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Feast in the East 9

2012-01-13T14:20:00.006-05:00

Hey all,
SO my lovely co-werker Cameron Lee has been doing the installations/projections for this great event that happens mostly monthly in the much neglected east end of Toronto. Local music, art and a free meal happen on each of these nights. Organized by Tad Michalak of Burn Down the Capitol, he also makes all the posters! This past Feast in the East I was invited to do installations, I made a giant 16ft banner of collage work. Rimmed with sparkly fabric. here it is!in le cosmic light

A New BOok

2012-01-09T16:40:00.004-05:00

Hey just made a book of collage work. They are on sale at Art Metropole and POM POM (new Narwhal shop in the Junction). They are $10. Let me know if you'd like one (alicia.nauta@gmail.com) and I can mail it to you! no extra cost + a special something extra included.

Here is a sample of some pages:

hey it's me if you know what I mean

2012-01-09T14:24:00.015-05:00

SMALL BRAINS: All Frills

2012-01-08T15:25:00.000-05:00

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INTRODUCING
A casual night on the town with all your frills out and about.........
Thursday, January 12
11pm- 2:30am
No cover

Deck yourself out in the FINEST in ALL THE ESSENTIALS and LUXURIOUS ADDITIONS
Frills or tassles on a carpet are not necessary but make the rug look fancy. Frills on any goods are not necessary but are a luxury. No frills means to live without certain luxuries.
YAH WELL
THIS NIGHT
WE LIVE LIKE KINGS AND QUEENS

FEATURING:
DJ AS IS (the one and only Cameron Lee)
DJ Ding Dong

Ruffles Chips
Tantalizing Treats
False Eyelashes all over our Faces
you know, frills and such in a darkened bar
http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/allthefrills/
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SMALL BRAINS: A Worm's Worth

2011-12-26T15:38:00.001-05:00

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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Holy Oak Cafe
10:30pm- 2:30am

What is a worm's worth????????
one cent? a dollar and a nickel? the most money that I can imagine is $200. We should all learn a lesson from worms, all they need is DIRT

Come find out just what a worm is worth, with a special edition of Small Brains at HOLY OAK featuring the musical stylings of:
DJ Ding Dong (Alicia Nauta)
DJ BJ (Sarah D'Angelo)
ANNNND ALL THE WAY FROM THE CORNERS OF HELL AND the HALIFAX SEASHORE... DJ Fancy Feast (Joele Walinga)

We will be dressed as worms to impress.
There will be a worm pinata,
gummi worms,
Mr. Worm dance moves

think about it
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SMALL BRAINS: troll workout

2011-12-11T15:48:00.001-05:00

Thursday, December 15th
10:30pm to 2:30am
The Beaver, 1192 Queen Street West
No cover

The wood is full of shining eyes,
The wood is full of creeping feet,
The wood is full of tiny cries:
You must not go to the wood at night!

Trolls lurking under bridges
Trolls behind the wheel
Trolls lurking behind the make up counter at Shopper's Drug Mart
and now Trolls playing music at popular bars on Queen Street

bring your favourite treasure troll out for a night on the town!!
~with your musical hosts~
DJ trollworkout (Filip Anton) and DJ Ding Dong

as always SNACKS
*we will be making Troll delicacies according to Troll 2

yabbadabba do yabbadabba don't

2011-11-28T19:15:00.007-05:00

2011-11-21T23:39:00.005-05:00

I made these tickets for Trampoline Hall, there were 6 variants with possible premonitions for your life. Too bad if you got FORGET ABOUT IT

SMALL BRIANS: Hurricane Brains

2011-10-17T20:02:00.003-04:00

At the Beaver 1192 Queen street west
Thursday, October 20
10:30pm to 2:30am

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YYYOOOOO bro,
This edition of Small Brains will be happening live from the middle of a tornado!!!!!!!! Mild mannered house fans get unusually rowdy with wigs, clothing, clowns, paper machier clocks, stuff from my closet and others whipping around from the force of their gales...

Emerging from the gusts DJ Ding DOng and DJ Longhorn Grille play for you TUNES for all occasions (mostly celebratory)

ALSO this night is BYOF- Bring Your Own Fan, it's really important to think about this as a real possibility BECAUSE imagine what it would be like if everyone has a fan??? it will be totally crazy and everyone will be singing into them at the same time making that robo voice, think about it!!!!!
There will be a prize for best fan brought.

