Lots!

A few months ago, my friend Tracy Walker did a photoshoot of me as one of the studio tour artists. It took all day and we laughed our heads off: a highlight of my summer.

They are gorgeous pictures but I still had a hard time looking at myself. Sometimes you’ve known something for your whole life and suddenly you find it interesting. This ‘wincing in the mirror’ made me think about self-portraiture and I am now in the middle of a series of carved and painted self-portraits which will be on show at the upcoming Uxbridge Studio Tour—September 19 and 20. I found it difficult to look in the mirror. The disappointed vanity soon turned into the deeper discomfort of staring down a SELF. MY self. Isn’t it interesting that we are selves? I feel my gaze becoming kinder toward this self the more I look. More images to come.

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Two other important things are happening: the Tinkl Book is on its way! There will be a limited number available to buy at the Tinkls’ studio Sept 19-20. The bulk of the books will be coming a little later. At that time you will be able to buy “Wild Tinkls” at Blue Heron Books, or on Amazon.ca or through your local bookstore. Please note: I will contact the donors waiting for their complimentary books. These will not be available to pick up during the studio tour. Email me if you have a question or if you’re coming to the studio Tour from a distance.

THIS JUST IN!!!! There will be a TINKL book-signing at the Blue Heron Bookstore in Uxbridge Ontario, Sunday October 18. It will be WILD!

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Lastly, my sister, Kathie, is a professional calligrapher and a teacher of calligraphy. Firefly Books has just published a beautiful, practical how-to book called “Italic Calligraphy: From Learning the Fundamentals to Dancing with your Pen” by Kathie McIlvride. Buy at Blue Heron Books (book-signing in November) or order through your local bookstore, or purchase via amazon.ca, or at my studio during the Uxbridge Studio Tour September 19 and 20.