread the message about her friend. Months passed since the time I received her email but I kept her request in the back of my mind if any ideas or opportunities were to come up. Eventually I was contacted by the fine folks at OPIRG and saw the shirt/poster/pamphlet design as a perfect opportunity to honour both her request as well as the pain and suffering that activists like Gao are put through.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Although some of the faces you see in the design speak directly to the past, I felt it was important to also include activists who are more closely tied to the present: activists who are still fighting for freedom and justice today. Even though many of us live extremely comfortable lives, the struggle for freedom is not a thing of the past and we must be conscious of the injustices that surround us as well as of those who have, and continue to, dedicate their lives to creating a better future for all of us.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Speaking of dedicated activists, I designed a t-shirt (the ones seen in the picture) to help raise funds for some Ottawa folks and important members of the activist community who were arrested in relation with <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/05/19/ott-fire-bombing-bank.html">the attacks on the RBC</a>. Their lawyer fees were bound to be extravagant and 100% of the money made from these shirts (as well as bags) went straight to them. That being said, there are many of these shirts still available and I believe some of the money is also now going towards lawyer fees for individuals arrested during the G20. In any case, you should get one!!! Support your community! We've printed the logo on a bunch of different colours now, so hit me up if you want one. *Note that in the picture one of the shirts has a splash of ink going across the logo.. It was the only shirt that turned out that way but of all the shirts we printed that is by far my favorite.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Anyhow, I think that's it for now. OH actually, one more thing... I think I've decided to leave the world of academia once I finish my B.A. in order to live the life of an artist once and for all. That is, to actually make art my priority. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">OH! OH! Actually one more thing: I will have a wall of new pieces at Canteen in October!! I am stoked!! And I hope you will ALL check it out!! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">-Pascale</span></span></div></div></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-57328779353339570262010-02-24T05:53:00.000-08:002010-02-24T05:58:57.365-08:00Critical Convictions Poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcNucy2mpOJTYPiotpfGUFvZ8lXsmTJ-tbtBmdF29uerwXC4w9FbiyClSr0Y-s15MbvKST4nY_DQ6V-2ImJNRq46XaAm5PmvyrGUXQYUbPb5tvV4DjGWv64dx5IQN6d5-GbxUNYAOvbg/s1600-h/criticalposter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcNucy2mpOJTYPiotpfGUFvZ8lXsmTJ-tbtBmdF29uerwXC4w9FbiyClSr0Y-s15MbvKST4nY_DQ6V-2ImJNRq46XaAm5PmvyrGUXQYUbPb5tvV4DjGWv64dx5IQN6d5-GbxUNYAOvbg/s400/criticalposter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441809142917987026" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div>Here is a poster for Critical Convictions' 7" release show! It is based on the artwork I did for the 7". Everyone should go to this!!</div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-69048666998345703122010-02-14T19:17:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:09:31.845-08:00Intensely overdue massive update<div>Hiya folks! Alright, so this post is dedicated to posting alllllll of the commissions I've been too lazy to post!! I decided it would be better to get this stuff up and have minimal descriptions that to not have it up at all! So here it is:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt_F4qVLgh4myg32KwqOH8mQ3PWPFTFusjMeLzIgyJXbDPGQU-s4Kv1lqNwNOdDM9dcT6j99Pa9nY8GfPIWOoihw_kUfo-om14PsW9-GFJRdC6I8mvpYah0dgXKJSJdTLE_fAxT0glYa2/s1600-h/adoillusblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt_F4qVLgh4myg32KwqOH8mQ3PWPFTFusjMeLzIgyJXbDPGQU-s4Kv1lqNwNOdDM9dcT6j99Pa9nY8GfPIWOoihw_kUfo-om14PsW9-GFJRdC6I8mvpYah0dgXKJSJdTLE_fAxT0glYa2/s400/adoillusblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438576479884118098" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Ladolescence-simplifi%C3%A9e-pour-parents-d%C3%A9bord%C3%A9s-Sylvie-Dagenais/9782764014097-item.html">Adolescence Simplifiée</a>, illustrations for book published by Québecor</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, so this is easily the most exciting thing that has happened for my career as a self-taught illustrator so far!! Five of my illustrations were commissioned and published in an ACTUAL book! I know to many this is probably the least exciting thing in the world (especially to Anglophones who have never heard of Québecor)... But the reality is that Québecor is a HUGE publishing company and it is so exciting to know that I have illustrations in a book that will be in bookstores throughout Quebec. The five illustrations you see above were each meant to be the image at the beginning of a chapter. The five chapters each had a theme and the author had a clear idea of what she wanted, which made my job super easy! I love it when people know exactly what they want and all I have to do is execute their vision.</div><div>Interesting things to note: the woman in the second picture was inspired by the years of soccer coaching my mom did for my sister's soccer team and the woman even looks like my mom. Also, in the first picture of the second row, the man was inspired by my dad... And the toll I must have had on his heart when he was teaching me to drive. So yah, if you want to see these close-up just head to any francophone bookstore!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPhkGC9DQUbNTaaB_SphLFVKZcflCqhTXVvyNMwbv2I3A2y77bTZmGJ55unMxDfzSTkDbQfXSmdpi7wDXSS7HxEZYEUN6H5VcRv6JiJHqd0BGtDzPBbC0-Yl5Nrrpeupe4OCoJjBGETVG/s1600-h/californiacdblogfinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPhkGC9DQUbNTaaB_SphLFVKZcflCqhTXVvyNMwbv2I3A2y77bTZmGJ55unMxDfzSTkDbQfXSmdpi7wDXSS7HxEZYEUN6H5VcRv6JiJHqd0BGtDzPBbC0-Yl5Nrrpeupe4OCoJjBGETVG/s400/californiacdblogfinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438562164395615362" /></a>California CD, artwork, layout & custom font<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fwysrecords.com/fwys/">Finish What You Started Records</a> (Ska Jeezy!) and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wearelittleheartrecords">Little Heart Records</a> are putting out the 7" for California, a pop-punk band from upstate New York. The guys in the band didn't know what they wanted for the artwork and pretty much just asked me to come up with something based on the lyrics. Since all the songs had to do with break-up type stuff I figured the artwork should also reflect this. Anyway, this is what came of it. I used watercolour and ink for the artwork and title/song titles. I put most of it together in Photoshop (except the cover--that's nothin' but glue, paper, ink and watercolour). I'm really into the way the watercolour gave a sort of marble effect. You can see the 7" label and back of the record below. The cover and insert is essentially the same as with the CD so I didn't post it twice.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN_9o3sHQ63H-Wk3qyzcWwZiWOXcK8QRIHWBxrfAMCNzKRtacfc0iGnic27J_i-HshaEKhY0X_szx-mtpFw7a9wyBaYRCm1u1px7GULvGaa2e3sYJmxKUFfnis26_wzuxKkIdxzUcoqSh/s1600-h/californiainchblogfinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN_9o3sHQ63H-Wk3qyzcWwZiWOXcK8QRIHWBxrfAMCNzKRtacfc0iGnic27J_i-HshaEKhY0X_szx-mtpFw7a9wyBaYRCm1u1px7GULvGaa2e3sYJmxKUFfnis26_wzuxKkIdxzUcoqSh/s400/californiainchblogfinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438562155522710802" /></a>California, 7"<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe8F9XpolWH1Gd01xJRvmCf3pKRdlp3GI4BirFFqJat-IYga6YEvEdQe8KdnqMv2c6r97MdjNTUKWBC0mLrCxkbZmHJX9TuIOtGoEgBykzsw0WP3xE1F3jhyphenhyphenDRBZ3zYOWIHWzqna-VNQZ/s1600-h/newteethblog3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe8F9XpolWH1Gd01xJRvmCf3pKRdlp3GI4BirFFqJat-IYga6YEvEdQe8KdnqMv2c6r97MdjNTUKWBC0mLrCxkbZmHJX9TuIOtGoEgBykzsw0WP3xE1F3jhyphenhyphenDRBZ3zYOWIHWzqna-VNQZ/s400/newteethblog3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438524083656532546" /></a>New Teeth CD. masks, layout & custom font (Photos by Robyn Riley)</div><div><br /></div><div>Lucas from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/newteethband">New Teeth</a> approached me a little while ago asking me if I'd be up for helping their band out artistically. They wanted me to help them out by painting teeth onto paper bags. That's pretty much all they knew at that point.. Namely, what the outcome would be was still undetermined. So I finally met up with Lucas and we chatted about what he wanted the design to be like. He said he was down with bright colours and I went from there. I also asked the guys from New Teeth to send me pictures of their own teeth for me to work with.. I figured it would make it more personalized and kind of funny. </div><div>Since we had delayed meeting for so long, I now had only about 3 days to get everything done. I experimented ALOT to try and find a style that would work well in photographs AND be cohesive. I was surprised that it took me so long to finally come up with the right look (ask my boyfriend.. he got to witness my frustration!). Anyway, I ended up realizing that less is more and a simpler design would be best. So there it is, I ended up sticking with a Cyan/Baby blue, Magenta/Red and Yellow/Ochre colour scheme and somewhat psychedelic pattern.</div><div>I was SO pleased with the way they turned out in the pictures, which is largely thanks to the photographer, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robynrileyphotos">Robyn Riley</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, I ended up not just doing the masks, but doing the entire layout, t-shirt designs, and a custom font to boot! The font is found on the front and back of the CD (i.e. band name, title, and song titles). Oh AND all of this was done in just over a week! Talk about delivery! </div><div>I have included the shirt design below. The black one is the design they have printed, and the yellow one next to it was used for a poster. I'm really happy with the final result! Everything looks great and the band's CD release party on February 12th was PACKED!! I see a bright future for these guys and wish them the best of luck.