And, as always, SNACKS
see you there!!
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Serpent Salesman

2011-09-29T16:02:00.008-04:00

I made this giant 20ft (or so) Serpent for an Against Life (Garden of Eden condo salesroom) on September 17th that was at an abandoned greenhouse in Vaughn, it was the best, so beautiful inside. all the lights were reflecting off the ceiling, and there were amazing overgrown vines slowly taking over. I hung my serpent on these wire lattices that were hanging mid air. This is the recording that was playing from his mouth. It's me reading a condo ad slowed down with a little echo on it (thanks carl), I hardly had to change anything because it was so creepy on its own.

A poster I made for Zacht Automaat

2011-09-14T11:03:00.002-04:00

SMALL BRAINS: No Parents No Rules

2011-09-11T13:17:00.006-04:00

The Beaver
1192 Queen st West
Thursday, September 15th, 10:30 to 2:20am
Hey guys remember NO PARENTS NO RULES??
(This idea is actually best explained in one of my favourite
zines ever by Jessalyn Aaland 'Our Awesome Universe' try
and get it if you can it's really good)

BUT basically we always forget that life actually rules and
we can do whatever we want most of the time INCLUDING
listening to music really loud and eating junk food til we puke!!
Which is what SMALL BRAINS has always been about! and
also it's really important to be yourself, no matter how weird
your parents think you are

This edition of SMALL BRAINS is also exciting because I
have a very special guest DJ with me, introducing DJ CHOMP-
Matt King everyone!

We'll have snacks galore, NEstle Quick Sandwiches!
Cheese popcorn and caramel corn MIXED! Pizza on top
of ice cream sundaes! and
COOL OUTFITS of course (NO FEAR brand name clothing)

and of course the best tunes 2 dance 2.
hope to see you on Thursday!!
luv,
DJ Ding Dong and DJ CHOMP

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OH but there is one thing I forgot, it's a side note, but NO
PARENTS NO RULES doesn't mean that you can be an
asshole, you still have to be nice to people you make out
with and mostly everyone ok?

The Storefront

2011-07-28T12:39:00.008-04:00

Joele Walinga and I recently installed our appliance storefront at Narwhal's new space in the Junction, located at 2988 Dundas St. West. Everything was made by hand out of scrap fabric, wood, and paper mache. All the signs are recreations of real signs seen around Toronto storefronts.

‘I am for an art that grows up not knowing it is art at all, an art given the chance of having a starting point of zero.’
Claes Oldenburg

Walking down a Toronto street it is difficult to ignore the beckon of the windows where stoves and bathtubs, plants, mannequins, sleeping cats, unconvincing advertisements, cleaning equipment, wigs, desks with people at them, bins and racks of coloured fabrics, and wooden handmade shelves full of oranges and some greenery from something coniferous stare you straight in the eye. These storefronts were created through personal collections and years of accumulation, and often act as a time capsule to another era.

By recreating our version of an ‘old world’ store front, we pay homage to these sun faded and unusual pairings; bringing the commonplace into a window that strives to be uncommon. The Storefront is a celebratory piece: through the reassignment of these practical objects we wish to give credit and appreciation to the vast and inherent creativity that exists in everyone, regardless of career.

There will be an opening CARNIVAL party night on Friday, August 5th (as part of the Junction Design Crawl). This will be the official launch of the new Narwhal space. There will be HOTDOGS, MARSHMALLOWS (to roast over a fire) a PSYCHIC in a tent, plus Joele and I will be decorating the back and playing our musical stylings (sort of a 'best of' Small Brains). It's gonna be the best! Come by if you can to check it out.

SMALL BRAINS: Scorched Gruel

2011-07-15T13:42:00.002-04:00

TOMORROW is gonna be HOT, EXTREME HEAT WARNING OF 48 degrees! Party with Satan and his eternal flames this Thursday with DJ Fancy Feast (Joele Walinga) and DJ Ding Dong (Alicia Nauta).

Don't die like Lindow Man did, a sacrificial victim from 350 BC, (whose body was preserved in a peat bog for hundreds of years and looked like a recent murder victim when found in the bog in the 80's:http://mummytombs.com/bog/lindow.htm)
he ate a piece of scorched gruel and ended up DEAD. Instead, enjoy the comforts of modern life, such as central air conditioning, packaged crisps and INCREDIBLE music. okay?

ALSO this will be DJ Fancy Feast's last spin for Small Brains for a while, she's going to be educated soon, somewhere else. But I shan't tell you where or why, you have to come to ask her yourself.

