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Happy National Artichoke Day

  • The artichoke is the unopened “flower” bloom of a thistle plant.
  • A medium sized globe artichoke is fat free and has only 25 calories.
  • 3% of the world’s herbal tea consumption is dried artichoke tea.
  • 40% of the world’s artichokes are canned or jarred.
  • California is known as the artichoke capital of the world. They supply nearly 100% of North American fresh artichokes.
  • Bill Russell likes to draw artichokes.

 

September 20, 2012

Portraits

Two cyanotype prints by Steve Dunk.

September 13, 2012

Bill Russell collaborates on CD-Postcard Pak

Santa Cruz in Song and Image now available here as a CD package with 10 songs by Brian Gore and 7 postcards by Bill.

August 23, 2012

New Port 32 Sign

Port 32 is a Marshall Homes development in Bobcaygeon, Ontario. The Reactor studio has recently completed new Port 32 sales materials for the Fall season including this new main site sign. James Mcleod of The Steelworks executed the custom steel fabrication of the new sign.

August 9, 2012

Touched By Fire Launch Party

The Folks at MDAO are organizing a launch party for the upcoming Fall Touched By Fire Art Show & Sale. The call for entry for this year’s exhibition will be out soon. The launch party is at the The Pilot Pub Monday evening, July 23, 2012 from 6 pm at 22 Cumberland Street, Toronto. Works by select Touched By Fire artists will be on display.

Touched By Fire is a non-profit program to celebrate, support, and inspire the work of artists living with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. An initiative of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, the project includes an inclusive on-line gallery and a juried annual show and exhibition, “the art show you have to be crazy to enter.”

July 20, 2012

James Marsh

July 16, 2012

Global Brief #10

Global Brief #10 is coming soon to select newsstands in Canada and the US.
For an online preview, go to: www.fishauf.com/GB10

Design & art direction by Louis Fishauf / Illustrations by Dan Page, Christian Northeast, Jeffrey Fisher, Keith Negley, Dusan Petricic, Noah Woods, Alëna Skarina and Harry Campbell.

June 4, 2012

May 23, 2012

Barbara Klunder Exhibits Papercuts At Brock University

The Laura Secord Papercuts
Curated by Stuart Reid
The exhibition runs May 5 to September 9, 2012.
There is an opening reception on Thursday, May 24, from 7 to 9 pm.

For more information visit Brock University Rodman Hall Art Centre

May 16, 2012

Guitar by Brian Gore + Art by Bill Russell = A Collaboration

May 15, 2012