TALKS
Organization of Kingston Women Artists: Lise will be speaking about her gender issues-related work for about 1/2 hour on Wednesday, October 26th, at The Mansion, 506 Princess Street, in Kingston. The other two speakers are Rebecca Cowan and Jocelyn Purdie. 5:30 p.m.
Small Schools Symposium: Lise will be talking about making books with students in schools during a Community Artists Carousel, on Oct. 28, 11 a.m., during this conference for teachers with the Upper Canada District Board of Education. See the CLASSES page of this website for examples of books made by students.
TEACHING
Kingston School of Art—Two Saturday workshops this fall, each $70
Pop-up Books in the Classroom: October 29 from 9:30-4:30
Making pop-up books with students integrates writing, drawing, design and 3-D art. Books can also be linked to many other areas of the curriculum.
Flag Book Fun: November 19 from 9:30-4:30
A flag book has small pages flying off an accordion spine. It's a great way to turn small to-dimensional works on paper into a three-dimensional extravaganza.
KSOA, 647 Princess Street, Kingston
Adult Courses at KSOA
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(613) 549-1528
EXHIBITIONS OPENING SOON IN KINGSTON! Endangered will be a solo exhibition at The Artel, November 3-20, 2011. Included in the exhibition will be a variety of books about the many ways our toxic environment is affecting our collective health. The Artel is open Thursdays-Sundays from 12-4. The Artel, 205 Sydenham St., Kingston, Ontario.
Endangered will also be on display at the W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery in May of 2012. Included in this exhibition will be all of the books on the LIST (Environment) page—a variety of works about the many ways our toxic environment is affecting our collective health.
WOMEN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT Lise is still researching connections between our health and the environment for an ongoing body of bookworks. She has prepared a questionnaire for people whose health has been compromised by toxins in their environment, be it air, water, food, work or familial relationships. If you or anyone you know has had experiences relevant to the nature of this research, please download a copy of the questionnaire (in .pdf format).
NEW BOOKS
Mind Over Matter
Watercolours painted in the fall of 2007 reflect the artist's experience when her house was making her sick: the images portray a journey from despondency to a joyful wellness, as the artist tried to visualize herself better. Giclée-printed by Nick Dubecki on rag watercolour paper.
2010, North Bay. 15 pages. (12 x 9 x 1 .5″ ) Edition of 10. $500
Photo Credit: Matthias Melhorn-Boe.
More Garbage
Pages made of garbage from Lise's life (worn-out t-shirts and socks, studio left-overs) and the street (mitts and gloves revealed by the melting snow in the spring) are sewn on tapes (straps from worn-out knapsacks, electircal cords etc.) and bound in clementine box covers carry text about the effects of garbage on our lives.
2010, North Bay. 14 text pages. (12 x 8 x 3″ ) Edition of 12. $400
Photo Credit: Matthias Melhorn-Boe.
What's for Dinner?
Food pops off plates on this table-top sized book made of tablecloths. The text about toxins in our food is hand-printed on the napkins.
2011, Kingston. 8 spreads. (approx. 10″ x 10″ x 5″: opens to 40″ square) Edition of 7. $TBA
What's for Lunch?
A fun faux children's pop-up book about (yes! more) toxins in our food. Colour photocopied from hand-painted and collaged illustrations, with a bouncy poem as text.
2011, Kingston. 5 spreads. (8″ x 7 ″ x 1/2″) Open edition. $400
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