Come for a drink, or two, or three,
this edition of Small Brains is gonna be too real

The Beaver

1192 Queen st. West

Thursday, July 21st, 10:30pm to 2:30am

~No cover
~Always snacks
~Small Brains happens the third Thursday of every month

BUGS

2011-07-12T16:05:00.007-04:00

So I've been on the set of this crazy movie lately, the project of Jon McCurley/Amy Lam of Life of A Craphead. it's been so much fun, wiggling around and stuff, being totally disgusting, all the things I do in the privacy of my home now on the BIG SCREEN. I'm playing MR.WORM. I'm not sure when it's coming out but it's gonna be the best! Some stills:

SMALL BRAINS: Sandwich Appreciation Night

2011-06-13T11:50:00.004-04:00

Join us as we toast the Sandwich all round for being a remarkable landmark in human discovery. Imagine: anything you like between two slices of bread. It's just plain brilliant, that's what it is. How come there isn't a holiday for this yet? People should take the day right off

DJ Ding Dong (Alicia Nauta) and DJ Fancy Feast (Joele Walinga) will play music in appraisal and gratitude for a meal that has changed both our lives, respectively.

If you bring a sandwich you can watch us eat it (or if need be we can watch you eat it)

***********dress code: NO RULES

The Beaver
1192 Queen st. West
Thursday, June 16th, 10:30pm to 2:30am

Small Brains happens the third Thursday of every month.
No cover ALWAYS snacks

ps. many thanks to Juliann Wilding for the sandwich, bought it off her at a garage sale!

Halo Halo Village

2011-06-13T11:14:00.006-04:00

Best new nightclub in Toronto.

I recently wheat pasted my collages into the stairway there, check it out:
Located at 208 Christie and described as 'A village inside a village, the newly minted HALO HALO Experimental Sari Sari Salon/ Earth Ship Satellite/ Workshop/ Happening Zone. A 2-floor exploratory impulse factory powered by tropical processes and outer visions'

Sari Sari Salon

the best

Jeff Garcia outer wall

wat else could you want????????

2011-06-07T19:03:00.013-04:00

Piece of scrap tin hanging on a string

2011-06-03T21:11:00.013-04:00

carved this when I was 11

thanks Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!! favourite necklace

me in 1993

found this piece of forgotten construction paper down by the lake

We are not alone

2011-05-30T13:32:00.013-04:00

far away a bell tolls

2011-05-29T14:10:00.005-04:00

Some of my prints will now be available at Ping Pong, this great vintage store I am working at. It's located at Bloor and Brock, just west of Dufferin. Colin (the owner) gets most of his stuff from estate sales- there's furniture, housewares, clothing, shoes and records... Come by and check it out! nice things.

MAIL

2011-05-24T12:22:00.009-04:00

The best. Been sending out lots of packages lately. Let me know if you'd like one, leave a comment with your address or send it to me at alicia.nauta@gmail.com

2011-05-17T18:31:00.007-04:00

I've got a piece in this, one of my collages on wood panel.
If one wishes, one should look upon. it's happening this FRIIIIIDAY

XPACE presents: Ulysses Castellanos’ “Cult of The Contemporary” a Live Art Auction!
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Doors Open at 7:00 PM
Auction begins at 8:00 PM SHARP!

XPACE presents Ulysses Castellanos’ “Cult of The Contemporary” a Live Art Auction! The event will blend the traditional ‘art auction’ with that of the early 70’s cult phenomena, all under Castellanos’ art direction. Guests will become part of Castellanos’ fully immersive environment, featuring many interactive activities such as free face painting provided by Fish-head and video works by the artist. And, of course, there will be Spiked Kool Aid punch!

But most importantly “Cult of The Contemporary” is your chance to purchase the work of Toronto’s Up and Coming contemporary artists!

For fb event click here and for XPACE blog click here

exsqueeze me

2011-05-11T21:53:00.002-04:00

TCAF

2011-05-07T14:36:00.008-04:00

YES that's right tomorrow (Sunday May 8th) I'll be selling my prints, collages, photocopies, zines and maybe some things I have laying around here, there, in the Wowee Zonk curated room. Come by, it'll be nice! More information about the other vendors and the room here...
ps. I'll also be collecting addresses there for anyone that would like mail sent to them, a continuation of a project/interest I've had for years and want to restart! if I don't see you there though, send your address to alicia.nauta@gmail.com

SMALL BRAINS: Serpent's Choice

2011-04-16T17:19:00.006-04:00

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Thursday, April 21st
10:30 to 2:30am
The Beaver
1192 Queen St West

Don't be fooled! They are living among us, walking our streets, thinking our thoughts, eating our hot dogs and becoming our friends...
This coming Small Brains will be a night to remember as DJ Fancy Feast (Joele Walinga) and DJ Ding Dong (Alicia Nauta) play for you slithering songs from our variable music libraries.

