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A recent (as in past half year) watercolour piece by yours truly, inspired by the abstract paintings of Dene/Saulteux (Indigenous Albertan) artist Alex Janvier. It is not my best piece, I could have done better with the proportions and added more colours, but I had fun making it regardless.

This piece is done as a partial nod to my Mi'kmaq ancestors/heritage whilst still tying with my Western Canadian roots. The piece can be observed from any angle, so the interpretation is up to the viewer.

If you truly desire what I intended (You really shouldn't; all art is interpretive media at the end of the day), I meant to invoke the image of the Loon messenger: Known in some Mi'kmaq tales as Kwimu/ Kweemo. (please correct me if I'm wrong; I am happy to be corrected) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The track I shall highlight this time is:

I've been thinking about recent music artists, especially from Canada. "The Velveteins," - comprised of Spencer Morphy, Addison Hiller, Dean Kheroufi, and Daniel (Danger) Sedmak - are one of these brilliant modern bands that find my fancy, only helped that they originate from my home city of Edmonton, Alberta. Their general sound is best and easily described in my mind as psychedelic surf rock with hints of new wave music scattered about much of it: Surf in the tinniness/tone of the guitar + the bending of the strings with the vibrato to create a beachy vibe, even their faster and harder tunes have this surf feel or relation. Psychedelic in subject matter/presentation; a fair few Velveteins songs go far heavier in sections to points of fuzz, plus moments of space where it feels almost as if the listener is floating off of the ground. New wave in their use of synths, most especially on their second album "Declarations of the 3am Freeway."

Sorry about the lack of posting for the past month and a half; I have been taking a break from posting to catch up mentally with myself, experience life a little, and Brainstorm ideas. To demonstrate this catch-up is an older piece of mine from I believe around 1 & 1/2 years past at the point of this post. The piece is a play on the phrase "riding the waves," taking varying sizes of sine, square, and triangle waves to make a semi-pleasing view while experimenting with a little bit of perspective and colours. ---------------------------------------------------------------- A track I will highlight this time that I know I would have listened to during this period of my life is:

Is it technical skill? The will to experiment with one's own boundaries? Or are they made by just creating anything with their own sources, not having it made for them? It may be better said that it is all three that make a good artist, but that these traits encompass all creatives; there is no false creative unless they seek the work of the abiotic.

So please create, and choose to craft with whatever materials you may have at your fingertips. You do not require someone else to be a receiver, you may receive your own art. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These are what I have been musing about as of recent, and I believe the perfect artist to describe my mood as of now would be Aphex Twin. A fellow Cornishman of origin and experimental electronic musician.

The specific song of his I shall highlight is: #7 (Curtains) from Selected Ambient Works Vol. II

I finally finished this piece of "Thin White Duke" era David Bowie this Friday past for my art class this semester. I believed this version/image of Bowie would be perfect for my conté-based project; his stoicism here evokes an intensely cold emotion.

Go listen to the "Station to Station" song and album now, it is absolute gold.

The Copying tape I mentioned yesterday night.

It's a TDK SA 90 Type II, which means it sounds decently nice I guess.

Plans:

I have room for one, maybe two more songs on the first side, so I'm thinking about adding either "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann or "Venus & Mars (Reprise)/Spirits of Ancient Egypt" and "Medicine Jar" by Wings.

One of my many writing/illustrating projects.

"Quarryman was built in 1896 to help the Fiddleshire Narrow-Light Railway. He was specifically bought to work at the Tin mine/Quarry."

So, I've been working on a cassette mixtape for the past few months, and I just wanted to say; it has been such a fun time learning the ropes of this culture and keeping in all the faults.

Working in the music media I've collected for the past while feels SO FUFILLING. Plus, there's some absolute bangers n' mash ups.