This summer, Bill Russell travelled with a crew from Reactor to Manitoulin Island.
Here’s Bill’s visual diary (PDF) and some prose:
Bill leads lost children through the wilderness
He drives us through lines of trees on a dusty back road through heat and time. In my gut sits a lump of Dave and Brenda’s whitefish and chips. We stop for supplies at the Foodland and watch Ojiybway carting sodas into a truck. Where do you find First Nations beaded moccasins not made in China? Maybe the hardware store sells ’em besides hunting liscences, fishing lures and DEET. After a look down into the dolomite alvar, we’re off cruising past deep yellow Canola fields under a bright blue sky. Just give me a butter tart, a paddle and more homegrown and set me downstream.
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August 12, 2011
Artwork by Stephanie Power for Today’s Parent Magazine about Parents going on Vacation alone.
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August 10, 2011
Bob Fortier created artwork for these Island Soda ads.
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August 8, 2011
Maurice Vellekoop created artwork for Flare Magazine about Canadian Fashion Icons.
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August 5, 2011
These paintings were inspired by a summer trip to Italy.
At the beach, brightly coloured stripes decorate the cabanas and the umbrellas and are a wonderful graphic backdrop to beautiful bronze bodies. The Italian women like to gossip at the beach while they take in the sun.
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August 3, 2011
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July 28, 2011