It's the choicest choice! This Thursday, Serpents drink for free!

No cover, always snacks
Small Brains happens the third Thurday of every month
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The night went under the trees. Under the trees began to be vast dimensionless places

2011-04-14T20:58:00.001-04:00

yoooo new thing day

2011-04-11T18:02:00.001-04:00

these are all 11" by 17"

these are 81/2" by 11"

these are 18" by 24" (click on them to make them larger they look better that way)

these are 18" by 14"

Musty Hothouse

2011-03-29T16:43:00.001-04:00

Just finished this print! I'm donating one for this great fundraiser for Japan, happening this week, details below....

Toronto Hearts Japan is an exhibition, silent auction, and two (count them!) parties at the beloved Gladstone Hotel (with DJ Paul E. Lopes and DJ Jun). Featuring works from local to international artists (and other surprises too), everybody can find a way to offer our hearts to Japan and help them soldier on.
Silent Auction Art Exhibition:
Thurs March 31- Tues April 5th
12-5pm daily, Gladstone Hotel 2nd Floor

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday April 1st
7-10pm

CLOSING RECEPTION
Tuesday April 5th 5-8pm
Winners of our silent art auction will be announced at 7pm. Art pickup from 7-8pm.

More info and art preview at: www.torontoheartsjapan.com

$20 minimum donation (includes raffle ticket)
*Special one night only auction and raffle with art gifts and surprises*

boing boing

2011-03-21T18:39:00.002-04:00

just ate a hotdog and printed these for an upcoming show Secret Geometry at Filip and Minae's house.........

The opening party is MARCH 30th
from 7 to 11 pm
267 Brock Avenue unit 103

Come and see works by Alicia Nauta, Tomas del Balso, Alexandra Mackenzie, Daniel Rocca, Luke Painter, Douglas Walker, Peter Kalyniuk, Randy Gagne, Vanessa Rieger, Reid Jenkins, Julia Dickens, Matt King, Joele Walinga, Sarah D'Angelo, Vuk Dragojevic, Steven Manale..

dj/vj sets by Randy Gagne & Matt King

Performance by Minae Omi

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I will be putting some new collages in this show, and maybe my quilt too, stay tuned pictures coming soon!

SMALL BRAINS: Louse Lane edition

2011-03-11T17:51:00.000-05:00

Thursday, March 17th
10:30pm to 2:30 am
The Beaver, 1192 Queen st. West

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Hear ye hear ye,

March on down to Louse Lane, this month's edition of SMALL BRAINS, for a night NOT to be missed!

Comparable to the fun and excitement of ordering a PIZZA...do you remember the last time you decided to do that? do you remember how good you felt when it arrived? Because it's basically the same thing...only with us your pals! (or mild acquaintances, whatever) We'll be lousing about playing our favourite music and making jokes at each other's expense...and as always there will be snacks!

Featuring...
DJ Ding Dong (Alicia Nauta)
DJ Fancy Feast (Joele Walinga)
DJ BJ (Sarah D'Angelo)

No cover
SMALL BRAINS happens the third Thursday of every month
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I had to crucify somebody today

2011-02-14T17:27:00.000-05:00

This is the thing I made for the show we put on at Becky's warehouse place (the Copycat) in Baltimore. It was very large but I'm not sure of actual measurements...9ft by 9ft? or something.... it's made up of collages I've been working on, some of the material is from letterpress stuff I photocopied, and some is from this Space book I got from Value Village. some of it it just pen and ink drawings. Rebecca put her paintings in the bathroom with a piece of blackened toast and drew a grave on the toilet seat. Awesome Tapes from Africa also came down to play music, it was soooo good, check out his blog, totally addictive. Anyways, Baltimore is the best! I had a real nice time. You should go if you get the chance.

from Clown Credentials!

2011-02-13T13:54:00.000-05:00

I want to wear this everyday

I feel more comfortable wearing a clown costume

2011-02-12T16:07:00.001-05:00

You are invited to...

a very special SMALL BRAINS night becaaaause this month's edition is CLOWN CREDENTIALS aka Clowning 101: How to do Clowning, featuring the musical stylings of DJ Ding Dong and LOOK who's back, DJ Soft Serve! ALSO GUESTING THIS WILL BE DJ MEGA BURT, all the way from Baltimore!

Let us help you help yourself... we will play for you the best jams, wearing some crazy shit! (Ding Dong as a clown, Soft Serve as a jester) Eat some Doritos or whatever, stare around the room, look into someone's eyes and tell them how you really feel...whatever you want, it's cool.

