A funny thing happened over the weekend. I had a piece of art I created exhibited at the Big Chill as part of a touring art show.
The first thing that makes me exhibiting a piece of art peculiar is that while I was taught art and was fortunate enough to be exposed to some great contemporary artists, I don't really consider myself an artist.
The second thing which really made it peculiar, was the fact that I was truly the unknown face in an exhibit composed of 18 successful artists chosen by Cedric Christie to participate in his charitable endeavor entitled The Blank Canvas Project. To put the peculiarity of the situation into context, the other artists were Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Sir Peter Blake, Sarah Lucas, Gavin Turk, Rachel Whiteread.... and many more. All major artists who make their living selling art and then me....
Wow, it's been one year already since I started this blog and I've
barely posted a thing! Well I will try and make it up this year,
starting with a story about growing up...
One of the most memorable things about growing up in Canada was the fact
that every summer my father would take a month off of work and pack our entire
family and dog into our car and take us camping. Each year we would travel
somewhere different and by the time I was in my early teens we had managed to
see most of Canada. These excursions helped to shape my love of nature and the
joy of sleeping under a starry sky, something which unfortunately I do not get
to do so often anymore.
For those of you who have not yet seen the short film "More Than Pretty Knickers" made by Jenny White, of Eco-Boudoir, together with her sister Verity White, who produces films for the BBC's Natural History Unit, then do check it out and see just how green your knickers are...
With
the talk of Peak Oil being at our front door, if not already in the sitting
room, there can be no denying the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels
for transport. But the uptake of alternative fuel vehicles has been slow, with
the overriding limiting factor in weaning an automotive culture from non-renewable
energy sources being one of alternatives in that there really aren't (m)any.
When
companies like Toyota started to unveil hybrids to general public in the mids
90s, many consumers saw this as an answer in their quest to reduce reliance on
fossil fuels. But for others the fact that hybrids carried a premium price tag
and really did not have very impressive highway fuel economy meant that they
were not a viable alternative to green motoring.
But
with the advent of vehicles such as the Tesla and now the much heralded Mini E,
the once forgotten Electric Vehicle seems on the verge on main stream motoring...
It seems like every car manufacturer is out there to prove that they can make a greener and more eco-friendly car. Though for the most part this has been focused on fuel consumption - creating hybrids, evs or hydrogen powered machines. Technologies which many would say are merely pushing the issues of negative impact around so that the cars look better but without actually reducing impact in the larger scheme of things.
But Lotus, who were involved in the design of the Tesla ev, have
recently unveiled what really is a forward looking car which not only
takes a more systemic approach to car design but also creates something
which will actually make petrolheads go wow.
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