It has been a busy week for me including a sale at my friend’s home, the T-shirt show in Vancouver, and an installation in Edmonton!
The T-Shirt show was coordinated by Corie Tornack in Vancouver. This was the second one of this type, featuring the designs from artists as well as “other hipsters types” as my brother coined it.
The T-Shirt Show Hipsters include: Garnet Harry • Don Bull • Mark Mushot • Joel Whist • Cam Andrews • Jessica Bushey • Jim Cummins • Grant Vanderslagt • Kim Vanderslagt • Patrick Banister • Corie Tornack • Eric Nylen • Davis Wylie • Sabrina Modder • Kari Rust • Anthony Preston • Aleksandra Potkonjak.
My design (shown above) was inspired by a trip and artist residency a took in 2008. “La Pau” the title of the T-Shirt translated from Catalan to English means peace.
La Pau - Peace
1) freedom from conflict or disagreement (2) serenity (3) a metro stop in Barcelona, Spain (4) a town in the south of France (5) For me La Pau is the culmination of a great journey, to paint and walk the earth.
The design includes the words La Pau, with what looks like a figure eight below the text. The eight is actually an infinity sign, which is something I refer to as a “personal symbol” and have used in a number of my pieces. Simply stated, I describe personal symbols as imagery that you feel connected to. I have a painting that is titled “Infinity: Flying Hearts and other Personal Symbols”, which includes infinity signs falling like leaves, human hearts with bird wings, and a variety of natural forms. I will touch more on this later, along with another instalment of my painting diaries.
If you are interested in seeing more of the T-shirt designs check out
t-shirtshow.blogspot.com or to see exhibition photos search www.garnville.com.
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