Come on down we got what you need!!

see you Thursday,

Love Alicia E. Nauta, Rebecca F. Simonetti and Andrew T. Burt

Also just in case you really are interested in choosing professional clowning as your career path, I did a little research and found this on howtobeaclown.com:

Maybe you are one of those people who crack jokes or talk to yourself when there is not really anyone around to hear you. This is perfectly normal and no you are not crazy or loony, you are just clowning around!

See don't worrry about it you're totally normal!

are you there dad? it's me mom

2011-02-02T22:15:00.000-05:00

just here...doing my thing, you know?

MUSICWORKS:

GAYBOMB -[MD] www.myspace.com/noiseconcrete
WALTER GROSS -[LA] www.vimeo.com/waltergross
SLOW CREEP -[Baltimore]
JON SOMMERS & ZAK FOREST -[Baltimore]
DJ RICK RAB + IV -[Baltimore]

AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA [DJ/NYC]
We are really excited to be bringing this dude down to DJ. As the name suggests, the music is simply awesome tapes, from Africa. That's pretty broad, but you know its gonna be warm and dusty and feel real nice in this weather. I dont think I've ever seen a better music-blog, so many jams...
www.awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com

ARTWORKS:

ALICIA NAUTA -[Toronto]
ALEX MACKENZIE -[Toronto]
NATASHA MCKNIGHT -[Toronto]
GEM VISION -[Baltimore]
MARK BROWN -[Baltimore]
FIN -[Toronto/Baltimore]
BURT -[Baltimore]

SMALL BRAINS: Hobo Stuff n' Such edition

2011-01-14T13:59:00.002-05:00

Thursday, January 20th
At the Beaver, 1192 Queen St. West
11pm- 3am

Hi it's me again, DING DONG

I know you miss me, because I miss you too.
I've been spending too much time at Coffeetime lately so this is the antidote. This Thursday at the Beaver I'll be playing music and eating snacks, come hang out and warm yourself, winter is the worst but yesterday I met a woman named Maria who is 95 and she told me to enjoy myself! and we should listen to our elders so let's have some fun. ok!?
SINCERELY and obviously,
Alicia

ps. Bring snacks this will be like recess we'll all pool our treats and trudge around in giant snowpants. and then drink a bunch of beer or whatever

	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also no cover. Small Brains happens the third Thursday of every month.

trudging home in giant boots

2011-01-08T23:47:00.002-05:00

'Couldn't you ask him here- dinner or something?' said the Mole. 'He wouldn't come,' replied the Rat simply. 'Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.'

I'm reading the Wind in the Willows again as a sort of comfort for the winter blues. I'm trying not to be in a bad mood All Of The Time but I feel like it's increasingly difficult to relate to other people. Does anyone else have this problem? Also I found my demon ring when cleaning my room the other day, I think it's a sign...
As of late I'm into drinking coffee with a ripped mitten and shuffling around and making comfortable things for people I like. Here is a pillow I made, right now I am starting on a quilt. I have green hands right now because every time I dye fabric I forget to wear gloves. Look at these quilts!

In other news here is a nice book 'Trees in the Wild' I found at Value Village, there are different tree leaves someone pressed within the pages! the things people throw out...

SMALL BRAINS: manners and customs on the Moon

2010-12-15T01:01:00.001-05:00

ok I'm playing music again this Thursay, December 16th at the Beaver (1192 Queen St W) 11pm til 3am or whatever. check it out, I'm real excited for this one! this is my 'write up'

hELLO IT IS I,
ZORCON3
I'VE ARRIVED ON PLANET EARTH\

things are strange here
people say and do funny things
I'd like to show the human beast a good time though,
so to honour the night we escaped the Isle of Torment,
I'll be playing music in celebration at this thing called 'bar'
Enjoy refreshments (most similar to our distilled liquid air)
and dance to music never heard by the human ear.

Sincerely,
DJ Ding Dong in collaboration with ZORCON3

Also: there will no exchange of golden coins for entrance (I do accept large diamonds however)

ALso on the topics of moons and such I just watched this beautiful animation that Carl showed me, by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. It's a new favourite for me! every shot is so incredible. There's also a good documentary on how he makes his special effects with layers of drawings, stop motion and actors. I especially like when he drops ink into water to later use as clouds or dust. and sometimes clouds of colours just sort of fill up half the frame for mood

THis Friday

2010-12-07T22:54:00.001-05:00

Okay guys
I made a sweater
I'm still not totally sure how...but here it is! I used a collage that I made (see post below) and screenprinted yardage of it. Then sewed it into a sweater shape. Here it is in a variety of places with different people wearing it. Sweater's day out.