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr0Ljxc1AA2o4eH_uRjVx4gQzokTSOWF-cYYMtzrJ8vbM9F0zfK1wnt1vh8LsGBLnbfQLmCucX7l0fmGFSyRe_MXtfjpwVa3LqaPfnTprfwyxl-mnJuhSoLYj_A9j6Zhkx1044IdMYJ6w/s1600-h/newteethblog2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr0Ljxc1AA2o4eH_uRjVx4gQzokTSOWF-cYYMtzrJ8vbM9F0zfK1wnt1vh8LsGBLnbfQLmCucX7l0fmGFSyRe_MXtfjpwVa3LqaPfnTprfwyxl-mnJuhSoLYj_A9j6Zhkx1044IdMYJ6w/s400/newteethblog2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438521444450981458" /></a>New Teeth, t-shirt design ( and poster design)<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDyssgL36jhbpFPRleP2DU5mqZbpGug6R5DgT3Zo0iO6Oc7FEJeyGHvSoHQEVR8tT_mAbQvrHbOrt1Xhu_mO3pZkW9zhmPHBMrJwZTGtKmbxoIESYQCbhSEEOfv8285wQKUy5NrQcQTNO/s1600-h/criticalblogfinal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDyssgL36jhbpFPRleP2DU5mqZbpGug6R5DgT3Zo0iO6Oc7FEJeyGHvSoHQEVR8tT_mAbQvrHbOrt1Xhu_mO3pZkW9zhmPHBMrJwZTGtKmbxoIESYQCbhSEEOfv8285wQKUy5NrQcQTNO/s400/criticalblogfinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438513878346725762" /></a>Critical Convictions, 7" <div><br /></div><div>I was stoked when my friend Maxx from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/criticalconvictions">Critical Convictions</a> asked me to do the artwork for their 7". Everyone in that band is amazing and I was super happy to be a part of this. Maxx (the vocalist) showed me the lyrics and I went from there for the design. There were a number of recurring themes throughout the lyrics, and I decided to bring together three references within the cover: Hobbes' <i>Leviathan</i>, the sci-fi movie <i>Metropolis</i>, and Michel Foucault's <i>Discipline and Punish. </i>I told myself I would keep explanations short today, so I won't go into as much detail as I could, but basically: the image consists of an ultimate ruler with his scepter looking down from the sky (an image from Hobbes' <i>Leviathan</i>) onto a society made up of individuals whom--according to Hobbes--are "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short". Behind him are two copies of the panopticon--an idea originally put forward by Jeremy Bentham but taken up by Foucault to describe the way structures in society are built in a way that promote social control, obedience and self-regulation. Finally, the city itself is futuristic, dark and practically lifeless. Overall, the image was meant to evoke the combination of a technologically advanced metropolis with images of modern social control and 17th century conceptions of legitimate government and social contract theory. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pj3LzkETZ5WS6HiLGGG6P-l-Yy83TfWE7bJ_VKj42lvsnqQi5qxELmF5rPGCZURsmNKVWlbKI6dl4-0Wk1S-epOYrmDsuSv7rNHPmKQutv8dJs4ELypRVu__3LJ4vpM2CwiT2MRuKggE/s1600-h/leatherface1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pj3LzkETZ5WS6HiLGGG6P-l-Yy83TfWE7bJ_VKj42lvsnqQi5qxELmF5rPGCZURsmNKVWlbKI6dl4-0Wk1S-epOYrmDsuSv7rNHPmKQutv8dJs4ELypRVu__3LJ4vpM2CwiT2MRuKggE/s400/leatherface1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438513039800872594" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Leatherface show poster</div><div><br /></div><div>I was inspired by Leatherface's song "Springtime" for this poster. The song is all about remembering a time before life became complicated. So I wanted to create an image that put the sense of childhood, freedom and carelessness in contrast with the reality of cruelty and war. I also wanted the image to include some kind of punk element, preferably skateboarding. So I was stoked when I found the image of two kids on their "sidewalk surf boards" with no shoes on, having a blast. I worked with that image and superimposed it onto an image of prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. I was really excited about making this poster for the simple reason that Leatherface is amazing and has been around forever. Plus, I was really excited about finding just the right images to convey what I wanted.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nggsG6vDsGOTZ6ebMc5jqSGJ2nFoJtfjY4L5GdV11T0dQyvgI8VLgCDBYpTEWXm5TAxUQwq9HVvyQwfBSv3kT390gC8X36prAaqT4T__zAUhFHwJ6JyPUNxrKtaikFg-0BIgb-Re_hwJ/s1600-h/formalposterblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nggsG6vDsGOTZ6ebMc5jqSGJ2nFoJtfjY4L5GdV11T0dQyvgI8VLgCDBYpTEWXm5TAxUQwq9HVvyQwfBSv3kT390gC8X36prAaqT4T__zAUhFHwJ6JyPUNxrKtaikFg-0BIgb-Re_hwJ/s400/formalposterblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438508315070522978" /></a>Humanities Formal poster </div><div><br /></div><div>The theme of the formal this year is film noir and my friend asked me to make a poster that resembled a typical film noir movie poster. Instead of having random individuals I decided to photoshop the faces of Nietzsche, Marx, Plato and Artistotle since we study their works in the program. We also have a big reproduction of Raphael's <i>The School of Athens</i> in the hallway where Plato and Aristotle are featured. In other words, their faces are pretty iconic in terms of the Humanities experience. In any case, I have been getting so much more familiar with photoshop, and I've got to say it's winning me over! I was pretty proud of this poster in particular because I got to try out the photoshop skills I've been acquiring.. For example. the "F" of formal was originally an L (<a href="http://pzrservices.typepad.com/vintageadvertising/images/2008/10/21/laura_1944.jpg">check out the original poster here</a>). I also had a field day finding awesome film noir style fonts. All in all had a great time making this poster!</div></div></div></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-46183571709777629432009-11-09T19:07:00.000-08:002009-11-28T15:42:57.430-08:00FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1HqKE-GKLoU6jw2w8StQAIpHtKXwWvaLjxc2ZHne5rdbXVLrjxA2qGTmGJ6iUd7X5VpCAud3TF2H9X68GbFgSctkNbjBI9JB8ML7fn7oeCVFOFEWvFl86dAHa3C4sHIy_8gVd9KDVEh0/s1600/fwyswhite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1HqKE-GKLoU6jw2w8StQAIpHtKXwWvaLjxc2ZHne5rdbXVLrjxA2qGTmGJ6iUd7X5VpCAud3TF2H9X68GbFgSctkNbjBI9JB8ML7fn7oeCVFOFEWvFl86dAHa3C4sHIy_8gVd9KDVEh0/s400/fwyswhite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409303509711801458" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">14 x 14, ink</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Alright, so it's November and I have NO time to do anything but read and write about </span></span><a href="http://bovinevoodoomagic.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">"dead, white men"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> (props to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><a href="http://bovinevoodoomagic.blogspot.com/">Amanda Abdulhottie</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://bovinevoodoomagic.blogspot.com/"> </a>for that one.. check out her <a href="http://bovinevoodoomagic.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">hilarious blog</span></a>). BUT I can at least find the time to post/rep my buddy Jeff's new record label!!! </span></span><a href="http://www.fwysrecords.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">! So for those of you who haven't had the pleasure/opportunity to meet the man/legend that is SKA JEFF (and if you live in Ottawa, there are definitely less than 6 degrees of separation between the both of you), you know how dedicated Jeff is to the Ottawa music scene. I swear, this guy is like a punk version of the energizer battery.. If the energizer put on punk shows that is. Ok, maybe my analogy doesn't work... But in any case, he is an awesome dude who does A LOT for the Ottawa scene. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">This is especially true now that he has gotten a grant to start his own record label! He's already put out the I Refuse EP and has a BUNCH more bands he's in the works of helping out. So needless to say I was stoked when he asked me to draw him a shirt logo!! Even more exciting (from an illustrator's perspective) was the fact that he knew EXACTLY what he wanted. He had a specific idea of what the monkey and the gorilla would look like, from the design on their shirt to the type of shoes they'd be wearing.. literally EVERYTHING. So I really can't take credit for the concept; only the execution.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">So, here it is! I am extremely excited about this shirt design! You should all get one and </span></span><a href="http://fwysrecords.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">SUPPORT THE HECK OUT OF THIS PROJECT</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">!!!!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Ok that's it for now!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Cheerio</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">-P.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">P.S. Anyone know where I can buy a lightbox?? I'm getting sick of not being able to trace stuff!</span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-34744267851530294832009-10-27T12:05:00.000-07:002009-10-27T12:19:50.186-07:00Just a few things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFPEFoeD-tJJHts_D3jSZ3nUBp15XL4YD8spUS1vU-KCjv6bkoRSrlCmIjtM3etSO6FsJk_IheMIbGEOqaD_KQBCTbjI1M1rvCwWaYi-9sGMxeItYX0kecld3If8o3Z18xXVEP3tqKbQK/s1600-h/Jefftattoo.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFPEFoeD-tJJHts_D3jSZ3nUBp15XL4YD8spUS1vU-KCjv6bkoRSrlCmIjtM3etSO6FsJk_IheMIbGEOqaD_KQBCTbjI1M1rvCwWaYi-9sGMxeItYX0kecld3If8o3Z18xXVEP3tqKbQK/s400/Jefftattoo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397358686240606786" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">"Whales and birds breaking shit" (commissioned), 14x17, pencil and ink</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvz1PfqXMK5kIGAeRAfMJVXKFFMYkVfMS3YbbEecVukEuloA1SE95o0qcmjw4IqlwEWxKcwEBa37dMLFW-rGU52cjQ6FKMT_hJVr0ZtW_yq0lML1C0QfxSpF-178_t9lFFz2qxhnCl48U/s1600-h/IMG_4951.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvz1PfqXMK5kIGAeRAfMJVXKFFMYkVfMS3YbbEecVukEuloA1SE95o0qcmjw4IqlwEWxKcwEBa37dMLFW-rGU52cjQ6FKMT_hJVr0ZtW_yq0lML1C0QfxSpF-178_t9lFFz2qxhnCl48U/s400/IMG_4951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397358488779241458" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">New CHUO On-Air Guide 2009-2010 </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Hi folks!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Just a quick update today! Here is a drawing my friend Jeff commissioned. He asked me to draw him a sleeve (that's tattoo talk for a tattoo that covers your arm) of "birds and whales breaking shit". That's verbatim. Meaning, it's the only direction he gave me. But I've known him for a little while now, and I had an idea of where he was coming from. This is a picture of the drawing, but I retouched it a tiny bit in photoshop because the pencil didn't photograph well at all. Also, you may be wondering why there's such a big boring cloud up top... that's the space that will be used to cover the pretty big all-black tattoo he has on his shoulder.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The second picture is of the new CHUO flyer. (MAJOR thanks to CHUO for giving me work!! woohoo!!) This is the same as the old one but with a new colour scheme. I was kind of weirded out that the printers included the bleed into the graphic, but what can you do!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Anyhow, I've got to cut it short today because I have a Stats (yes, STATS) assignment to finish for tonight. I will be posting lots of new stuff soon though because people with great taste have asked me to draw stuff for them! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">So stay tuned!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">-P.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-34001379510546313012009-09-05T21:35:00.000-07:002009-09-05T21:40:18.864-07:00I can do cutesy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_0_1MpIdYe53jpIe6sh-SvR30O6hD2yrZ1fNS8edHBRrxI6OTdfL0UpBCsmoFRe8x93nPctDvMYyEUW5oBqiT8E6W3gFs-Mckzw5tEUiKvYJEtkiz1-ExqYaI5bepCx1LmAWu8o3fOrN/s1600-h/IMG_4880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_0_1MpIdYe53jpIe6sh-SvR30O6hD2yrZ1fNS8edHBRrxI6OTdfL0UpBCsmoFRe8x93nPctDvMYyEUW5oBqiT8E6W3gFs-Mckzw5tEUiKvYJEtkiz1-ExqYaI5bepCx1LmAWu8o3fOrN/s400/IMG_4880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378209425223290882" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ahoyhoy<div><br /></div><div>So, not too much to say here... My friend wanted a poster done and he told me the subject matter should be "two emo-looking kids holding hands while riding bikes". So, this is what I came up with. It's pretty indie/cute/fluffy, but apparently that was appropriate for the style of the headlining band. SO yeah!