I must admit, keeping blogs up to date is clearly not my forte. I'm realizing that it's been some time since my last post!!! So much for trying to keep a weekly update.
So what's inspired my back after so much time? Well I just returned from the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show for SS10 at London Fashion Week. I thought it was interesting to see that such a major designer who is not traditionally associated with environmental causes was actively championingThe Prince's Rainforests Project. Not only were there large banners flanking the entrance to the show, but all the packs had a leaflet and some of the models were carrying the project's mascot, a little green frog.
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...
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