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Emerging artists assemble for ‘Avocations’

at Amelia Douglas Gallery

» Call for art submissions from students and employees

at Douglas College

Cheryl Minns
Arts Editor
Marts
@theotherpress.ca

 

he Amelia Douglas Gallery
at Douglas College has
featured many amazing art
exhibits from BC artists, but
is now looking for something

fall exhibit, Avocations, is
seeking art submissions
from current students and
employees of Douglas College
by June 1 to create the gallery’s
third student/employee art
exhibit.

Amanda Maxwell, a
former Print Futures student,
participated in the 2012

Big To-DO. As a mixed media
artist, jewellery designer,
and founder of Pomo Mama
Design, Maxwell submitted
jewellery and wearable art to
the exhibit that were also for
sale through the show.

“It’s always an amazing
thrill to see your own work on
the wall or display space of a
gallery,’ Maxwell wrote to the
Other Press. “There was no
theme for the show, so it was
more about getting out there
and being recognized.”

Mikki Herbold, an

at Douglas College, is a
member of the gallery’s Art
Exhibit Committee and recalls
when the group decided to
make the exhibit an open-call
for the college community.

“We thought it would be

: fun to have everybody put

: forward projects that they do

: on the side that other people

: don’t know about. It’s anything
: from quilting, photography,

: ceramics, jewellery, film,” she

: said.

In 2012, her job involved

taking photographs at the
even more local. The upcoming ; College and she was used to

: her work being seen by many

: people. For A Big To-DO, she

: submitted photos that she had
: taken for her own interest, and
: was unsure of how they would

: be received by audiences.

“The process of putting

your work in is always a bit

: scary because you're putting
: yourself out there,” she said.
student/employee art exhibit A : “I was a bit fearful of people

: seeing my work that I myself
: enjoy doing in comparison

: to the type of photography

: I do at the college. I love

: photographing women and

: babies and pregnant women.”

Unlike Maxwell’s work,

Herbold’s photographs were

: not for sale at the exhibit since
: the photographs were of a

: more personal nature. One of
: them, “Cousins,” featured her
; pregnant niece wrapped ina

: white sheet being pulled back
: by her other niece, revealing

: the shape of the woman’s

educational media technologist : Pregnant belly.

“T loved that photo shoot

because it was all my nieces

: and daughters together and

; it was so much fun,” Herbold
: said. “Two nieces were

: pregnant and I photographed
: both of them together. That

: was an honour.”

Tamara Letkeman, a

: supervisor in the Douglas

: College marketing and

: communications office,

: submitted black and white

: photographs she took while

: travelling, such as “The

: Pyramids at Giza” and “Fortune
: teller, Seoul.” Her work wasn’t
: for sale at the exhibit, but the
: photographs did attract the

: attention of viewers. The New
: West Cultural Crawl, which

: occurred while A Big To-DO

: was running, even featured

“Fortune teller, Seoul” on the

event’s website under the
: listing for the Amelia Douglas
: Gallery.

“Any chance for exposure

for your work is good, whether
: it’s a big gallery, a small gallery,
: acafé, or online,” Letkeman

: said. “This exhibit is a great

: opportunity. You're not really

: competing against people—

: this isa community thing.”

“To have yourself in

a gallery and show your

: stuffis very exciting, very

: exhilarating,” Herbold said.

: “Your friends come, they

: support you, and it’s good for
: people to have a little bit of

: networking.”

To submit your art for

consideration in the Avocations
: exhibit running from October
29 to December u, please

: send your images and a brief

: statement about yourself,

: your field, and your art to

: Douglas College’s arts events

: officer Krista Eide at eidek@

: douglascollege.ca by June 1.

 

The Art Exhibit Committee preps the show. From left to right: Lorna McCallum, Joan

  

 

Owen, Susan Wasserman, Susan Smythe, Anne Gapper, Nassie Soofi, Mikki Herbold,
and Christine Dewar, Photo from A Big To-DO gallery catalogue

 

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‘Fortune teller, Seoul’ by Tamara Letkeman

 

‘Best Friend’ by Mikki Herbold

‘The Pyramids at Giza’ by Tamara Letkeman

 

‘Cousins’ by Mikki Herbold

 

 

Comic Corner: New take on classic monster

» ‘IZOMBIE: Dead to the World’ review

Brittney MacDonald
& Life & Style Editor

M lifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

OOOOS

L* never really been
attracted to zombie
narratives, outside of using
them as a villain or an obstacle
a hero must surpass, such as
Left 4 Dead. But the beauty

of iZOMBIE is that Gwen isn’t
just a rotting corpse—she’s

a walking, talking, coherent

 

: human being who just happens :
: to feel the urge to munch ona
: brain once a month to remain
: sane. It’s a fresh new take ona
horror monster classic.

Gwen is a gravedigger in

Eugene, Indiana. One day she
: dies, but strangely she comes
: back to life. And so a zombie

: is born! She deals with her

; new status as an undead by

; consuming a brain from one

: of the corpses she encounters
: once a month. But there

: are side effects! Until she

: consumes a new brain, Gwen
: has to contend with reliving

the last memories and/or

: thoughts of the person she just
: ate. For her own peace of mind,
: she decides to attempt to fulfill
: the final wishes of the dead.
Written by Chris Roberson,
: this graphic novel is a strange

: mix of romantic comedy,

: drama, and horror cult classic.

: It’s a little campy, but funny as

: ever,

The art by Mike Allred is

good, but almost a little too

: clean. There are parts of it that
: remind me of Archie comics,

: which isn’t really a good thing.
: This is a story about zombies,

: ghosts, and were-dogs—it’s

: time to get your grit on! I

: expect blood, and a little more
: of a horror influence, not

: something that looks like it’d
be right at home being read by
; the Scooby Gang.

All in all, I liked this

graphic novel and will probably
: continue reading the rest of

: the series—probably before

: Lattempt to take on the

: CW television adaptation.

: I definitely recommend it

: to anyone who loves campy

: horror.

 
 

Art by Mike Allred via blastr.com