</div><div><br /></div><div>Until next time!</div><div><br /></div><div>-P.</div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-18341340176352509722009-08-17T07:06:00.000-07:002009-08-17T08:39:37.142-07:00I REFUSE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQzhzVRwiMtEyDOotEj4Q5fEa-d_PV97o9SrbpETuJDFnAb3YEUo2e-T_DHV6Ve0mdH2WnD9-CJ7onpEMEj1kQZDKhd_ElwO4ocrXQ92TGBWswNe41N1ikP_wbnh2e_N-di8obNJymsiF/s1600-h/irefuseblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQzhzVRwiMtEyDOotEj4Q5fEa-d_PV97o9SrbpETuJDFnAb3YEUo2e-T_DHV6Ve0mdH2WnD9-CJ7onpEMEj1kQZDKhd_ElwO4ocrXQ92TGBWswNe41N1ikP_wbnh2e_N-di8obNJymsiF/s400/irefuseblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370947683685172402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4NGDVYZifA64DK3K1geGrxiH-g4RHYmzU3EFQxFhO9fL1DPe0XlvgvRYnFUsV3cQ31oFSc9kkTkKECMqRWGLKcMXGUS-Z5dZnRfu3YTyeo0-RVrumIGzUGcKmmXy4E7nHw7DpvmgJiNL/s1600-h/irefuseblog2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4NGDVYZifA64DK3K1geGrxiH-g4RHYmzU3EFQxFhO9fL1DPe0XlvgvRYnFUsV3cQ31oFSc9kkTkKECMqRWGLKcMXGUS-Z5dZnRfu3YTyeo0-RVrumIGzUGcKmmXy4E7nHw7DpvmgJiNL/s400/irefuseblog2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370947677160274738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aNpt7I1LYkjPJN_tuPkxUEj0F4HPFACaKaL2wUB6EGO8Th4TTSbigegpvwM_n5ymDFGb7xB1QoH_D9fTnLVH6fBVeMoc6qyzWL0A3kGE3DFKKFk_3pVO6dO1vX0LSl-aExE5KLuLK8o2/s1600-h/_MG_0402_irefuse_arpin_paulgalipeau.com_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aNpt7I1LYkjPJN_tuPkxUEj0F4HPFACaKaL2wUB6EGO8Th4TTSbigegpvwM_n5ymDFGb7xB1QoH_D9fTnLVH6fBVeMoc6qyzWL0A3kGE3DFKKFk_3pVO6dO1vX0LSl-aExE5KLuLK8o2/s400/_MG_0402_irefuse_arpin_paulgalipeau.com_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370947670277500242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI54cVG2hlU5kf5P6eAyaPIGN4oqQIrsIzPrJnTu2mdJ4Af7vU8-NRgXF8V-jFW8iTudg30jrgp2DgpNr0HxOeVsIuBiZqAHM8NcpWU6vnxJTojeDL-Ci91_FEukDjgzYOsrEn7HN141aQ/s1600-h/3734374422_97dfcd9b9a_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI54cVG2hlU5kf5P6eAyaPIGN4oqQIrsIzPrJnTu2mdJ4Af7vU8-NRgXF8V-jFW8iTudg30jrgp2DgpNr0HxOeVsIuBiZqAHM8NcpWU6vnxJTojeDL-Ci91_FEukDjgzYOsrEn7HN141aQ/s400/3734374422_97dfcd9b9a_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370947661387780146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkOUkSQg3uPhFGwLuj0ZkUBhrEcFXA2uFdCqFePjrDgVeXuiDE9gbj05iF4st28bR0RKM9wkPja7k4eF-Ne84l4W35wjtFnRSrVRwYxDxBYpTdvQ5X1PCYdnlBQ2aqAA9gRj1nKcVbkIG/s1600-h/IMG_4868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkOUkSQg3uPhFGwLuj0ZkUBhrEcFXA2uFdCqFePjrDgVeXuiDE9gbj05iF4st28bR0RKM9wkPja7k4eF-Ne84l4W35wjtFnRSrVRwYxDxBYpTdvQ5X1PCYdnlBQ2aqAA9gRj1nKcVbkIG/s400/IMG_4868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370947659982592562" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">It has officially been 90 days since I last posted on here. The main reason being I have been living out of boxes since June 30 and am finally getting settled in my new (amazing) living quarters. Equally amazing and exciting is the fact that I now have a drawing table! But anyhow, I am here to update some goddamn art, not talk about my new material goods.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">SO! One work I am extremely proud of is now finally available to the public! .... The new <a href="http://myspace.com/irefusehc">I REFUSE</a> EP CD/12"!! I have been friends with some of those dudes for a long time now (dating back to Club Saw-when we still thought moshing was cool and a legitimate form of anger management), so needless to say I was stoked when they asked me to do their artwork. They were very specific in terms of what style they wanted: modernism (think Hot Water Music albums covers). Aside from the style, I had carte blanche to do whatever I wanted in terms of subject matter. Mariful gave me a copy of the lyrics and mentioned that a big theme for the album was personal-as well as political-liberation. So I went from there..</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I wanted to depict the notion of liberation by showing the subject raising his fists as though breaking free from chains. The chains here are invisible, which speaks to the notion that we are often trapped within and by ourselves, and therefore that liberation must happen internally in order to move onward personally and in regards to others/external events. On that note, the figure is divided into two halves: the right half is simply a man, whereas the left half is of a man wearing a scarf/shirt over his mouth, glasses, and a hat that evoke guerilla warfare, thereby speaking to the more political aspect of liberation. I also wanted to depict a man of an ambiguous ethnic background in order to avoid evoking a single current political conflict. In other words, I wanted him to take on features from a number of ethnicities: a Palestinian, as much as a Chiapan, as much as an Igloolikian, etc.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I definitely felt the challenge of painting in a style I was not used to, but after some experimenting I found some techniques that would allow me to get the desired effect. Namely, I made a collage using a number of different photos from magazines. I then photocopied this collage while also enlarging it by about 200%. Then, with the help of gel medium, I used a very simple yet effective transfer method to transfer the photocopy onto canvas paper. Having transferred the image onto canvas paper, I now had an amazing base to begin playing with color and textures. I used mixed media to get the desired effect: oil pastel, soft pastel, acrylic paint, charcoal, conte, etc. While the I Refuse guys had specified what style they wanted, I still tried to put in my own spin. I also wanted to leave more abstract areas since they were in line with I Refuse's previous releases.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Therefore, all this led to what you see above, namely:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">1) The original painting, 14 x 20 </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">2) Detail of the face (taken by <a href="http://lechampiondumonde.com/">Paul Galipeau</a>)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">3) Detail of the fist (also taken by Paul, and found under the cd in the cd case)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">4) A sweet looking black and white adaptation/ new Jane Doe? /poster done by Mariful </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">5) the actual CD cover</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I tried to take a picture of the rest of the CD but the case is so shiny that all you see is me an my camera! Oh well, I guess that means you just have to go out and buy it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">SOOOO in other news! I just finished my first illustration contract for a BOOK! How neat is that! It is a book for parents who are raising adolescents. I haven't read it, but the women writing it are great so I'm sure it will be great as well. In any case, I had fun doing it and would love to post the illustrations but I actually/officially signed away the rights, so I will have to check with them and see if I can put them up.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Otherwise, I am currently working on my friend Jeff's sleeve, which will be AMAZING! More to come later...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Until next time!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-36273980596052402582009-05-19T18:50:00.000-07:002009-05-24T07:01:55.819-07:00VILE INTENT SHIRTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvy7MfOANZOwQPOjRCYoJtUyHKjpa6iE4OJiAOoYzlsh1NtZum8x6AhG70k9vKRT93UZTfgVqHAYjq94m2avpxIl65WcQss65DQEW4-c_Z7UKVNuINOHHQT55fyzPyzENwU9wsL-pRYyl/s1600-h/IMG_0524_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvy7MfOANZOwQPOjRCYoJtUyHKjpa6iE4OJiAOoYzlsh1NtZum8x6AhG70k9vKRT93UZTfgVqHAYjq94m2avpxIl65WcQss65DQEW4-c_Z7UKVNuINOHHQT55fyzPyzENwU9wsL-pRYyl/s400/IMG_0524_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337718108474980562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EWE84V5lm7T2k_YmYdqtx-Qee0G-pTPnPK9Bf5D6BNZSw3M5vCh3zpbgI6NbAE7Swy7o0ax22QOQWbWR7T1G1t4KHwvrpwByLwzXch4WLwCeWThKFMQ6iaT_Y-X65kDNse0rl43spyIM/s1600-h/IMG_0526_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EWE84V5lm7T2k_YmYdqtx-Qee0G-pTPnPK9Bf5D6BNZSw3M5vCh3zpbgI6NbAE7Swy7o0ax22QOQWbWR7T1G1t4KHwvrpwByLwzXch4WLwCeWThKFMQ6iaT_Y-X65kDNse0rl43spyIM/s400/IMG_0526_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337718106548382514" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here they are!! Get 'em while they're hot!!<div><br /></div><div>SOOOO happy with how they turned out!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Good job with the printing <a href="http://monikerdesigns.ca/">moniker designs</a>! </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: 18px; text-decoration: underline;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-5800501515576633032009-04-27T07:47:00.000-07:002009-05-24T07:00:58.899-07:00NEW VILE INTENT DESIGN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA18n1Loql0syDwaETwBa0huGbSg_GybS7hSCw4Y4LGAZbnh2kO-GzbNlOGa6DyXcfk_znkxSD49P5jwyn94wbOpWREk4ft9yN3YBGnEyo7QQbH2Rj95aI5nEFwbdXuD2cGu6Sz6Xcv9/s1600-h/mail-1.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329383939332548482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 352px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA18n1Loql0syDwaETwBa0huGbSg_GybS7hSCw4Y4LGAZbnh2kO-GzbNlOGa6DyXcfk_znkxSD49P5jwyn94wbOpWREk4ft9yN3YBGnEyo7QQbH2Rj95aI5nEFwbdXuD2cGu6Sz6Xcv9/s400/mail-1.jpeg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#666666;">ink on paper, about 14 x 14</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">I can't hold this one in any longer.. I just HAVE TO SHARE IT!! </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">I present to you my favorite design that I've ever done for a band, ever. Meet Vile Intent's new uber-apocalyptical-ink-on-paper-shirt-design!</span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">There is SO much to say about this, I barely know where to start! In a way I almost feel like letting people guess.. maybe that will be my new approach? Ah, but that is just me being lazy! I really don't feel the need to be mysterious or obscure when my message and intentions are neither mysterious nor obscure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">So here goes (I'll make it semi-point-form to make it a bit easier):</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Border</strong>: the border is made up of a snake biting its own tail (in the top half) and of vine leaves in the lower half. Both the coiled snake and the vines are meant to represent the natural world, with obvious Biblical connotations (i.e. the ideal natural world associated with Eden). Yet, here I chose to depict the snake biting its own tail, which is a fairly common image and represents self-destruction. In other words, thinking one is gaining something (in this case food) when one is in fact participating in one's own slow death. The snake, in contrast with the growing vines, is meant to represent careless self-destruction and a perversion of the natural order. Even though traditionally the figure of a snake/dragon eating its own tail (i.e. Ouroboros) is meant to represent cyclicality, I felt it could also signify the opposite of cyclicality: termination. