Good Morning Stradivari

Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean

2005-12-29T11:09:00.000-08:00

gg2
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

Last Wednesday, I had the honour of photographing Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, our newly appointed Governor General. She is a model that is not difficult to take beautiful photos of.

Jean Desmarais

2005-12-29T11:03:00.000-08:00

desmarais2
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

I had the priviledge of working on a collaboration with concert pianist, Jean Desmarais. Photographs of my art can be found on my website! It was so amazing to watch my art projected behind his piano while he performed his recital of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition".

artonthewall

punk rock grannies

2005-10-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

punk rock grannies b&w
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

We are the Punk Rock Grannies!!!

Watch out!!!! We'll be at an all ages show near you......

the other cheek

2005-03-13T10:42:00.000-08:00

the other cheek
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

recycling some of my artwork names and using them for my photographs!

bob

2005-03-10T23:02:00.000-08:00

So, Bob has been receiving alot of attention since his birth this week. I think that it has taken people by surprise that "I" am Bob's creator.

Usually, the creators of such characters are high tech nerds with lots of facial hair and know how to ....."code" and stuff.....

Oh well, I move and shake and yes....I play with a doll named Bob.....

Hope you're all enjoying his adventures!

bob working hard

2005-03-10T16:32:00.000-08:00

bob working hard
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

planing away....

bob is so useful!

bob tightens a clamp

2005-03-10T16:30:00.000-08:00

bob tightens a clamp
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

busy at the studio.....

good thing bob is around!

bob 7

2005-03-09T06:54:00.000-08:00

forgot the milk
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

bob was horrified when he realized he forgot the milk. his roomie might be a little cranky at him today....

bob is going to be a good bob today and buy milk.

bob 6

2005-03-09T06:30:00.001-08:00

bob needs a lesson in being subtle...
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

bob get tired of waiting for his turn on the computer....

bob 5

2005-03-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

bob is amazed
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

bob sees something on his favorite site that amazes him.....

bob 4

2005-03-09T06:29:00.000-08:00

up too late....need coffee...
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

it was a late night and the site eventually came up. bob stayed up way too late and needed a stiff mug of coffee in the morning....

bob 2

2005-03-09T06:27:00.000-08:00

while flickr was down
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

he had to lie down for awhile......

bob 1

2005-03-09T06:26:00.000-08:00

while flickr wasn't cooperating
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

bob was on edge while his favorite internet hangout was down.....

finger plane

2005-03-08T08:26:00.000-08:00

DSC09065_1
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

here's the other one!

http://blog.flickr.com/

restore this old French cello

2005-03-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

restore this old French cello
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

Hey everyone! This is sooooooo hot! This photo and one other which I will post next made it into the flickr offsite blog!!!!!!

http://blog.flickr.com/

so many repairs

2005-03-07T22:05:00.000-08:00

too many repairs
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

This is bossman. He's busy working and being patient with me as I run around the violin making studio taking artsy shots of him working. Thanks for being patient bossman!

so many repairs

2005-03-07T22:04:00.000-08:00

too many repairs
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

This is bossman. He's busy working and being patient with me as I run around the violin making studio taking artsy shots of him working. Thanks for being patient bossman!

GO brunchers

2005-03-05T10:52:00.000-08:00

GO brunchers
Originally uploaded by kazam.

It's growing!

So, Go Brunch today was a full house.

Topics included:

-the Bond Girls
-paint your pyjama party concerns
-Natalia Zukerman's concert
-cross country skiing weekend
-cds
-house concert
-i have turned into a bloggemaniac
-regular weekly potluck dinner gig
-the guy in dkny and others being here every saturday for the rest of my life.....!
-online auction for the arts

I'm sure I'm missing some key topics but the GO brunchers can add them to comments if they remember!

Thanks for being here everyone!

art installation black and white

2005-03-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

art installation black and white
Originally uploaded by kazam.

This was one of my favorite installations. We had a great party including wine and karaoke! Don't tell anyone, but football guy sang......! Sorry football guy!

Natalia

2005-03-04T22:22:00.000-08:00

Natalia
Originally uploaded by kazam.

Natalia is a great performer. More on the performance later.....she is very funny.

check her out....she'll be back in Ottawa soon!

Time for sleeping now, Go brunch is tomorrow!

check out Natalia:Natalia Zukerman

Braille

2005-03-04T05:03:00.000-08:00

I haven't told my braille story yet. It's an old one but I laugh every time.

I was new to Ottawa and I walked past a human rights monument with my friends. There were tall concrete pillars with words on plaques "bolted" into the pillars.

The plaques were 30 feet in the air.

There were 4 bolts on each plaque with big round heads on them.

So, as I was walking by, I read the plaques....."dignity"....."equality" and then, upon noticing the bolts, I exclaimed, "hey look...it's in braille"!

oh yes.....not my proudest moment.....

I continued on with only the slightest pause and said "you know....for all of the blind people........ who want to climb up there and read it".

yep....and there you have it. I've never fully recovered from feeling completely stupid for that one and that was 8 years ago.

I'll blog the photo later!

nice day for a little scroll.....

2005-03-03T18:21:00.000-08:00

self and scroll
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

hotstuds

2005-03-03T06:44:00.000-08:00

hotstuds
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

These are studs on the inside of a violin front to reinforce a crack. It should never have the chance to reopen now! Aren't those studs hot!

To Run or Not to Run

2005-03-02T08:26:00.000-08:00

looking back

2005-03-01T22:40:00.000-08:00

looking back
Originally uploaded by good morning stradivari.

me and my roomie...bossman.