ALso! It's going to be in this nice Christmas show happening at Narwhal Art Projects, opening this Friday,

there's no return

2010-11-22T15:53:00.002-05:00

recent things
18" x 24"

accidentally cropped the left side on this one

these ones are 11" x 17"

massive HYPNOsis

2010-11-10T15:30:00.002-05:00

Scanned them! I still have sheets let me know if you want some....

it's no use pretending

2010-11-09T23:47:00.001-05:00

I live in a cave
under a rock
I don't have a cell phone
I don't understand how to make credit card payments. I don't know why they let me have one in the first place
and now something is wrong with my camera, it could be the rechargeable batteries... but maybe it's just me

BUT
Here are some photos from Mass Hypnosis that other people took...it was so much fun! I had a very good time. I'm going to scan all that stuff I made for it soon, but, in the meantime...

During install
Jeff G. and I made this retarded dream catcher
??
also this siding and a weird slide that looks like a tongue
Dancers wearing Michael Comeau's capes! ooo000oooo

from The Typology and Topography of Repetition show

2010-11-08T13:17:00.001-05:00

I made these big scrolls!Before I graduated, I printed a couple alphabets of my favourite wooden fonts from the Vandercook press at OCAD. I can now use these templates to photocopy, cut and paste, so I have ENDLESS LETTERS! I like the texture of the wood grain and the imperfections in the the type as a result of being printed over and over. also it's like writing a ransom letter. Once I finished cutting and pasting all three, I photocopied them and then screenprinted them. These are the biggest text 'signs' or whatever that I've ever made... click on da picture to make it larger,

hey mami

2010-10-13T22:41:00.002-04:00

There are two things coming up that I made some prints for, The Typology and Topography of Repetition (I made 3 scrolls that are about 6 feet long) that is happening at Xpace right now! the show runs until the 24th. There is a closing reception on Friday, October 22nd that starts with an 'artist tour' where I will eat a hot dog and stare at you. Here is more information about that here.

And then opening the SAME night is Mass Hypnosis,

Mass Hypnosis Print Show
Featured Artists: Andrew Bailey, Michael Comeau, Morgan Criger, Jeff Garcia, Jesjit Gill, Jacob Horwood, Reid Jenkins, Matt King, Alexandra Mackenzie, Alicia Nauta and Andrew Zukerman (curated+lit by Philippe Blanchard)

Opening Friday 22nd 6-10pm.
Show runs 21st-25th

Mass Hypnosis is an experiment in printmaking as a collective, immersive and time-based medium. The participating artists will be covering as much of the gallery space as possible with their screenprinted patterns. Printopolis artist-in-residence Stefan Hoffmann will also participate, printing directly on the gallery windows and walls. Pulsating coloured lighting by Philippe Blanchard will light the resulting collective mural, animating the coloured prints to music and live performances. An experiment in maximalism and neo psychedelia, Mass Hypnosis hopes to create an audio-visual space where printmaking can be re-imagined.

it's gonna be crzzaaaaaaayazy!! get ready to get in da ZONe

sneak preview ok

2010-09-30T20:28:00.000-04:00

Two bits from a long piece! This is a new thing that will be part of a show at Xpace, The Typology and Topography of Repetition. The show runs from October 12 to 24, with a closing reception on October 22nd.

Little Man's Day Out

2010-09-19T22:36:00.002-04:00

My 13 year old brother is the best. He came into town yesterday to visit, and slept over! for the first time ever. We did lots of stuff! Went out for breakfast, rode our bikes, climbed some trees and then made a pizza and watched Trailer Park Boys (don't tell mom).

From Born Into This

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this show

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that I am part of is next week! Opens on Friday....

suddenly fall

2010-09-04T18:56:00.001-04:00

Today is a windy blustery day and though I will not admit to ever liking winter, it is nice to wear more than one item of clothing and make soup and stay at home making things and being warm. Here are some things I have been doing lately,

A zine I made (sold it at Zine Dream 3)

I still have some, I am selling them for $2.50, let me know if you want one. I was really lucky because the nice man at Kinko's didn't charge me for the million colour copies I made.
I made these tshirts also, I tye dyed them and then printed them. The lovely Joele was nice enough to model them for me:

These are also for sale! $20 ok?