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Two figures</strong>: the two figures shown above were inspired by a 19th century wood-cut that depicted a Sun figure (male) and a Moon figure (female). The juxtaposition of a male and female figure with a snake would automatically evoke Biblical imagery, but I found that incorporating Sun and Moon characteristics spoke to more universal/pagan imagery. Namely, the figures are meant to represent humanity as a whole. I found their postures interesting because they evoke a sense of pride, even though what the female is pointing at is the bloody carcass of a horse. This ironic contrast is meant to emphasize the discrepancy between traditional imagery of nature where humans are found within a natural setting and depicted as living in harmony with nature (e.g. here the figures are naked, which indicates a sense of unity with nature) and with the reality of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Namely, here, the humans are standing proudly yet are surrounded by death and desolation... death and desolation caused by their own carelessness (re:snake).</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Horse carcass</strong>: the dead horse was meant to represent the eventual death of all living creatures as a result of civilization. I felt the horse stood for a number of important symbols: strength, elegance, stature, etc. Furthermore, in the West, the horse is often associated with patriotic imagery (e.g. the all-american cowboy, the stern mountie, etc.). Therefore, a dying horse (killed by the sharp hand of the clock-which I will discuss later), lying between the two proud human figures, really embodied the essence of the notion of blind destruction.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Clock hands/mechanisms</strong>: an important aspect of this drawing was the idea of time. I've deliberated on the topic in previous posts and so I won't go through all the same details again, but I will describe how symbols of time are particular to this drawing. First of all, the mechanisms of the clock become part of the background, almost replacing the sun that should be sinking into the horizon. The fact that the wheels of the clock are at the center of the image represent the centrality of regulated time to Western society. In other words, it evokes the sense that the mechanization of life into time slots is of primary importance. This is represented in the image by depicting the mechanisms of the clock as appearing to control the movements of the sky as a whole. As the hands of the clock turn, the rest of the world can do the same. The fact that the big hand of the clock has killed the horse is meant to represent the eventual death of life on earth, one that will be determined by human activities and symbolized by an unnatural obsession with time and making the most out of it. The saying that 'time is money' is fairly cliché but embodies the overall link I'm trying to make here between human perception of time and the destruction of life on earth (i.e. self-destruction). * The large hand is also meant to point to where the number 6 would be, which in roman numerals is spelled VI, which itself represents the initials of Vile Intent (V and I).</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Background/landscape</strong>: Ok, so I've already explained the main idea behind this image and so, by fear of repeating myself any more than I already have, I will try to keep it short and sweet. The two figures are standing in front of a large desolate wasteland that is meant to evoke the sense of deserted, dried out, land. This is made evident by the crackling ground and the lack of greenery. Shattered by earthquakes and destroyed by drought, the land is harsh and its lack of life (or potential for life) resonates echoes of death and doom for miles on end. This land is followed by cliffs that stretch accross the horizon and appear utterly lifeless. Above these cliffs and beyond the mechanisms of the clock, is a burning sun, of which the fiery heat seems to be bursting and bubbling outward. The closeness and intensity of the sun, juxtaposed with the deserted land, is meant to evoke an apocalyptical sense of global warming: the final minutes before the earth is burnt to a crisp. Even the sky beyond the sun (which is meant to mimic medieval depictions of ''outer space'') is drawn such that the sun's rays seem to extend even into the darkness of the galaxy, with each star being engulfed within a sharp blade. I decided to give the ''rings'' extending from the sun an allure of chainsaw blades in order to emphasize further the sense of doom. There is also a smaller, black-hole type of sun within the larger sun. This second sun simply further evokes the sense of impending destruction. Almost as the ''gates of hell'', it's meant to appear as a destructive element (placed as a third eye in relation to the heads of the two figures). Ultimately, the smaller black sun is meant to evoke imagery of an apocalyptical sky.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK, well, I think that's enough doom, death, and desolation, for now! There's more to say (clearly, since there always is), but I think this gives you a pretty good idea of what I was going for. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">So, on a completely different note, there is lots in the works right now! I Refuse LP artwork, illustrations for a book being published by Les Éditions de l'Homme, as well as a few other random commissions. Oh, and I also have to post the last pamphlet I did for CHUO. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">Allllllright, well, until next time!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">xoxoxo</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">-P.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">P.S. Vile Intent are printing the shirts as we speak so get in touch if you want one!.. I can't wait to see how they turn out! (and will post pictures)</span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-52976847594490592852009-04-27T07:30:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:38:14.610-07:00I'M FREE!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHqFT2NXZ7DslTeokcxcJhoGxHSXYX2LpKjXiU-_996i4BfuysXNTuUJ3S6-Vkjj48S3pGj1K1-MFnABSJgt9_LM-rnJnrv2jcttmiS6dq7U7llD7HDKJhOPqzPlx5hBalN4g-JNgHR7n/s1600-h/captureflyer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHqFT2NXZ7DslTeokcxcJhoGxHSXYX2LpKjXiU-_996i4BfuysXNTuUJ3S6-Vkjj48S3pGj1K1-MFnABSJgt9_LM-rnJnrv2jcttmiS6dq7U7llD7HDKJhOPqzPlx5hBalN4g-JNgHR7n/s400/captureflyer1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379686654707762" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok, so it has been SO long since I last updated this.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">That's because I was going through the most demanding semester of my university career so far. I finished school on thursday and have been able to slowly check things off my non-school checklist.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Things such as this poster! It's for an event that some friends of mine are putting on. I thought the idea was awesome and am glad I could help! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Also, I know I said I would give a full run-down of the meaning behind the works I put up in the last post, but I've realized that I have TONS of works I want to put up but may not have the time to write extensively about what they stand for (although I will try my best). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So for now I leave you with this poster!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-40383634700047953682009-02-27T13:59:00.001-08:002009-02-27T14:07:14.534-08:00Just a Preview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVDuReg0hn0LLHw-8a5DjNZ6sEAaT04ActrysLZvzmJbpIswMnHcgJI7aEXAJA6fX6T-45zdm6vEn0vyMG5xMGpllrHF70azVAFnr41kgaI9TAt373JKLSSGJV1sPPYyIMWXTEvXHyhzt/s1600-h/IMG_4729.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw79nsRU-lMmUcxuv_KHDyWszxro_6zy1hg7kBNtaKEpuI7UUZMNNT8N3yjONCTj-OlG-Jo0rPN-9HJiWz0t1_tnvsRWU3R8irck5q-a2pIk8KjpX1n18GqlXr1AOvyXhf1-f1a6gOst5/s400/IMG_4731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307601094145081202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkzkP7dMHf_RE9hTQDjufBB8S5rpiY-0kRKDSo-ldDQtj7VOGCeFu_s1S62HglDeSGmQSaZx9qev5u6zEz35PAFOt_Nw_X86A8aEZ05srvXgTUNI94cAGIQtFfUuf9PueWTKW0ZMkczkd/s1600-h/IMG_4727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkzkP7dMHf_RE9hTQDjufBB8S5rpiY-0kRKDSo-ldDQtj7VOGCeFu_s1S62HglDeSGmQSaZx9qev5u6zEz35PAFOt_Nw_X86A8aEZ05srvXgTUNI94cAGIQtFfUuf9PueWTKW0ZMkczkd/s400/IMG_4727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307601095212269762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFcCywz3uWSyigCYvH7VMRPLtc4pWlpYya7RuABVAkpQbbwQXFQvOfwN1yd6stVA436MrBObf_8gIs1dS3Dum8tQ6u2U0QXdV-WRtTRvGhkIaXKTg4eb4xedJtUzC9rY9IW0OZpKT0w1Z/s1600-h/IMG_4732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFcCywz3uWSyigCYvH7VMRPLtc4pWlpYya7RuABVAkpQbbwQXFQvOfwN1yd6stVA436MrBObf_8gIs1dS3Dum8tQ6u2U0QXdV-WRtTRvGhkIaXKTg4eb4xedJtUzC9rY9IW0OZpKT0w1Z/s400/IMG_4732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307600625704919010" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAXS40SWUXXnJB-KnNit1wF87Lz3gVpw66qGGaANO4d8daKy_nDF69mzk9KDotOuBoEQ3Cld__uM8tI5GyW6itzbgCGm_EZgqqMECIFHTsxc3FVOcXkDhaALcqdd4fxmI8QjZ8rGJD-Ys/s1600-h/IMG_4729.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a>Just a little sneak preview of what I'll have up at the show tonight at Mike's Place. Did these last night. I wanted to put these up on here, but I have to run now so I will type up the explanation later.. Just a clue in the meantime: North American animals who are almost extinct + genocide of aboriginal populations + homelessness + taking wildlife for granted... Stay tuned.<div><br /></div><div>-P.</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. sorry these are so blurry!</div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-50058256804369598362009-02-24T07:30:00.000-08:002009-02-28T05:38:47.271-08:00IN PRINT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYiC46Iwjwk0IPPZZ67XaA8Hwaa4e6WDMLycB8L9Bq4RUwUpJlAs7UZ8ncYMGkmSN0TCdVuMrbZ1hShmYHsHhkDr5Nf8VCfy1BD2j8aQgsEKub7f8LFSVcGxOQE7g8HZ-KsrWUym3b3YK/s1600-h/IMG_4717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYiC46Iwjwk0IPPZZ67XaA8Hwaa4e6WDMLycB8L9Bq4RUwUpJlAs7UZ8ncYMGkmSN0TCdVuMrbZ1hShmYHsHhkDr5Nf8VCfy1BD2j8aQgsEKub7f8LFSVcGxOQE7g8HZ-KsrWUym3b3YK/s400/IMG_4717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306393030836606978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CHUO Pamphlet, front</span></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv9nW1OqKYhVMx8mB1kzxu7S3R0tQZYPiA0YpXPwrjxa8-d_GS7CMH6_TVv-zQO6_XV1LJBztpZT2koGUf59o-j0wp4gM3QilPmvJUVcVHwwRJsbiSpUnyiO9C22ynJAlolwCpCTb3aU0/s1600-h/IMG_4712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv9nW1OqKYhVMx8mB1kzxu7S3R0tQZYPiA0YpXPwrjxa8-d_GS7CMH6_TVv-zQO6_XV1LJBztpZT2koGUf59o-j0wp4gM3QilPmvJUVcVHwwRJsbiSpUnyiO9C22ynJAlolwCpCTb3aU0/s400/IMG_4712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306393027309092242" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CHUO pamphlet, back</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzQfj-Hg3uEEVWDMY05Vejeu0o_tvs3vMI8PL1wcAdgqmd_9ok-40_Y30BhhT7mdTaFAwuZ8IQp38sN4jsk3txfU0uCu1I5GAP1KYcT2ToSbQ3xjFeL1iQmZelMlbCdRGq0Blrc1owwEC/s1600-h/IMG_4710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzQfj-Hg3uEEVWDMY05Vejeu0o_tvs3vMI8PL1wcAdgqmd_9ok-40_Y30BhhT7mdTaFAwuZ8IQp38sN4jsk3txfU0uCu1I5GAP1KYcT2ToSbQ3xjFeL1iQmZelMlbCdRGq0Blrc1owwEC/s400/IMG_4710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306393025459804322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CHUO