Get YOUR BIDS IN! Bentwood Box Auction- Lattimer Gallery

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Join us for the final night of bidding for our Annual Charity Bentwood Boxes event. Artists will be in attendance, refreshments will be served, and you will be able to witness the frenzy of the last minute bids on these amazing steam-bent boxes. This reception will be held at Lattimer Gallery in Vancouver on December 3rd between 5pm-8pm.









Lattimer Gallery has the unique, warm atmosphere of a Northwest Longhouse. We offer a fascinating display of gold and silver jewellery, argillite carvings, soapstone sculptures, bentwood boxes, masks, totem poles, and much more. In our "longhouse" we also feature a large selection of original paintings and limited edition prints by many well known Native artists. We want you to be swept away by the selection and quality of art that we house here at Lattimer Gallery.

http://www.lattimergallery.com/

1590 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
@lattimergallery
Call (604) 732-4556


I really love this one. I love Ian Reid work since seeing it this summer at the MOA. If you receive this, you are truly blessed!
http://www.lattimergallery.com/products/eeincarnation-back-into-en-light-enment-2016-charity-box

http://www.lattimergallery.com/

  Have you met Yágis ?
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 Meet Yágis- he eats Tankers!!
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/07/meet-yagis-he-eats-tankers.html


Sharifah Marsten

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 http://www.lattimergallery.com/collections/2016-charity-boxes
For the past nine years Lattimer Gallery has organized an event to help support the Urban Native Youth Association, a Vancouver organization which has been providing 21 prevention-focused programs and services to Native youth since 1988. UNYA’s work includes advocacy, community development, and providing youth with meaningful opportunities to provide input into their programs and services.

All of the work in the creation of these small cedar boxes was donated: the boxes were steam-bent and constructed by Métis/Cree artist James Michels; the promotion and collected funds were be donated by Lattimer Gallery; and all the artwork was donated by the artists. 100% of the proceeds were donated to the Urban Native Youth Association.

Boxes will be available to view online, November 19th
This year's auction will be held from Nov. 19th - Dec. 3rd
Artist reception December 3rd from 5pm - 8pm

#BlueMonday

HEY YOU, ARE YOU BLUE?
Let me cheer you up a bit, okay, please!
I know what it feels like to be blue, I understand and if I can help a little bit, I want to try.

Here are some suggestions.
Here is a beautiful video of one of my favourite places.




http://shambhalavision.blogspot.ca/

http://shambhalavision.blogspot.ca/

Or if you can, head down to Mexico, to Zipolite, here's are a few links

http://rocablancaposada.blogspot.ca/

Posada Esmeralda is a lovely quiet Posada, located on the main road in Zipolite, near Roca Blanca

http://posadaesmeralda.blogspot.ca/

I have this blog and on it are lots of posts about our visit to Mexico. Why don't you read them and plan your trip. Imagine all the wonderful place you will go. Feel the sun on your face and sand between your toes!!

http://adventurezinmexico.blogspot.ca/

http://adventurezinmexico.blogspot.ca/

You know ,maybe you don't know, I could possibly know what you are going through, but have great empathy for you. January is a hard month. I know because my mom passed away the day before my birthday. I loved her so much and it devastated me. But time passes and we begin to heal. It's been 9 years now, and there are still many days where I actually say out loud..."I miss you Mom!! " I also understand what is like to lose someone you love to suicide and that is also devastating. Sadly as we get older many of the people we love move on to the next level and we feel left behind and lonely

The only advice I have is when things are at their very darkest, hang on, hang on until tomorrow. So many times I have been sad and scared and at my wits end about what to do, but I managed to hang on until the next day.

And always something amazing would happen. Miracles, a sign, hope! The angels will help you but you have to give them time, give them a chance. Just make it to the next day, good things will happen, I know because I've been there. People love you, reach out! Never give up!

And for everyone out there, you reach out, check in with people. See how they are doing. People who are hurting won't tell. They are embarrassed, sad, frightened, feeling discouraged and hopeless.

And smile at people, you don't know what a smile can do for someone, compliment someone, do a Pay It Forward, and buy someone's coffee, give that homeless guy on the corner a banana and a loonie, even if you don't have much yourself, because it will come back to you. It will. Trust me.

Good things will happen. I send you love and light and pray that we will all be okay. It's just life right. Sometimes life sucks, but we can survive amazing things when you have someone that cares.
When you know people love you, it makes all the difference in the world.

