Artea Art Academy & Art Cohousing, Rome, Italy. Chrissandra Unger Artist in Residence in September

Cohousing Artea Art Artist Residency Sharing Art: artist Chrissandra Unger -  Residence in September.   Rome, Italy


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"The Hands of an Artist"

THE FOLLOWING MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL VIEWERS.  VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

"The Hands of an Artist" (or "How to Attract a Man in 5 Minutes or Less")

My hands.  Feminine they're not, they're worker hands.

I'm not necessarily self conscious of them in public, but I do make an effort not to draw attention to them either.  I love rings - have some really nice hand made ones - don't wear 'em very often though.

I've been working non-stop for the last two weeks preparing for an exhibition in downtown Vancouver with Lions Bay Art Gallery:  constructing panels, working with plaster, soaking rags, cleaning dusty floors, carving, painting, mixing various chemicals and materials, scraping and so on (and on...) but these digits dig it!

When one of my friends or family say that I've got "the hands of an artist", I know it's coming from a good place... they love me :) 

When someone else says it, I'm not exactly sure how to interpret it...  

It doesn't really matter anyway... I actually clean up pretty good.

(My dear mom bought me a manicure gift certificate - I guess she knew exactly what I'll be needing!)

Chrissandra's Art: Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now

Chrissandra's Art: Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now:

WHERE: Guiness Tower at 1035 West Pender, Oceanic Plaza
on the PENDER STREET side.

WHEN: from May 17th to June 4th, Mondays to Fridays
9am to 6pm.

Invitation to Vancouver Art Show on Now

My work is being exhibited with the
LIONS BAY ART GALLERY in 
downtown Vancouver. 

 

Go Beyond Your Wildest Dreams                            36x36

WHERE:  Guiness Tower at 1035 West Pender St, Oceanic Plaza 
on the PENDER STREET side.

WHEN:  from May 17th to June 4th, Mondays to Fridays 
9am to 6pm.

Building a Mystery                                                         20x24

Tell a friend.  Bring a friend.

We're All Allowed a Little Indulgence Once in a While

This is my companion and loyal friend, Buster.  

Avid Reader

Self-Taught Artist

Accomplished Pianist

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[Brief Digression Session]

How I acquired Buster:

I used to live on Vancouver Island and had two great neighbours named Bryn and Kara. After about 4-5 years, I had to move from the Island and also give up my buddy Blue.  

 

The girls knew how much my heart was breaking over this, so they brought joy to me in the form of Buster... low maintenance and very cuddly.

[Digression Concluded]

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Buster's routine is incredibly simple - if he's not accompanying me in my artistic endeavours, he just stays quiet and naps.

His idea of "tying one on" might consist of such innocuous activities such as over indulging in store-bought treats. 

So anyway...

This last Friday Buster decided to have his buddy Axton over to watch the game.

He's a great pooch:  affectionate, full of [real] life, positive attitude (good parenting, I'm sure).   He's the alpha pooch and encourages Buster not to be so stuffy.

Fashionable Axton

But don't be fooled simply by his charm and good looks. This dog has depth.  

Fisherman

Surfer

Trekker

During the evening I was busy attending to my own activities and left the two of them to do their own thing.

Being the night owl that I am, I got busy doing people stuff and kind of forgot about them for a while. 

Yikes!

To my astonishment...

I walked in on some evening exploits that obviously got a little out of hand! 

Light-weight Buster, crashed out early by the fire

Axton taking the party outside until the wee hours.

Axton apologized profusely with snorts and wet kisses.

while Buster slept it off most of the afternoon.

I suppose there's a first time for everything and we're all allowed a little safe indulgence from time to time - the hard part is paying for it later.

Poor pups.

My Dog Fix

Today at Mill Lake 

This morning as I was catching up with some emailing, I sent a quick note to my friend Crystal to see how she was doing and that I was going to go for around Mill Lake today.  She was at work, but promptly emailed me back. 

I imagined that if she was speaking to me face to face, I would see the look of hopeful anticipation on her face and a wee bit of a plea in her voice as I read:  "Oh I wish you could take Dax on your walk!!!  When are you going?".  

Big smile on my face now!  I quickly finished my coffee and met Crystal at her place as she goes home for lunch.

From Videos

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From Videos

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So, this afternoon I had the serendipitous and distinct privilege of taking my buddy Dax for walk.  Thanks Crystal!

Dax is looking pooped!