my secret santa gift from Babe.
thank you for a great pricelss gift ;-D
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
kid's eye view
Love: Kid-Oriented Exhibition Labels @ Harbourfront Centre
One thing I really love seeing are the kid-oriented exhibition labels at Harbourfront Centre. Honestly, I consider them grownup-oriented as well. Which would you rather read, this:
or this:
I'd say the former, at least as an entry point. The kid labels are also placed a little lower (so grownups have to stoop to read them, dang it!). Incidentally, if you want to find out more about Mike Bayne's work, which is also worth a shout-out, go here.
article from Leah Sandals' blog
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This is very exciting!!!
My efforts... though not 100%, are being published by Leah Sandals!!
She comes to the gallery often and has written some amazing articles on art including our gallery as well. I hoped to run into her one of these days when she comes. but so far, I only to read her name off the guestbook.
The Kid's Eye View, initiated in September 2008 for ARCADE exhibition, is still an ongoing project for me. I have learned that it is a lot harder to write from a kid's perspective than writing a term paper. To write about art without using some of the artistic terms I've used all of my academic life is painstaking. Breaking down and simplifying words are best worked with thesaurus; this feels very different though, it is usually the other way around, trying to look for a more 'intellectual' words, instead I need to go back to the simplest, elementary words.
With great support and helps from the my supervisors, I am learning and learning and learning everyday. It is always satisfying to see the exhibitions or artworks get published in papers, magazines or blogs. To see something I have done published, is ten times more satisfying!!!!
YAY!!!
This is one of the many many many benefits of working at Harbourfront Centre. I hope this Kid's Eye View labels will prominently become an essential part of Visual Arts at Harbourfront Centre in near future, but there is still so much to study and learn from.
studying NEVER ends.......
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
ramen spork
image from MoMA Store
I found an amazing utensil today(Dec13,09) at BOUNTY when I was shopping for a gift for Secret Santa this year. I am greatly happy :-D
by the time this post is published, it will be secret santa time! I love scheduling ability of posts!
A SPORK/FOON! for RAMEN!
This is awesome!! truly awesome... BRILLIANT!
I think I am going to buy one for myself, unless my gift was unfortunate (or is it?) and did not get selected so I can keep it. lol. But who can say NO to such a creative invention?
image from here
Ramen Fork was invented by Sugakiya, a Ramen restaurant in Nagoya Japan, aimed to eat the noodle and soup at the same time. This artistic shape was highly admired by The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) and was introduced to their museum gift shop. The museum says that it is making within the top 3 sales. It is 14 dollars for a piece.
Sugakiya started introducing Ramen Fork since 1978. It was good for the environment as well as cost reduction, but many customers preferred the wooden chopsticks. For their 60-year anniversary, Sugakiya decided to completely renew it to a easy-to-use design. They asked Masami Takahashi for the new design and Sugakiya's CEO Shinichi Sugaki gave him only one request which was to create a sophisticated design that MoMA would exhibit it. It took an year for Mr. Takahashi to reach the final design. The difference from the previous design is the number of tynes and where they are placed.
When Sugakiya hold a press conference for the newly designed Ramen Folk, by chance MoMA were in Japan and happened to see it on TV. This is how Mr. Sugaki's dream came true.
article from here
KUDOS to Masami Takahashi!
@ MoMA Store and @ BOUNTY (in Toronto)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
my obsession - sweets
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to warm up in this icy windy waterfront weather,
second cup became my favourite coffee shop this winter.
not only it is within 100 steps from work, it is housed in a really cozy building.
(and got amazing selection of baked goods too.. so tempting everytime I go)
I was able to recognize it right away when I saw it on their website.
YAY! Harbourfront!!!
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I had this sweet-aversion for a while and only drank coffee black or just tea
but ever since I got my hands on those sweet creamy soft cheesecake,
my sweet tooth came back....
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my chocolate aversion is somewhat changed too, since I tasted that sweet salty
chocolate coated roasted corn at SOMA. omg, it's so so so scrumptious!!!
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but chocolate and cheesecake still remains as a treat for me.
I only have it when I really really feel like having them, which is not very often.
but this... hazelnut latte at Second Cup is just too comforting I cannot simply let go, yet.
*a small hazelnut latte with extra shot of espresso, half sweet and with skim milk (phew~)*
but when they make it with sugarfree syrup it tastes funky... so it's not truly skinny latte.
I should be watching calories on these sweets I've lately grew to love,
or I am going expand... hahahahaha.....
but in this cold weather,
comfort food is a definite need!
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