Yardfolk 2010 Calendars

After printing disasters - wrapping disasters - even liquor license disasters, we did manage to pull the Yardfolk 2010 calendar together, just in time for the holidays! These dahling 11x17 hanging calendars are printed on 100% recycled paper, and your support will help support Earthroots and emerging Toronto artists.

Click here for more info on our delightful contributors and to see where you can purchase these in fine boutiques in the Greater Toronto Area. Not from these parts? No prob - check out our Etsy store (more to come on that front in 2010!).

Who you callin' chicken?

Henh?

Sweet Creamery

Sweet Creamery

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Why I've Been Blog Slacking...

Ripped Up Paper Heart

Charlyne Yi's" Magic Perfume" from Paper Heart
by ThePlaylist

Initial observations about working-from-home.

1. You don't brush your teeth until 2:30 pm.
2. You don't get out of your pyjamas, ever.
3. Unless you are working wearing your bathing suit on your balcony.
4. Watching the 9-to-5ers go to and from work is both hilarious and depressing.
5. You tend to spend more money than you actually make.
6. You discover that mint in everything is delicious for summertime snacks.
   

More big news coming from the newly self-employed self-employee, coming soon.

Now, does the Sartorialist ever come to Toronto?

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{via The Pipeline}

No, really, we need something to bring him to our fair city. Toronto Fashion Week? I doubt it. Erm...beer? He doesn't seem like the beer type. Um, a giant tall tower that lights up in evolving colours?!?!? Now that's more like it.

Documentation of Artistic Reinvigoration: Phase 7

Finished! The practice round that is. 

Swirls of paint...

Working the pulls.

Corpses to be made.

A very good indication of things to come.

The mess.

Attention!

Yelp is my new crack. If you love your city, love trying new things, love writing, love food, love shopping, and aboveall, love ripping into that ostentatious bistro that gave you bad service in a way that counts - this is for you. Join us.

Mustafa Ahmed, 12: spoken word artist

Mmmmmm...Marion.

Sorry I'm Late But Stop-Motion Takes a While

Sorry I'm Late from Tomas Mankovsky on Vimeo.

In My Own Little All-Female Corner

I was just re-exploring my childhood fondness for Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, and while humming "In My Own Little Corner" (fine, not humming, full out singing), came across this poster for the Japanese stage production of Cinderella featuring an all-female cast. Fascinating.

8 KILOMETRE

Stella Artois' Smoooooooth Originals. It's all about Old Hollywood, baby.

Lunchboxes are cool again.

I was one of those kids who carried a cooler to school for lunch everyday. Luckily for me I managed to turn it into one of those quirky 'things' about me, even when I had to put it on top of my new locker because it didn't fit on the inside.

However, now that I'm in my 20s, or because it's 2009, people are just a whole lot more judgemental. Luckily, it's all cahoots with OOTS!
This is my next "splurge" investment. With microwavable containers, machine-washable, and design to drool over, suddenly packed lunches become... amazing. I like to think of it as recession-chic.

"Sometimes it takes more than just one pull to get it all off."

DOCUMENTATION OF ARTISTIC REINVIGORATION - PHASE 6:

So I thought I would be banging out posters like a pro this class. You can presume I did not, though if I keep this up I'll have some wicked bikini arms come July. Two thirds through my "practice" round for my poster before mastering an edition of 30 on nicer, non-bristol board paper. As someone in my class best put it: "Whoa, that looks like something you could sell for like... fifty bucks!" I'll let the pictures below speak for themselves. Also, now taking orders.

But more importantly...

Quizno Torpedos are like weird sandwich Pogo sticks and a lot skinnier than what I'd imagine a torpedo might look like.

The Grammar Cheat Sheet

It's confirmed - double spaces are evil !

DOCUMENTATION OF ARTISTIC REINVIGORATION - PHASE 5:

The studio and my other, more productive, colleagues:

"Aites, this is how it is done!"

The brave go for the textiles. Risky move ladies, but I like it.

Drying rack full of our dreams and wishes waiting to be realised in paint.

Feels like spring.

An Exquisite Corpse or two.