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Illustration of Earth Day Celebration at Memorial Peace Park

I Feel the Earth Move

May 22, 2025

What a fast-paced spring this has been so far! April and May have blurred into one larger (though short-feeling) mega-month. Most of April had me busy getting everything ready and organized for Art Studio Tour. It was an exciting time. From designing the poster for the first Drawing Thanks Presents concert (shoutout to the incredible Buckman Coe) to crafting colouring sheets for visiting kids (posting online soon so you can print at home), and even crafting free portrait postcards for folks to share in the community—it was a time of abundant designing and making.

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Tags russ brummer, colleen brown, michael collins, trevor schmidt, buckman coe, sidedoor, Art Studio Tour
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Illustration from Celebrate The Night

October Chills

November 1, 2024

I can’t help but wonder if I am alone in the feeling that this October was gone in the blink of an eye. I could have savoured another week or two in the rainy, spooky season. It has been another month filled with emails, planning, organizing, and documenting and I have been loving every minute of it…

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Tags sidedoor, residency, portraiture, october, dan mangan

Colorized ink sketch of “Our Neck of the Woods” festival

September in Our Neck of the Woods

October 1, 2024

The first month of this residency has flown by. It has taken much effort and many hands, but the house is truly beginning to feel like a home.I have big plans for the studio space. Starting in January of 2025, I will be hosting live musical performances through Side Door.

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Tags maple ridge, ourneckofthewoods, sidedoor, music, vinyl, illustration, art, residency, september