Also:
Go for a walk
Make Art
Love and be loveable
Hug- get a 20 second hug as often as your can, it's like a drug...we ALL need to be hugged often.
Eat as well as you can- I KNOW, that can be hard if you have little money but try, please!
Keep a journal- MAKE A VISION JOURNAL
Travel if you can- it will enlighten you!




I have 140 videos of my last trip to Mexico, might be something in here to cheer you and help brighten your life, inspire you, ...
http://adventurezinmexico.blogspot.ca/p/140-videos-i-made-in-mexico.html

I made this website about Zipolite, you can check it out to
http://zipolitemexico.blogspot.ca/

And this is just a nice video to calm you.



Now if you need something to do with your hands, here's a good art project, you can put your own spin on it.

Have You Heard of Peace Prayer Flag Project?
 http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/11/have-you-heard-of-peace-prayer-flag.html

Why We Get Depressed by Shi! I needed this!

Very Powerful and Wise Words spoken so eloquently.  So grateful for this as I needed reminding. It's been a rough week. I quit my job. I had to but will not explain here, let's just say it was an unhealthy situation and I had to remove myself. That said, to be unemployed, even temporarily is scary. But when I put on my "happy face" I am not unemployed, I am just self employed again.

I feel the need to paint. I have lots of great ideas that I haven't been able to focus on because of work and life issues but now I am going to make time. 

Depression exists for a reason.
Many of the great thinkers and artists of our time created light because they knew dark.
Posted by Shi on Thursday, June 25, 2015

This is a wonderful video especially because we just saw Inside Out and that's a GREAT movie.



Really beautiful and the short Lava was also very moving.



I don't know if it was the solar flare /storm or the solstice but there is sure a lot of energy out there and trying to harness it and embrace it can be a challenge. If you are struggling as I am, I send you love and light and many prayers that we shall rise to our challenges and enlighten others...as Shi says "It's our job!!"  So now I have a new job...I was employed by the Universe/God/Life all along...I just didn't really recognize it. I had inklings of it but so nice to have someone describe it so clearly. Thank you Shi!!

Stay tuned to see more creative things coming from me soon!! :D It's going to be the BEST SUMMER EVER!! Right?  ;)

Happy New Year 2013

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Well it's been an amazing year 2012. I can't begin to tell you all the wonderful things that happened.

I guess part of life is enduring difficult times so that when the good times come they are so rich and wonderful it fills every fibre of your soul with gratefulness.

I am truly so GRATEFUL for this year.  It wasn't a easy start, we definitely had a rough start filled with lots of potholes, bumps and hills to climb. But climb we did and Viola it turned out to good for words.

I'm not a word girl, anyways.  I am a photographer, a videographer, a painter, an artist...I speak thru art. Words are art too, it's not my strongest quality though but I want to say a few words here ...

This year I learned to paint and very well I must say. While I haven't painted at all in these last few months I have a wonderful collection of photos to inspire me when I start again. Which I pray and project and believe will be very soon. I pray, project and believe in my heart and soul that my art will open many doors for me this coming year.

I created so many videos and websites lately and helped alot of people. That filled my heart with happiness. Giving and sharing! I love social media for that. If there is one thing I really learned and experienced this year was is that if you help the people, the people will help you. 

My child and I grew together and experienced the most amazing things this year. We went thru tough times but they have been smoothed out, blurred and erased from our memories by the beautiful positive healthy happy loved filled experiences of the last few months here in Mexico. 

We truly love it here and our dream is to live here. 

We were blessed with really amazing positive people coming into our lives. One special person was the teacher Angel had when I had to put Angel into public school for bit. She was truly amazing and I am so so blessed we got her. She did yoga with the kids, how cool is that?

I was blessed with an amazing teacher too, Ron Hedrick, who taught me how to paint oils. A gift I am so truely and deeply grateful for.


I am grateful for the generousity of others, for their time, their patience, the sharing of their skills, their kindness, their understanding, their believing in me and their love.

We know that life won't always be easy, it never is, but we are learning to roll, bounce and fly instead of falling and being crushed by the negative influences that bombard us and try to oppress us.  A big part of that is escaping the city life and living a simpler life, filled with family and love and nature. 

We pray that whatever difficulties you are experiencing that they vanish with the New Year. 

We wish you a year full of peace, great health, creativity, happiness, enlightenment & miracles.

