THE GIFT IN FALL

THE GIFT IN FALL

by | Sep 26, 2020 | MORELLI, THE PATCH

Made of wood and plaster, with metal elements, covered by netting filled with straw—they are slowly transforming to become one with the earth and part of The...
RIPENING TOMATOES

RIPENING TOMATOES

by | Sep 18, 2020 | FOOD BANK, THE PATCH, VIDEO

I have about 2 weeks to get the tomatoes red. I am working with the 2 best chefs in the region – really, according to their awards-. I’m so lucky to have all that knowledge and their helping hands and the use of their restaurant for transforming tomatoes...
HARVEST MOON

HARVEST MOON

by | Sep 17, 2020 | GARDENING, MORELLI, THE PATCH

A list for September in The Patch: Black birds flying over,Rotting fruit,Ice covered brown leafs,Fallen branches,The fire,Harvest moon,Caterpillar which I threw away.   There is an extended quality of life aspect to the Patch – the good life shared-. It has...
LIPPARD, Lucy R.

LIPPARD, Lucy R.

by | Aug 29, 2020 | AUGUST 2020

Do something that is: visually striking,socially radical, conceptually andcontextually sensitive, sustainable, in thepublic domain (outside of art venues), andhurts no living thing- something that willchange the world. Good...
RAT CHAT

RAT CHAT

by | Aug 20, 2020 | AUGUST 2020, THE PATCH

Still from the preparation for “The Philosopher and the Tomato”, in collaboration with Xavier Brouillette as the RatKind philosopher.   Filmed during August 2020, in my tomato...
THE GIFT MORELLI

THE GIFT MORELLI

by | Jul 17, 2020 | MORELLI, THE PATCH

François Morelli brought me a gift of his 4 sculptures which, after traveling and exhibiting for 30 years, would find their final resting place on my land. Made of wood and plaster, with metal elements, covered by netting filled with straw—they will slowly transform...
CLEARING SOME LAND

CLEARING SOME LAND

by | Jun 10, 2020 | GARDENING, JUNE 2020, THE PATCH, VIDEO

Locked down for COVID-19, I plan for a garden resource, a tomato patch  > Scarabée Vert; an edible extension of Atelier Scarabée, my print studio. I am thankful to those who have already contributed their time and equipment to this project, particularly the...
READING COOPER

READING COOPER

by | Jun 5, 2020 | GARDENING, GOOD READS, JUNE 2020

“Gardening or cultivation [is] a practice which, engaged in with an appropriate sensibility … embodies more saliently than any other practice the truth of the relation between human beings, their world, and the ‘ground’ from which the...
BONNIE BAXTER: courte bio

BONNIE BAXTER: courte bio

by | May 26, 2020 | THE PATCH

Bonnie Baxter est née à Texarkana (TX), elle vit et travaille à Val-David (Qc) depuis 1972. Sa pratique engagée incorpore des impressions grand format à de la sculpture, du vidéo et des installations immersives. Elle a soutenu une présence active en exposant au niveau...
READING LATOUCHE

READING LATOUCHE

by | May 25, 2020 | GOOD READS, MAY 2020

Below an excerpt from “Le pari de la décroissance” by Serge Latouche – recommended by Patch participant and philosopher Xavier Brouillette- .  “…le terme “décroissance” sonne comme un défi ou une provocation, même si nous...