Fact: There’s not a whole lot better than a kitchen party, except perhaps one that also doubles as a fundraiser for a dance show I’ve been working on…! Shannon Litzenberger is throwing this shindig and I can promise a James Brown dance party (inspired by our daily 2pm dance parties while we were working on HOMEbody in Saskatchewan this January!)

There’ll also be a silent auction…and one of my brunch maps will be auctioned off with 8+ gift certificates to different brunch spots around town – how rad is that?!

More info here!

Sylvie Bouchard and Brendan Wyatt. Photo: Joseph Michael Photography

Choreographers: Susie Burpee, Denise Fujiwara, Louis-Martin Charest, and Sylvie Bouchard/Louis Laberge-Côté
Performers: Brendan Wyatt, Sylvie Bouchard and Christian Laurin
Director and Dramaturge: Marie-Josée Chartier
Projections: Ayelen Liberona
Costumes & Set Design: Cheryl Lalonde
Music & Sound Design: Thomas Ryder Payne
Lighting design: Kimberly Purtell
Writers: Marie-Josée Chartier, Christian Laurin, Adam Paolozza, and Lindsay Zier-Vogel
Text editor: Lindsay Zier-Vogel

I’m thrilled to be incorporated in the newest edition of Pilot Pocketbook 9! Having my words illustrated is such a thrill (and the end papers are a wonder!)

And to launch this lovely little (it’s wee!) creation, I’ll be reading some of my poems at The Victory Cafe ~ 581 Markham St. Toronto on Sunday, April 22, 2012! Things kick off around 5:30. C’mon by!!

I am thrilled to be part of this incredible project — writing about home and leaving and returning and these unending prairie skies. It’s also been so exceptional to work with the Grade 10 and 11 drama students here in Yorkton.

We’re presenting the work we’ve done on “HOMEbody,” and with the students on Jan. 26 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan at the beautiful Anne Portnuff Theatre. If you’re in the neighbourhood, c’mon by!

Shannon’s written more about the project (and performance!) here.

AAAAND, we made the Yorkton paper. Read the article here!

I worked with the most lovely group of makers this fall at The Paper Place, creating handbound books with embroidered covers. I so wish I had taken a picture of all of the wonderfully inventive covers!

Nothing I love more than a paper-messy table!!

Oh, this is just SO exciting! I’m teaching a hardcover handbound book binding course at The Paper Place! Learn to make an embroidered cover single leaf book…with me! Sign on up! We’ll play with paper!