Many Blessings, Prayers & Positive Energy from
Zipolita'z y Angelita'z Adventurez in Mexico
http://adventurezinmexico.blogspot.mx
and
Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.mx

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Occupy Wall St - The Revolution Is Love-Video-Excellent!

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This is a really beautiful video. Talks about giving and really being community and we are all together, there is no other. We need to follow thru and keep this movement going so we can start our future, the future we've all dream about, one of peace and compassion and creativity and giving.



Occupy Wall St - The Revolution Is Love

Creativity same Status as Literacy!!

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This is a fabulous little video that is so right on! Check it out. Sir Ken on Creativity & Education!

School of Life-Ken Robinson

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Wow! This is amazing. I just love what he says about creativity, math, talent, spirituality. He really is brilliant. I really enjoyed this, it's 1hr long, but definitely worth. Below is his video on Changing the Educational Paradigms and it's also fabulous

Ken Robinson on Passion from The School of Life on Vimeo 

by the School of Life

Ken Robinson believes that everyone is born with extraordinary capability. So what happens to all that talent as we bump through life, getting by, but never realizing our true potential?

For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low and succeed.

We need to find that magic spot where our natural talent meets our personal passion. This means we need to know ourselves better. Whilst we content ourselves with doing what we’re competent at, but don’t truly love, we’ll never excel. And, according to Ken, finding purpose in our work is essentially to knowing who we really are.

Get ready to unleash your inner fervor as Ken takes to our pulpit to inspire you to follow your passion.

Sir Ken Robinson is a leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, working with governments and the world’s leading cultural organizations.

Born in Liverpool, he was Director of The Arts Project (1985-89), and is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Warwick. He was knighted in 2003 for his contribution to education and the arts. Recent publications include Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (2001) and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (2009).

This secular sermon took place at Conway Hall on Sunday 13 March 2011




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Robinson_%28British_author%29



This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.
For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com

Sir Ken Robinson

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/SirKenRobinson?sk=app_6009294086

Twitter Sir Ken Robinson

@SirKenRobinson Los Angeles

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Here's a TED talk-Bring on the learning revolution!: Sir Ken Robinson on TED.com

Do Schools Destroy Creativity?

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Do Schools Destroy Creativity?  YES. Some schools do. Some teachers do. That was my experience. I'm homeschooling my child but at some point she may have to or want to go to school. I can only pray that she doesn't have the experience so many people do.  I just Love this first video with Ken Robinson and what he says about the Beatles.

Here's my child after getting a time out on the first full day of grade one. 

We have been home schooling since then. 

Let me say there were many other factors on why we decided to homeschool, and she did do kindergarten and we enjoyed the first 2 of the 4 teachers she had that year. 

We do classes but they are not in a school setting.

Here's a great article that addresses the student debt issues.


Bad Education: The Student Debt Complex
http://shareable.net/blog/bad-education
by Michael Harris
http://shareable.net/users/mpharris

Bad Education

2011 Rethink Scholarship- Langara

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Wow, this is so COOL I'm definitely going to enter. Love it

Langara Scholarship

http://www.rethinkcanada.com/_content/scholarship/Application_form_2011.pdf



2011 Rethink Scholarship at Langara Call for Entries from Rethink Canada on Vimeo.

For the third year in a row, Langara College and Rethink are offering an $18,000 scholarship to aspiring art directors and designers. 

The lucky winner will receive full tuition for Langara College’s two-year Communication and Ideation (CID) program and an internship at Rethink.

Creatives are invited to submit a black hardcover sketchbook showcasing their creativity. 

The winner will be selected by members of Rethink and Langara College and will be judged according to the following criteria: clarity, relevance, fresh thinking, and the quality of ideas, craft, and execution.  

All books must be submitted by July 1, 2011.

For contest details please visit http://www.rethinkcanada.com/scholarship

Advertised brand: Langara College
Advert title(s): Rethink Scholarship


Advertising Agency: Rethink, Canada
Agency website: http://www.rethinkcanada.com
Creative Director: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Art Director: Rory O'Sullivan
Copywriter: Jordan Cohen
Illustrator: Rory O'Sullivan
Director of Photography: Chris Nielsen
Music: Chris Serravalle
Producer: Laura Rioux, Annelies McConnachie-Howarth
Account Manager: Chelsea Stoelting, Louise Ritchie
Published: April 2011