The News

Frist the bad news: Beautiful Ontario is no longer available.
Now the good news: Reflections is now available in hardcover from Lulu.
Huzzah!

The entire “Beautiful Ontario” collection is now available in book form from Lulu.

Beautiful Ontario

Thanks to all those who attended the opening of our exhibition, it was really wonderful to have so many lovely smiling faces around us on our big night.
Our work was very well received and we are very happy with the layout and reaction.
And of course we want to say a special thanks to our patrons who give us the confidence to keep on working.
The exhibition will run until November 1st 2009

Not that I or anyone I know have made any of these mistakes or anything
*ahem*

Mistake #1 Putting your photo in the frame, putting the mat down, attaching the hooks to the backing, stringing the wire, putting the backing in, fastening the clips, screwing the backing into place, turning the frame around and noticing that the glass is not clean and there are little specks on your photo.

Mistake #2 Putting your photo in the frame, putting the mat down, attaching the hooks to the backing, stringing the wire, putting the backing in, fastening the clips, screwing the backing into place, turning the frame around and noticing that you actually strung the wire at the bottom of the frame instead of the top. D’oh!

Mistake #3 Going to unscrew the backing and realizing that you have completely stripped the screws when you put them in.

Mistake #4 Cleaning the inside of the glass of the frame, putting the picture down with the mat, checking it (see #1 & #2) finding a speck, taking everything out again and cleaning the glass again, putting it all back in, finding the specks still there, repeating  and repeating until you figure out the speck is on the mat and not the glass.

Mistake #5 Misplacing one of your highly specialized tools and deciding that your finger nails will work just as well, breaking your fingernail in half, thinking “wow, won’t try that again”, putting everything together and checking it (see #1, #2, & #3) only to find the broken half of your finger nail under the mat. Ewwwwwww!

Mistake #6 Getting distracted while you are framing and going away half way through, then coming back after some time, thinking everything is put together then picking the frame up and having everything fall out because you didn’t actually screw the screws in.

Mistake #7 Dropping all the small screws on the ground and then wondering if you really need all the screws that came with it (You really, really do.)

Mistake #8 Calling out the wrong  name in bed (Oh wait, that might actually belong on another top ten list…..)

Mistake # 9 Framing until the wee hours of the morning when you are so tired that you do not realize that you are making all the above mistakes repeatedly.

Mistake # 10 Greatly under estimating how long it will take you to frame all that stuff and procrastinating so that it’s all left until the last minute so that you are forced to stay up until the wee hours of the morning framing.

Status update: All ready to go! WOOOOOOO!

Beautiful.
Ontario

For my installation at Insomnia this year (2009) I want to showcase the beauty of my province. From the lakes and forest surrounding the Georgian Bay, down to Niagara Falls, even in your own back yard, you don’t have to travel far from home to find beauty that will lift your spirits. Apart from the recent economic down turn people seem be experiencing a lot of strife (or maybe it’s just me?) at the moment, and with this collection I want to remind people of the raw beauty of Ontario that is all around us. My objective is to lift spirits and evoke a feeling of serenity and peace by showcasing not just pretty pictures of pretty places, but capturing a moments of calm to sooth the troubled soul.
Sarah Brykczynski 2009

Our next showing will be in October 2009 at Insomnia Restaurant.  Sarah’s Photography  will be featured in the front section, Andrew’s art will be featured on the side wall.

The show will run from October 6th to November 2nd 2009