My public art piece “You Are Here” has been installed at Canada Line, Brighouse Station, No. 3 Road, Richmond BC. It will be there until May 2011.

My passion as an artist is to create images that astonish and enthrall the imagination of the viewer by presenting the ordinary in an extraordinary way. We’ve all had the experience of being commuters focused on our destination and our plans for the day ahead—focused on everything but the present moment. Placing my work right in the midst of a busy pedestrian urban thoroughfare exercises its full potential to counter the inattention of distracted minds with imagery that exudes the delight, wonder, and mystery of life on our planet earth. One recent viewer of my work commented: “I love to be reminded that the world holds myriad of beauty in unexpected places.” His statement captures the essence of what I aim to achieve with my art. With “You Are Here” I visually link the specific locale of the Brighouse Station by juxtaposing images of leaf skeletons—found in Brighouse Park—with the network of streets surrounding the station. The maps and leaf skeletons show surprising similarities and the maps also look like electronic circuit boards that are used by so many companies in Richmond.

During the Culture Crawl last weekend, I was fundraising for MISCELLANEOUS Productions, a Vancouver theatre company that works with multi-barriered (at-risk) youth age 14 – 21 years old. I was selling tote bags ($25) made from the Olympic fencing fabric with $10 from each bag going to MISCELLANEOUS Productions. I still have some bags left, so if you would like to help me increase my contribution by purchasing a bag please let me know.

The Eastside Culture Crawl is over for another year. It was weekend full of great conversations and several of my hydrangea works found new homes. If you didn’t manage to get to the Crawl and would like to arrange a studio visit please call me at 604 688 5544.

Here is a portion of an article in French from La Source by Hélène Creusot about her visit to my studio.

I have just completed my first collaborative video with Craig Addy of UnderThePiano.ca.
Craig is a fabulous musician who improvised on the piano to my art work and then I made a video.

Come and visit me in my studio during the Eastside Culture Crawl
Where:
#424-1000 Parker Street, Vancouver BC V6A 2H2
Tel: 604 688 5544
When:
NOV 26: 5pm to 10pm
NOV 27 + 28: 11am to 6pm
What:
The Eastside Culture Crawl is an annual FREE 3-day visual arts festival. This event involves artists in their studios in an area of Vancouver BC, bounded by Main Street to Commercial Drive and from First Avenue north to the waterfront.

For those who want to avoid the crowds I will be joining a few other studios in 1000 Parker Street who will open for a preview evening on Thursday November 25th from 5 to 9 pm. If you bring this invitation you will receive a 10% discount on any purchase of my work over $100.
NB. Visa and Mastercard accepted in my studio.

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I am very excited to announce that I have been commissioned by City of Richmond to work with the Hamilton Community Association to create an artwork for the expansion of the Hamilton Community Centre in Richmond BC. The project will be completed by Spring 2011.

Watch a ‎25 minute live interview I did with J. Mac on October 19th 2010, my segment starts at the 24th minute
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I have been really busy in recent months and would like to share some of my news.

I will be in Toronto during the second week of October and having a private showing at Latitude 44 Gallery from 6 to 9 pm on October 14th, if you or any of your friends would like to attend please RSVP to me or the gallery (even on the day): Mia 604 688 5544 mia@miaweinberg.com or Janet 416 769 2900 latitude44gallery@bellnet.ca

My work is now available in locations in Edmonton and Toronto as well as Vancouver.

TU Gallery 10718-124th Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
Phone: (780) 452-9664

Latitude 44 Gallery
2900 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Phone: 416 769 2900

Bernstein & Gold Interiors
#100-1168 Hamilton Street, Yaletown, Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604 687 1535

I will be opening my studio to the public again during the Eastside Culture Crawl from November 26th to 28th. Please save the date.

I have just completed a new public art project for the City of Richmond, that will be installed at the Brighouse Station of the Canada Line in November 2010 (see previous blogpost). More details will follow in October.

If you have any friends or acquaintances that might be interested in any of these events please feel free to forward this link.

I have just completed the images for my next public art project: Richmond No. 3 Rd Art Columns. My work will be installed at the Brighouse station of the Canada Line in November 2010.