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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

The first in what we hope will be an awesome series of ‘How To Do Art’ essays… plus, expletives.

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Gabriel

This is the first in what we hope will be a series of “How To” essays. This week: How To Be A Writer. It’s entirely possible the next one will be ‘How Not To Write A How To Essay’. We’ll … Continue reading →

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Social media strategies… now we have one, and we’re willing to share.

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Gabriel

Welcome to our new blog… We’ve decided to take our entire social media strategy in a slightly different direction… in that we decided to actually make it a priority. Until now we’ve limited ourselves to a static website — which … Continue reading →

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Photos from the 5th Annual Eros Show… but not the nudes. You have to show up for those.

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Gabriel

…these are some photos we took at Saturday’s (very successful) vernissage for the 5th annual Eros Show at the Arbor Gallery. For anyone who couldn’t make it, the show continues until March 9, 2014. For those of you who could … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Finally, he can fly

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Gabriel

. A few days ago Victor and Andrew, his older brother, were playing what was essentially ‘motionless tag’ in the living room. Basically it was Victor tapping Andrew’s shoulder, then yelling “tag, you’re it”, and Andrew immediately doing the same … Continue reading →

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According to Walt Wawra the world is a place in need of infinitely more guns

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Gabriel

. . If you were still wondering about the differences between Canada and the US, in terms of gun culture and other stuff, this might explain a few things… According to his letter to the Calgary Herald, Walt Wawra, a … Continue reading →

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My grandfather taught me how to build a dam instead of islands

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Gabriel

. . . When we were kids, and we were lucky, it would rain. And the parking area of my grandfather’s mountain farm would fill up with streams and rivulets. The farm house was in a small valley, near the … Continue reading →

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