ALso here is a pillowcase I printed for Intimate Stains, a print show that was at F13 for the month of August:

and here is Jeff jumping in a pile of pillows at da show

ANd now a bunch of stuff from my life that you may or may not want to skip over

kittenz

JO joThis is my favourite thing in Joele's room. weird paper macher parrot facing the wall?
ok bye!

ZUNDAY

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YAH BUDDY

This Sunday (August 29th) I have a table at Zine Dream 3. I just finished tye dying some shirts tonight that I will be printing tomorrow, I'll also have a new zine, called Humdrum Infinity.

/////// Z I N E ////// D R E A M ////// 3 ///////

...at the TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick ave
Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
From 11 am to 5 pm,
p w y c.

Zine Dream is an annual small press art fair that is held at the TRANZAC in Toronto, Ontario. Each year Zine Dream hosts over 50 local vendors of crafts, zines, comics, handmade goods including screenprinted posters and t shirts and much more! There is also a full day of music and performances!

PERFORMANCES BY :
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The Deeep (Isla craig and Wolfgang) - http://islacraig.blogspot.com/
Tom Henry - http://tomdhenry.blogspot.com/
Vanessa Hanson - http://www.myspace.com/vanessahanson
David Hanes - http://www.davidfmhanes.co.nr/

DISC SELECTION BY :
_____________________

Gwen Bieniara
Iris Fraser
Andrew Wilson
Lorenz Peter

You can also check the website to see the artists that will be selling things there,
http://www.zinedream.com

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AND THEN
come nightfall,

Becky and I will be continuing our DJ night, SMALL BRAINS at the Beaver.
This edition is LIFE BEHIND BARS. ok??

11pm- 2am
The Beaver
1192 Queen St W

DJ ding dong (A Nauta) and our lovely guest DJ Val Uher play some weird stuff and you like it
featuring:
TODDLER BODY - unconscious pop / not bad dope / teenage infantilism - http://www.myspace.com/ttttoddddlllleeeerrrr
and
WET NURSE in collaboration with ABBE FINDLEY (all the way Kansas City!!!) - http://www.youtube.com/user/sheughnessy
...and
a rotten installation by NITASHA McKNIGHT
$3.50 domestics
no cover
post-zine dream hangover

these are nice things!!! you should come

from awhile ago...

2010-08-16T18:51:00.001-04:00

I just never put this up here I realized, I made this in May 2009. I printed it in 3 sections, it's 12 layers and 7 feet long. Printing it was kind of like torture, but I liked it? I'd like to make more of this size.
(click to make larger)

2010-08-05T18:34:00.003-04:00

Joele and I at the funeral. thanks Zoe!

Intimate Stains at Function13

2010-08-02T23:13:00.000-04:00

This coming Thursday I'm going to be in a show with some other Toronto printmakers, check it out:Function13 Gallery

156 Augusta Ave

Toronto, ON
August 5- August 19th

OPENING NIGHT ||
Thursday, August 5th
7pm-11pm

A PRINTED MATTER EXHIBITION
FEATURING TORONTO-BASED PRINT MAKERS

Dave Murray – www.davemurrayillustration.com

Alex Mackenzie - www.newphenomena.blogspot.com
Jon Todd – www.jontodd.ca
Ginette Lapalme – www.ginettelapalme.com
Jeff Garcia – halohalo.ca
Alicia Nauta – murdertides.blogspot.com
Andrew Zukerman- andrewzukerman.blogspot.com

Bring your own pillow || Pillowcases printed on-site
Music || Snacks || Drinks || Prints || Cuddles
What more could you ask for?

so long, Good Blood Bad Blood

2010-08-01T17:47:00.002-04:00

This past Sunday we held our final farewell event at Good Blood Bad Blood. We'd been open just over a year (opened May 1st 2009) but it was getting to be a bit of a financial strain. We decided to close our doors at a high point, and go out in style with a Funeral party. Almost everyone showed up in black too.

Joele and I made a mystical forest installation in the back part of the store, and Sarah made a video which she played on the wall and ceiling from a projector. Sarah also made this casket in which she wrote SEE YOU NEVER. Fitting. We had Carl Didur, Wet Nurse and Little Girls play. Here is a video of Carl's mad scientist show of musical wonders:

We're still waiting on some photos from that night, but here are some mediocre pictures I took with my old digital camera:

Joele made all the stuffed heads and clouds,

I made the paper machier moon

We both paper machied trees and painted them. Joele hung them so they were floating, they made the room seem huge! and eerie

I screenprinted the colour blends for the back as well as the green colour blends for the leaves which we painstakingly cut out a million of to scatter on the floor
Basically we created a demented children's theatre set. so much fun to make!

also it was on a full moon that night which made me very happy

mecca body oils

2010-07-31T01:21:00.001-04:00

My friend Rebecca and I are going be DJing at the Beaver this Sunday!