pamphlet, inside sneak-peek</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_CpIJR9rBNqQKPBnaXFJIUsZJ1FyLyMxz0FanfTE-cZGvfTOmI0J7UJf9YpxXwypyWIqjg0D8gSCDIcGqrh654F2jxibF-5lhTNTOshYesriGYlW-yU-Bhcr0ApIRCQvbX8LtNxjyTG/s1600-h/IMG_4714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4_CpIJR9rBNqQKPBnaXFJIUsZJ1FyLyMxz0FanfTE-cZGvfTOmI0J7UJf9YpxXwypyWIqjg0D8gSCDIcGqrh654F2jxibF-5lhTNTOshYesriGYlW-yU-Bhcr0ApIRCQvbX8LtNxjyTG/s400/IMG_4714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306393022831434306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">CHUO pamphlet, unfolded</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ak_-SvgzS0zKWc2GWim7-_l7FuTP-t4fKNczROdtO1Rc6H3Z464fLrtgKu3vC064OYk4IpMFNpIY64BY0ojYeO49jw_pF8ipW6UqT7bdVH0V879bWr8sCzOwuofLWiDML_ST8IqTWzfG/s1600-h/IMG_4704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ak_-SvgzS0zKWc2GWim7-_l7FuTP-t4fKNczROdtO1Rc6H3Z464fLrtgKu3vC064OYk4IpMFNpIY64BY0ojYeO49jw_pF8ipW6UqT7bdVH0V879bWr8sCzOwuofLWiDML_ST8IqTWzfG/s400/IMG_4704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392238778294994" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Barrier LP, silkscreened black ink on white cardboard (front)</span></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-oMhLnVeaje28OS5pCZSoFX_uRqM0EyRtEv2reiguOySc3IET6D_sEnEd9YjrAoAvKdDJcP5OI58mSSX2bew5PXrfYI2BEMzMUDyTVcuCIHa9-Rp9oeHokH9Kdl0Vnzqko0LCmf_xw7W/s1600-h/IMG_4707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-oMhLnVeaje28OS5pCZSoFX_uRqM0EyRtEv2reiguOySc3IET6D_sEnEd9YjrAoAvKdDJcP5OI58mSSX2bew5PXrfYI2BEMzMUDyTVcuCIHa9-Rp9oeHokH9Kdl0Vnzqko0LCmf_xw7W/s400/IMG_4707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392238501932866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Barrier LP, silkscreened black ink on white cardboard (inside sneak-peek)</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-Y3DpEzyt7oC50VGuTvv4GvpUVugC1OzJ3-tl4oNFoKzn-0h1IzXD-KK2Ezk1aqe_BUqooV2RZl8-83m93RfcMbuSXvRGCdkIuoCaIkgSfwfnp2sN5gh_FikBVXf272mQlVcpRNwDQGq/s1600-h/IMG_4703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-Y3DpEzyt7oC50VGuTvv4GvpUVugC1OzJ3-tl4oNFoKzn-0h1IzXD-KK2Ezk1aqe_BUqooV2RZl8-83m93RfcMbuSXvRGCdkIuoCaIkgSfwfnp2sN5gh_FikBVXf272mQlVcpRNwDQGq/s400/IMG_4703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392220942873186" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TOFTT Last Show Poster, 11x 14 silkscreened deep purple (black) and orange ink on mayfair (41/50 prints)</span></span><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:13px;">Howdie folks!</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Let me start off by saying that today's post will be short n' sweet. No dissertation today, just show and tell!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I just wanted to upload a few of the fruits of my labour!... In print! It is a really neat feeling to have your art printed and distributed.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The first images are from some graphic design work I did for CHUO. I designed the exterior of their Winter 2009 schedule/pamphlet. The inside just has the schedule of all the shows/times. I was super excited to do this since I don't get to do this type of work too often (i.e. pretty much never).. AND I got paid! wowee!!! Also: LISTEN TO CHUO 89.1FM!! dooooooo it!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Also, you can find a copy of this anywhere around the station and other places on and off campus (that was pretty vague, I know.. but basically just keep your eyes peeled!)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The second set of images is from the Barrier CD, which they printed a few weeks ago! First of all, you should pick this up!! You can e-mail me or check out their </span></span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/reconstructingbarrier"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">myspace</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> if you want to grab one of these gems. Also, they are playing a few shows in feb/march and you should check them out (Ottawa on March 8th)! Ok so, aside from shamelessly hyping these guys, the pictures speak for themselves <a href="http://pascaleconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/10/barrier-art.html">(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">alongside everything I had previously mentioned</span>)</a>. I thought the cases were going to be brown cardboard (I think they did too) but these look rad nonetheless!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The third image, last but not least, is the silkscreened print of the last Take One for the Team show that happened a few months ago. The print and all the SWEEEEET orange-coloured filters were done by Mike from Fato. He is a true genius and a master printer!!! I hope I get to collab with him again. He made 50 prints (Tewtally LIMITED EDITION) and I think there are a few posters left, so just contact me if you want one and I'll pass the message down to the head honcho aka Richard.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Oki doki, that's about it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I am working on a few things right now, such as a second pamphlet for CHUO (for their funding drive)! I was also happy to learn that the drawings I gave for the auction for the Children's Wish Foundation all sold! Yay! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Also I will be posting my favorite piece of band art to date (i.e. the brand spankin' new VILE INTENT shirt) in the next couple weeks so keep checkin' in!!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Toooooooodles</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-60102995400700510532009-01-27T17:17:00.001-08:002009-01-27T18:29:21.841-08:00Édition spéciale: Les Galipeaus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0J7_7LacS2UIBLepqqibHGpfS42t6B2V0kKaVgtqzzpFVO5NYs9XRxjBuQWR99YRkoo-t64qOPN_2PYspVq9hILFJGAJDJ60kfQe46vSLzCNc7TcEZWgx__WWrmXnGTfi1ADCMymRat5/s1600-h/IMG_4581.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0J7_7LacS2UIBLepqqibHGpfS42t6B2V0kKaVgtqzzpFVO5NYs9XRxjBuQWR99YRkoo-t64qOPN_2PYspVq9hILFJGAJDJ60kfQe46vSLzCNc7TcEZWgx__WWrmXnGTfi1ADCMymRat5/s400/IMG_4581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296161164911647602" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hiya folks!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well, once again, I feel the need to start off by apologizing for being so sporadic in my blogging. But hey, keepin' busy is my middle name, and as I've mentioned a zillion times: school ('nuff said). Apparently my brain has gotten bigger in the last little while because I've been getting some ridiculously good grades this semester (and I've always gotten good grades, so if I say they're ridiculously good, well, yah, we're talking Powder-style brain power). I'm only mentioning this because these grades are making it that much harder for me to say that I will ever fully dedicate myself to making art. Just too many things I love to do! Even though, hands down, art is by far the most fun for me, I do get a lot out of scholastic life.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But enough about that! Today I just wanted to put up a little commission I did over the break (oh yah, remember how I said there were 2? well here is the second one). It's a depiction of my friend Paul G's family with their dog Niko. The whole thing is in the style of </span></span><a href="http://pascaleconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/09/une-vie-de-chien-pour-paul.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these guys</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Paul provided me with pictures of his siblings when they were kids, and a few of his parents then and now. The position/look of the dog is actually a combination of three different pictures, which I literally cut and pasted together to give myself and idea of placement/proportions. There isn't much to say about this one since I've already made a post about this series.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Except what I will say is: buy my art! I still have some dogs left over from the art show that need homes. BUT I will be giving some away to the Children's Wish Foundation for an auction on February 4th... so get 'em while they're hot!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've also been working on a pamphlet for CHUO (Ottawa U's radio station)... and am so stoked about it!!! I don't get many "graphic design" jobs, and am glad that my photoshop skills weren't too rusty! That should be ready for print as of thursday so keep your eyes open if you're around campus, and I'll post a copy on here.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well, that's it for now. Surprise Surprise, I've got some reading to do. The life of a student is much too predictable. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ok that's it for now!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Until next time...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">xoxoxo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-P.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">P.S. I took the picture before signing the work.. BUT DON'T TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS YOUR OWN YOU GREEDY, BRUTISH, NASTY, AND RUDE HUMANS!</span></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-64714079193316232082008-12-30T20:45:00.000-08:002008-12-31T06:36:11.428-08:00A kind of salvation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00-FAYY4L5KWUhoSrro383CJMD6jL7KXotY9pOTLTRHE8rFh-hz-BRBlSNeGno2B3JfZqf5aywZll8-9PNcoyzKrz4hKCspJ-iECIrVr4Tc1v-WRcGYRCsZTeUNOfkHrGAJmWp6XCGLnq/s1600-h/IMG_4593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00-FAYY4L5KWUhoSrro383CJMD6jL7KXotY9pOTLTRHE8rFh-hz-BRBlSNeGno2B3JfZqf5aywZll8-9PNcoyzKrz4hKCspJ-iECIrVr4Tc1v-WRcGYRCsZTeUNOfkHrGAJmWp6XCGLnq/s400/IMG_4593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285838575362125314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Life Savers</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">20 x 40, acrylic</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So it would be an understatement to say that "it's been a while" since it has in fact been over a month since my last update! The main reason is that anything I've worked on in the last month has been a commission/gift and so I had to wait until after the gift had been given to make this post. Needless to say I was overjoyed by being asked to create two works over the holidays (and will be posting the second one shortly). The work I have posted here, which I have informally named "Life Savers", was a request to which the only instruction was to inspire myself from a single picture. From there I had carte blanche to create anything of my liking. I was (obviously) thrilled by this and am ecstatic that the painting turned out exactly as I had imagined it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It may be my love of somewhat "straight-forward" symbolism found in Baroque art that pushes me to include objects, colors, and animals that evoke a specific meaning (in this case, specific to the particular owner of the painting). In order to incorporate meaningful items into the painting, I felt it was important to look not to the standard list of symbols (e.g. rose = love) but to seek out elements that would resonate with Elaina, namely, the person for whom the painting was created (the one on the right). The person on the left is Cara, who commissioned the painting and provided me with a bit of information, namely Elaina's favorite colour (dark blue) and animal (the hummingbird). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It may seem somewhat "simple" to merely add these elements into the painting, but the reality is that animals and colours with which we relate on a deeply personal level are in fact part of our identity and should not be taken for granted. Colors can impact our mood in a number of ways and so I wanted to make use of them in a way that evoked joy, serenity, and fantasy, as well as act as a commentary on our pre-conceived notions of color as it relates to femininity and masculinity. Namely, here the two women are depicted with blues (typically associated with "boys") and yet are swimming/are surrounded by a sea of pinks (a color typically associated with "girls"). This is meant to represent the way both coming to understand themselves in regards to, and within a, world where socially constructed notions of masculinity and femininity are so clearly defined. Yet note that they are enjoying themselves; having moved beyond the initial struggle of coming to terms with the fact that they do not associate themselves with these established notions of gender and can now simply float along securely, happily, and most importantly together. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here the notion of "life savers" comes into play. Early on, as I was conceiving of the painting in my head, the thought of adding giant Lifesavers candy, as well as an actual life saver, kept coming up until I couldn't avoid it anymore and simply had to go through with it. The idea of life savers kept popping into my head mainly because of my knowledge of the strength and original essence of the relationship between Cara and Elaina. I was aware that both had found something in each other that they had never been able to find in someone before, and which allowed them to connect, grow, and learn about themselves in a new and unique way. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ultimately, I decided to incorporate these colorful candies with "pop qualities" in order to really emphasize the notion that one can only survive modern existence in the company of loved ones. Whether it is a romantic relationship, or simply the love of a friend, a sibling, etc. it is those who love us (and whom we can love back) who allow us to connect deeply with one another, and ultimately with ourselves: they are our life savers they allow us to keep moving forward and to look towards the future with hope and excitement. The hope and excitement of anticipating sharing intimate moments that are transformed into "memories": our contemplation of the past and consequently of the sum total of our presence on Earth.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">A few more symbolic aspects of the work are: the Hummingbirds, the falling feather, and the color of the sky. Namely, the Hummingbird is Elaina's spirit animal, and so is of great importance in terms of her Metis cultural background. In the same respect, the feather (although it is a Hummingbird's and not and Eagle's) is meant to represent both the mythological and social significance of the symbol of the feather to the Aboriginal nations. Note that the hummingbirds are of different colors, and that all are flying harmoniously and unafraid of the humans near them. This, along with the scenic mountains and trees in the background, is meant to evoke a sense of harmony with nature and the beauty of its natural order. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The painting comes together as a great medley of colors; the way the sky goes from dark blue and purple space all the way to an orange sunset, which moves into a pink lake is meant to mirror the color scheme of a rainbow. Also note that the Lifesavers are painted in accordance with the dominant color of the area I have placed them. The way this progression of color is bright and natural, where one color leads into the next, makes way for the other and where each catches the eye equally, creates a sense of warmth and fantasy, daydream and creativity, as well as being reminiscent of the rainbow - an important symbol of the GLBTQ community. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Phew! I think I have given an adequate overview of my ideas and intentions in regards to this painting... And while I seek to de-mystify my art (because art doesn't necessarily have to be obscure to be effective), I do believe that the viewer's interpretation (as it relates to his or her own life experience) is just as important as any specific meaning I may have intended to share through my work. And so, I suppose you could have skipped everything else and jumped to the part where I tell you "you don't really need to know what I was thinking when I put this there, and that here", but hey, it doesn't hurt, right?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So that is all for now! Stay tuned for commission # 2: a family portrait of Paul Galipeau's family and their dog in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://pascaleconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/09/une-vie-de-chien-pour-paul.html">this</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> style!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Until next time..</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></div></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-42273221453204231452008-11-14T15:10:00.000-08:002008-11-14T15:59:56.135-08:00old school old stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3h5Hu_ZOwJnaytCOT8RkMYnU4sGo3I6BM1eH5r1iu6FJUzBbOH6eJf_nW51CrnjM7QGh6-LSOsoPC7FUcMrtUadcs-ktKkIZfJQ5benQi2cgcH-ntJyNfTT4uAa5T1wkg5mRHL9wBoW9/s1600-h/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3h5Hu_ZOwJnaytCOT8RkMYnU4sGo3I6BM1eH5r1iu6FJUzBbOH6eJf_nW51CrnjM7QGh6-LSOsoPC7FUcMrtUadcs-ktKkIZfJQ5benQi2cgcH-ntJyNfTT4uAa5T1wkg5mRHL9wBoW9/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268665835032243890" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Take One For the Team/ The Antennas Split - CD cover, 2003</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJv-W2gBZQfaI7U09oE3nUpIpvA1XjP-gE1Jz2ofrLvkEgDpwZ1brGqeLJF-kyG4Jb6P_ccsmhu8b_3es2qmESexV6wsCQbh1w2EyUI0LqSe59w1tkXHtcMlOEen7jdUckbsNyn7LAKsg/s1600-h/IMG_4573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJv-W2gBZQfaI7U09oE3nUpIpvA1XjP-gE1Jz2ofrLvkEgDpwZ1brGqeLJF-kyG4Jb6P_ccsmhu8b_3es2qmESexV6wsCQbh1w2EyUI0LqSe59w1tkXHtcMlOEen7jdUckbsNyn7LAKsg/s320/IMG_4573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268665830543438610" /></a><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2 x 16, Prepare for Invasion, 2003 </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It's a pretty neat coincidence that my dad just dropped off my old portfolio filled with stuff from high school. I definitely rekindled with a few jems.. and also things that seemed a lot cooler back then. Among the things I was glad to find again are the Take One for the Team/The Antennas split cover I did in 2003 (holy shit that's 5 years ago) and the Prepare for Invasion artwork I did the same year. I don't think anything ever came of that band.. I barely remember who it was for?? Maybe my friend Dave, maybe Isaac was in that band? I really can't remember. Oh well, I still have the artwork and it's a nice souvenir of how standardized my drawings were, i.e. how everything was based on oldschool tattoo guidelines. There's a real charm to the lack of originality in old school tattoos, and I mean that sincerely. I still LOVE that style, when it's well done of course.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">For a long time I really wanted to become a tattoo artist... It's a cool feeling when people get things you've drawn tattooed on them (I'll try to post pictures of my friend Stefan's arm soon). And while I haven't ruled it out, I'm definitely heading towards other pastures right now. But hey, there's always later right?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Anyway, this will be a very short post (can you believe it??) because I have to start and end a paper tonight... While I normally wouldn't be too excited, I think this one will be really interesting: I will be discussing the notion of fear in Luther's argument for the bondage of the Will. I'm stoked because it's also given me some really great ideas for my next paintings!! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So basically I leave you with a big TO BE CONTINUED...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Later gator! xo</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></span></div></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-4099511739053159682008-11-09T16:19:00.000-08:002008-11-09T17:17:55.463-08:00More Barrier stuff!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5rIqZotmmF0BywlPW-RnMTB1e65yjTB34_AqDIAmgIU6p6gYO0ztRkh6n89DWr6dldh_QTGf3FFGoS4904K4TSLB0qbDGhNjxRaMJXU5FMYwUUyt8si6mpDa3KcG3nVqLb1GJitgKtaj/s1600-h/IMG_4560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5rIqZotmmF0BywlPW-RnMTB1e65yjTB34_AqDIAmgIU6p6gYO0ztRkh6n89DWr6dldh_QTGf3FFGoS4904K4TSLB0qbDGhNjxRaMJXU5FMYwUUyt8si6mpDa3KcG3nVqLb1GJitgKtaj/s320/IMG_4560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266819135768909634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFWw6m4AAeLgJPCRRjil3_qfEPlxkFh-O6TVON2TtW3jZQFg7NZUNhLdrU5Rpdqdv_6QW7k_k-0y3Yej_vu9NITSyLNtAhat7kDqklvWSFZCBIkyFc_tWM3GpnGoRy_1NTKzOtECuRXhP/s1600-h/IMG_4563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFWw6m4AAeLgJPCRRjil3_qfEPlxkFh-O6TVON2TtW3jZQFg7NZUNhLdrU5Rpdqdv_6QW7k_k-0y3Yej_vu9NITSyLNtAhat7kDqklvWSFZCBIkyFc_tWM3GpnGoRy_1NTKzOtECuRXhP/s320/IMG_4563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266819128627414242" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">ink on paper</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Aaaaaaalright!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So I just finished the rest of the Barrier cd art. My friend e-mailed me this week asking me for a few more things. I'm glad I squeezed it into my schedule (i.e. crawled out from under a pile of books) to get it done because he seemed to be saying they'll be printing it all pretty soon! Exciting!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I can't wait to see the final product and I'll make sure to post some pictures!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So if you don't remember, </span></span><a href="http://pascaleconspiracy.blogspot.com/2008/10/barrier-art.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">a few posts down is the cover art</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">. The tree stump is meant to be printed in the spot where the cd will be. I love it when I lift a cd and discover a whole new piece of art under it. I think it will look great with the tree stump. Note that I had already mentioned (in the previous Barrier art post) how obsessed I had become with the idea of the passing of time. The lines of a cut tree-trunk is a great symbol of this since each line represents a year gone by.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">When I had finished drawing the (tedious) lines of the stump I remembered that sometimes tree stumps have these sorts of gashes in them. I decided to add some and (in the spirit of the passing of time) give it a sort of clock-effect, with the gashes as the hands. It's not meant to be particularly obvious, but if anything it should tap into the types of associations we make sub-consciously. Unlike typical hands of a clock, they are crooked and multiple, which is in an effort to demonstrate the reality of time: not a singular calculated line but a much more complex and on-going interaction between past and future (which we understand as the present). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It also seemed to me like these gashes were reminiscent of cuts- irreparable wounds caused by humans against nature... As if the single huge transversal cut wasn't enough of a reminder of the human imprint on nature. So basically, keeping with the theme I had discussed previously. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The second image is for the back of the cd. I was asked to draw a birdhouse in the corner and have the song titles laid out in the middle in the same font as the cover. I don't know if I can call my hand-writing a font, but it was weird thinking about writing- only when I think about it does it look completely different than normally! So let's just say it took a few tries. I thought the idea of a birdhouse was fittingly ironic- a miniature version of human shelter- the irony kicking in when one starts to wonder why a bird would need to live in something that looks like a house when it is capable of creating its own shelter. YET that was my initial reaction, other thoughts came to me, like the idea that maybe the birdhouse symbolizes humans seeking to live harmoniously with animals? I'll have to ponder that one some more... Definitely an interesting idea. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok I should really get back to my European Continental Literature essay... But first, a tomato sandwich!<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Until next TIME! xo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">P.S. A reminder that the art I've posted here was sloppily arranged to give the impression of cardboard- but I promise it will look much nicer when it's all done properly! Ooooh that reminds me! Thanks to a friend in montreal I will be getting some real 21st century art-making/fixing programs! VERY excited! </span></span></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-45133928109498053572008-11-02T15:04:00.000-08:002008-11-08T17:10:35.186-08:00post mortem/ Mosh Hard With a Vengeance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGnUTbCHSLYQpgIfVWtyokarzxto_6_UnatZpMcfV6kdNLKdubo7CCuVUlrQljF1bNBUbZqBivldmkvhlZX3ibFcIl_dZ0-ALZBUrmvFxa1m56MKQcE74B26JnB1sztI_2qCooRWuZ9CL/s1600-h/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGnUTbCHSLYQpgIfVWtyokarzxto_6_UnatZpMcfV6kdNLKdubo7CCuVUlrQljF1bNBUbZqBivldmkvhlZX3ibFcIl_dZ0-ALZBUrmvFxa1m56MKQcE74B26JnB1sztI_2qCooRWuZ9CL/s320/IMG_4553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266418337751475890" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">THRASH!!!!!!!! (poster)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFml4fDz4I2qFBzw54_Be3DUoe8pJX-VTLOfMrYzIFdfm5YKt7h4VJxrXssdSLALqqRWXk8H9q7M9Lr3ofnxubmqWChzM0XVrDsDxafjAvEEtnrHjqjketDFOJYr2pDi8g0ZWQKRPLKXVZ/s1600-h/323874074_l.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 200px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFml4fDz4I2qFBzw54_Be3DUoe8pJX-VTLOfMrYzIFdfm5YKt7h4VJxrXssdSLALqqRWXk8H9q7M9Lr3ofnxubmqWChzM0XVrDsDxafjAvEEtnrHjqjketDFOJYr2pDi8g0ZWQKRPLKXVZ/s200/323874074_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266417933785202722" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TOFTT cd art - (old stuff)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSyRVts35Z7b9iSQDvgFdIcWQ88ZN5i3iq1XH6muWFgZz_566qsFVACwjJPLncBFrLT6xd1O8p92J38_vMYyEzrMwFcZlghFI_UBJ88RxGDGrC6BLFwS_JUXlLNzwggAqtT-U5MD1oz8I/s1600-h/IMG_4556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSyRVts35Z7b9iSQDvgFdIcWQ88ZN5i3iq1XH6muWFgZz_566qsFVACwjJPLncBFrLT6xd1O8p92J38_vMYyEzrMwFcZlghFI_UBJ88RxGDGrC6BLFwS_JUXlLNzwggAqtT-U5MD1oz8I/s320/IMG_4556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416837649451954" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Upfront article</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">First off I will start by saying that I had to crawl out from under a pile of books to get to my computer. So my little blog: don't be mad, I didn't forget about you.. just been busy that's all.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok, so! My good friend Richard's thrash band, Take One for the Team, is having their last show on December 6th. They've been together for eight years and have decided to move on. I hold that band dear to my heart, partly because I've seen them sooo many times over the years and partly because everyone in that band is amazing.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Richard asked me to draw the poster for their last show. He was hoping it would have a mexican wrestling theme (to relate the poster to some previous band-art) and the "MOSH HARD ONE LAST TIME!" line to relate to their cd Mosh Hard With a Vengeance (and to their overall mosh-ness haha). So I incorporated that theme with the theme of death, simply because this will be their very last show.. EVER!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It was actually a challenge to get everything to fit right, since I had decided to do it entirely by hand (paper + sharpie). Buuuut in the spirit of punk rock, it works! It's busy, but appropriate for the style (i.e. notoriously illegible punk-show flyer). Note that the picture next to the casket is actually of Richard. Kind of morbid, I know... It's from a show where he had played with a mask on- I thought it was so fitting for this poster I had to slip it in somehow.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The second picture is of cover art I had done for them in . They will be making a shirt based on it--I'll post some pictures later.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I always find it kind of weird looking back on "old stuff"... I've improved so much as an artist!! I guess that should feel more like relief than weirdness since it shows that I'm growing and getting better... But I suppose the weirdness comes from remembering how good I thought that cover was back when I drew it and now, look at it, all I see are the areas where I should have done something differently. That being said, I really wonder what I will think of the art I'm making now, 5 years down the road. We'll have to wait and see! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">In other news: there is a really nice (and flattering) article in November's Upfront on the show at the Wurm gallery. You should pick it up! After all it is FREE! If you click on the picture, the resolution is actually good enough for you to read the article. What a nice little gift right on time for my birthday month!<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Oh other press-related interest, my friend Paul G. pointed out that China Doll (awesome local karaoke drag queen celebrity) </span></span><a href="http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/China_Dolls_picks_for_the_week_of_Oct_16-5686.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">mentioned the show in her weekly events segment</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">. Note how she pronounces my name (PASKWAHL). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Still cool tho!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So the Wurm Galler show is officially over!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I'm really glad that all of the dino-popes sold! It proves to my Humanities professor that blasphemous art is still damn cool, BOO-YA!<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Even though I didn't sell all my stuff I'm still SOOOO pleased with everything. This show has opened up some really awesome doors for me and I'm excited to be making art on a regular basis!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok well that's about it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">OH! Yah, I also made a flyer for Finner's show (Black Ships, Titan and Alaskan), but there's no original art of mine other than laying things out beautifully and picking a satanic image. Still cool though, so IF you are not easily offended by extremely evil images AND if you are not at work where your boss might walk by, then </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36251558&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=33544853933&aid=-1&id=90408546&oid=33544853933"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">check it out</span>!</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok folks, it's back to the books for me! xo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">P.S. If you didn't have a chance to see my works up at Wurm, I have three of them up at the CUAG as part of the HERE group show, on until Monday November 10th.</span></div></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-28866783696694919632008-10-21T05:39:00.000-07:002008-10-28T05:14:05.539-07:00Bury your art?.. BARRIER art!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCzWbpIXRdo4_b3kvK_r3wpKa-Vt77NohiWRaC4E225BGoJpeyGVisnTrXXWjCe4Qp92NN6TeF-NTaj5AF7Mo1fnlLRwjt5JGVJ0bVjMHIpkabKgTpz3dPaVCYHiYDwpzcQsJ8uOeAICU/s1600-h/IMG_4546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCzWbpIXRdo4_b3kvK_r3wpKa-Vt77NohiWRaC4E225BGoJpeyGVisnTrXXWjCe4Qp92NN6TeF-NTaj5AF7Mo1fnlLRwjt5JGVJ0bVjMHIpkabKgTpz3dPaVCYHiYDwpzcQsJ8uOeAICU/s320/IMG_4546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259590037517458466" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">6 x 6, ink and paper</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hiya folks!</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here is the newest commissioned artwork for my friend's band Barrier. They're from Montreal and are producing some great music so I was obviously glad to help them out. The instructions I was given for this CD cover was: an Oven bird that looks like it's out of a 1930's natural history book, the band's name and the title of the album.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I was inspired by a photograph of an Oven bird hanging out on a branch (thank you Google image) and just went from there. I really liked the way his head was turned... I went through a lot of images and the position of the bird in the one I picked I thought was more evocative than the tons of running Oven birds (they sure love to run around!). </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> The art will be silkscreened with black ink on a cardboard-type of paper (which is why I tinted the image using my extremely limited iPhoto - does anyone want to buy me Adobe? eh? eh?).</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I was torn between two kinds of fonts for the title and showed them both to the guys... Majority rules and they went with the cursive. Originally I had hand-drawn the "Barrier" part but now that I've used a digital font I find it really gives it a nice clean edge.<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok so I have been pretty obsessed with the idea of the passing of time for a while now and anything that evokes looking back, contemplating the passage of time, nostalgia, etc. These themes are typically represented by objects like clocks, hourglasses, even by scenery, from lakes to trees losing their leaves, flowers fanning, etc. The reason I'm bringing this up is because I thought the posture of this bird was so perfect because it's not looking forward, but backwards, which I thought was ideal for the title of the LP: What to Make of a Diminished Thing. I never asked the guys what they had in mind when they named the album but I interpreted it from an environmental, as well as political, perspective. Namely, looking back in nostalgia at what used to be all the while contemplating how to move forward in a positive way. Note that if the bird's head had been down, the tone would be of defeat, whereas now the tone is of optimism. