Category: words
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(over) VANCOUVER
Our latest photo walk was with a big group! Like the very first one I joined earlier this year (Fred Herzog at the Equinox Gallery), this was another one centered around a gallery exhibit: Greg Girard at The Polygon Gallery. But first, we walked! We passed by a woman who asked me what our deal…
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IT’S COMPLICATED
If I had to set a relationship status between myself and animation (and picture books) these days, it would look something like this: At my first (paid) job in the industry, my cubicle was close to the producer/director cluster of another show. One day, I overheard the producer loudly complaining about a script: “This writer…
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LET IT BE (easy)
I went out on a photo walk last night! It’s exactly what it sounds like: bring something to shoot with, walk, talk, and snap some pics. Some of the guys (and gals) shoot film, and the peer pressure’s making me consider getting back into it… I have a Holga (film isn’t cheap, and 120 film…
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JOURNAL TOUR
While I was at a leather journal cover making workshop (shoutout Lonsdale Leather!) the other week, my neighbour asked me: “Have you heard of journal ecosystems?” Girl. Meet my current stack! (I swear I don’t have a problem.) HOBONICHI COVER“Letter” HOBONICHI COVER“Search & Collect” TRAVELLER’S COMPANYPassport BESPOKE LEATHER COVERA5 LEUCHTTURM HARDCOVERA5 I now realize I…
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MATERFAMILIAS
I came to Margaret Tait by way of Charlotte Wells and by way of her Aftersun… Both women are Scottish. Both women are filmmakers. Both women are writers. I’d argue that those last two points make both women poets. Anyway. Out of pure curiosity, I got my hands on a copy of her Poems, Stories,…
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PLAYING PRETEND
“Which do you like to animate more: action scenes or acting scene?” It’s a go-to question for me whenever I meet an animator. There’s no wrong answer. They often have a preference. As do I. * And yet… I’ve never been one to have a mirror at my desk when I’m animating. Or to film…
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IP MONOPOLY
IP. Intellectual Property. What a word combination. Play with it (and a thesaurus) for a hot minute, and you get a creepy and fairly accurate snapshot of the current times: How does that sound appealing to anyone except suits and bankers?! But in the age of the AI bubble, it’s no wonder the American entertainment…
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BEAUTIFUL WORK
I consider my Letterboxd Top 4 to be something of a living organism, always free to change and evolve, but I suspect that Beau Travail will always have a home there (along with an entry by Abbas Kiarostami. Right now? It’s Where is the Friend’s House?) Much has already been said of Claire Denis’s 1999…
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THE WORK (feat. Tennessee Williams)
I recently started taking acting classes (more on that later, maybe) which means I’ve been reading a lot. From books on the craft, to finding material to bring to class… I’m back to reading plays again! Recently, it’s been a return to Tennessee Williams. I’d already read his Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and…
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SOLVITUR AMBULANDO (part 4)
ON RANDOMNESS: Plans, Prayer, and AI People ask you what your favourite part of the Camino was, and it always feels like an impossible question to answer. The walk, the views, the encounters, the joys, the pains, the epiphanies, the doubt… soon enough, it all becomes a whole. But the encounters are definitely a highlight.…
MÉLANIE DAIGLE 