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">But that's only my interpretation of the title, after all it could be about a break-up? Either way, I think the title is powerful and can speak to many things.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So I'm really happy that people are asking me to create art for them! The Smart Mouth shirt was an absolute hit and I got SO much good feedback! I'm really happy people are digging my art because no matter how many times I've been complemented on my artistic abilities I still feel extremely nervous showing my stuff... Fear of rejection? Quite possibly.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I've got a few more commissions on the way, which I'm really excited about!! BUT that being said, I'm really getting into the crux of things with school, so we'll see how much time I can actually devote to art-making. I'll keep you posted.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Until next time! xo</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-P.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">P.S. Check out Barrier: www.myspace.com/reconstructingbarrier ... They also have a blog but it seems to be down right now. CHECK IT!</span></span></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-75690111015133679292008-10-07T18:12:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:33:13.208-07:00Back to Basics/ pour Iain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y1muHc-W8mKSK_qgxr5iNsIZdMufRPOIziTQUnLWPs7L_4Gd3BQH44jHXxyDVR7w9rgXKW0ZmY-EpgT8ZFBwfwGvL9m3JaO8g3R8XwzrtGOy3XxLGztOrcZ7IsanD6Y4wUTCEeUuNry9/s1600-h/IMG_4531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y1muHc-W8mKSK_qgxr5iNsIZdMufRPOIziTQUnLWPs7L_4Gd3BQH44jHXxyDVR7w9rgXKW0ZmY-EpgT8ZFBwfwGvL9m3JaO8g3R8XwzrtGOy3XxLGztOrcZ7IsanD6Y4wUTCEeUuNry9/s320/IMG_4531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254602054720976578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3sD-d2dLHFly40_M8ebSRlS2uUJJjq8nj9d_pol22OcrAOcsmZOwUpPnosIIxUi0FnTeEHV1IGCUMMHL8lAKluTpWeTiHjmRMqZcsUz67eWcxKdMXinZ3bEZPTzEqDw9mUp1i-JcNLGT/s1600-h/IMG_4524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3sD-d2dLHFly40_M8ebSRlS2uUJJjq8nj9d_pol22OcrAOcsmZOwUpPnosIIxUi0FnTeEHV1IGCUMMHL8lAKluTpWeTiHjmRMqZcsUz67eWcxKdMXinZ3bEZPTzEqDw9mUp1i-JcNLGT/s320/IMG_4524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254602054131511970" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12x18, ink on canvas paper</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9 x 11, silkscreen on black cotton t-shirt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ok so it's been a whole 10 days since my last post. The reason for this being that I had neglected some readings in order to have everything ready for the show and as a result have found myself spending every spare second trying to catch up with school. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For anyone who doesn't know me personally, I'm a third-year student at Carleton University in the Humanities program with a double major in Sociology. You might be surprised to find out I'm not in a visual arts program of some sort. I decided to go into a non-visual arts program in order to learn about humanity in a way that would (hopefully) inform my art. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had always thought I would study art in university. But that's simply not how life has played out, and while I've been extremely busy with school and work, making it really difficult for me to actually work on my art. I've had to repeatedly convince myself that I'm not "not doing art" I'm just doing something else for a little bit".<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All this to say that the exception to this school nonsense is commissions! That's right: friends in need of artwork for anything from flyers to album covers to t-shirts (shout out à Iain Impro flyer style). These small "jobs" have truly been the most welcome requests, as they gave me a reason to let my creative juices flow. (and I am aware of how lame it sounds to need a reason to make art, but that's the reality and let's face it reality can be pretty damn lame)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So anyhow, I've decided to post some of the simple drawings I've done on request. The first one is for my friend Finner's band. He e-mailed me last night asking me to call him (an e-mail entitled URGENT) when I called him I found out he needed a shirt design a.s.a.p. So I got to work when I came home from school around 4:00 and just handed it to him a few hours ago. That's pretty efficient if you ask me! Finner knew exactly what he wanted (which I find extremely helpful when I'm asked to draw something). The design is for his hardcore band Smart Mouth and he sought to reference some of the bands he's found most influential by means of a Halloween-inspired shirt where people are wearing masks of the emblematic logos of Gorilla Biscuits, the Misfits, Danzig and Integrity.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second drawing was for the Carleton University chapter of the Ontario People's Interest Research Group (commonly known as O-PIRG). They are a great bunch of radically minded folks who put on great workshops and events so I jumped on the chance to create the shirt they would be selling at Rad-Frosh (the radical alternative to the unappealing regular Frosh, namely silk-screening and bike-repair workshops instead of bar hoping). In this case they gave me no instructions for the design other than "it should be radical and attract the eye". So this is what I came up with. The version of the image I have posted is actually a picture of the shirt itself. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the smaller details showed up (namely the greedy business men/women running away).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So these are two of the latest commissions I've done, but I will be posting more of the earlier ones soon... As well as the ones that are one the way! woohoo!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'Tis all for now!xo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-P.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669889306838909979.post-71993915037375274022008-09-28T17:31:00.000-07:002008-09-28T21:04:41.714-07:00In The Name of the LORD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv2E88XPt6lRmH1-s_iQVctTKe4brHQlZv6Kzz5JLcnG0-6pnFn5Idj0aKzYiWpEnZH4Nh6Fz1rbFKsalfkg45oOOKLPlo5XBFOGdJJUikminr1cZBQ2Nq3-UjR6vjXj0h1QSVAbf6Fx8/s1600-h/IMG_4517.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh4PCHI3KAPDxMofXYDAIWWS6uGe91JSHt7XVn06cJdnaU3woGfYWlvu72g0t14mQ2Sqd-cRaZlkLj5l7qJuwnvoeenDpSC-mQSW_hAtIH7uViOLil93D-S3RVx6Qg6LCRj0I6p_57BHK/s200/IMG_4506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251287521466186962" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4.5 x 6.5, ink and Pantone Marker on canvas paper</span></span></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alrighty, first off, the vernissage went really really well! So glad to see so many familiar (and not-so-familiar) faces. From family to friends to strangers, the evening was spent in the company of great people. I met some folks that I hope to hear from and am so glad I got to speak to some new and interesting people! So all in all a success! (Oh, and of course, I managed to sell some works which is definitely a plus!)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The works I've decided to post today are the last from the show that I have yet to post on here*... My </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dino-Popes and Big Baby J</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> series. These ink+pantone drawings were done around 1:00am out of a need to step away from my paintings just a few nights before the art show and, much to my surprise, they were some of my most popular works! I attribute their popularity mainly to a combination of the subject matter and placement of the frames (see above photo). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The message is fairly straight forward: papacy = prehistory. Now for the slightly more subtle nuances: the way the works were placed had it so the popes were turned towards Jesus (who was also a dinosaur of course) in a way that emphasized their devotion to/praise of this single figure, as well as the symbol of the cross. My main inspiration was the over-ornamentation/decoration of popes, which is in direct contradiction with one of the most basic Christian beliefs, namely humility, which is most easily exhibited externally by means of the simplicity of one's clothes. The papacy has always been known for its extravagance, from the concentration of wealth in Rome to the mere outfits/costumes/hats of the popes. Even though the idea that the people's money goes towards lavishly decorating a pope and his buildings in order to better praise the LORD seems like a reasonable argument to some, my feelings regarding the papal figure are not so optimistic... to say the least.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've always felt there was something fishy about the idea of a religious institution organized and kept up in a political manner in the sense that the most "popular" participants are voted into different offices, ranked hierarchically from Pope to Cardinal, etc. AND yet still consider themselves a source of legitimate authority by claiming divine ordination. Maybe I lack faith in humans (or simply in general) but I have a hard time believing that that the type of charisma required to become/be elected as Pope is much different than the kind required to become a successful politician... UNLESS of course you believe that this one man's particularly appealing charisma was given to him BY GOD so that only he could possibly become the intermediary between earthlings and an all-knowing, all-being and eternally unified God existing outside of both space and time.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At this point I feel like my rant might be slowly moving down a slippery pope-bashing slope. So in order to keep my sarcasm to a minimum and my blog somewhat intelligent, I will conclude in a quick, clean and fashionable manner.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SO, in conclusion! While Hegel believed that history had reached its pinnacle before the end of his lifetime in 1831 (meaning human existence had achieved it's end-goal of freedom, which in turn meant that progress was no longer possible), Marx believed that until humans still participated in/contributed to oppression our existence would continue to consist of "pre-history". It is that belief that informed my choice to portray the papacy as a group of prehistoric symbols of oppression. And if you simply can't find a link between the papacy, the Roman Catholic Church and oppression, please, PLEASE e-mail me and we'll figure out a good time to meet up and talk about this over tea.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ok, take care folks!xo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-P.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Except a few more dogs.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div>Pascale Arpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245156182127764928noreply@blogger.com1