SMALL BRAINS
Served to you on a silver platter

DJ ding dong (that's me) and DJ soft serve
Let us set the mood for you

...sending off a message over water
unbeknownst to man
cursory overload
how do I know when a poem is a poem
imagine yourself without yourself
eating chips in private
creamed corn cranium
and
insufficient funds

All this and more
under a paper moon and gauzy tapestries

One long weekend in deep summer
$3.50 domestics
No cover

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's going to be fun I promise. some things to dance to and some things to close your eyes and ignore other people to. also I'm bringing a bag of chips and I'll share them ok

da prints

2010-05-06T14:23:00.002-04:00

the tent

2010-04-23T17:03:00.001-04:00

I've neglected to update for a little bit because I've been working hard printing and sewing and trying to understand structures but now it's all over. This is it! The end of my school career. I made a screenprinted tent guys!

It's up right now at Snowball Gallery 1690 Queen west. It comes down in a couple days though, on the 25th. Then I will be installing it again for the grad show at OCAD (May 6-9).

Here are some pictures:

!!

BURNT OFFERINGS

2010-04-08T00:01:00.001-04:00

Just finished printing 100 posters tonight!
Featuring Jesjit Gill, Hannah Hilary Enkel, Morgan Criger and myself showing our thesis work
Opening reception on Thursday, April 15th
at Snowball Gallery, 1690 Queen Street West
6-10 pm

Less is More Projects

2010-03-10T16:16:00.000-05:00

I sent some prints to Paris for this Art Fair!

THIS IS TOMORROW! to all you readers

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yep

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Cave Mind book launch and print show!

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Poster by Jesjit Gill! At 107 Shaw Gallery.
With opening Saturday, November 28th 7pm-11pm
runs until December 17th
featuring works by: Steph Davidson, Michael Deforge, Tomas Del Balso, Jesjit Gill, Reid Jenkins, Alex Mackenzie, Alicia Nauta, Fiona Smyth, Seripop, Ryan Duggan (US), Noel Freibert (US), Keith Herzik (US), Chris Kline (US), Tetsunori Tawaraya (Japan), Brent Wadden (Germany), Yannick Val Gesto (Belgium) and Mickey Zachilli

Amazing cover and back page by Jesjit Gill

Loved this page, especially Keith Herzik (left side). He had some really crazy 20-something layer prints up at the gallery

Seripop!
Mine's on the left! And Steph Davidson on the right!
Visit here to purchase

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had some old shirts so i printed something new on top.

movie night

2009-10-14T13:04:00.001-04:00

we had our first movie screening at Good Blood Bad Blood last night, we watched ALIEN which is probably one the better films of the 20st century. I printed these popcorn bags for it.

another library poster. for old time's sake

2009-10-08T13:00:00.002-04:00

but the pink and orange are way more neon in real life

2009-09-29T20:25:00.001-04:00

Jesjit made this!
by the way on the topic of funerals:
I have a list started of people who aren't allowed attend my funeral. so too bad for you if you don't make it on. I think it will also be PWYC because I deserve that wad of cash at the bottom of my grave

for a show that was on saturday

2009-09-29T18:37:00.001-04:00

uh oh

2009-09-29T17:42:00.000-04:00

supreme neglect again

these things happened:
September 24 this show Cryptic Histories at Narwhal Art Projects I had some text signs in

September 27 we had another event at good blood, bad blood
with readings and stories. also harp playing and candy apples. it was a real nice time

we have several artists on consignment in good blood bad blood as well
including Tomas Del Balso, Robert Dayton, Jesjit Gill, Patrick Kyle and Chris Kuzma, Andrew Zukerman and soon to be Jacob Horwood too
oh yeah I work there on Thursdays now. and Mondays are closed for fall or something
ok and next month coming up which is OCTOBER already we are going to do another event. Maybe something to do with the paranormal? WE'LL SEE

if you care send me an email if you want to do something.
if not disregard this message and go about your business.

oh and coming soon Jesjit Gill is putting on a show a screenprint show yah! There will be a zine made for it too. I will have something in that which I will post at a later date.

yep ok bye

from Extermination night

2009-07-20T15:07:00.002-04:00

I built a tepee (I think it was on top of a red ant hill), read some ghost stories, tried to tell my rendition of Bluebeard, touched a pig's head, hung out with a beast, danced on a sand bank and then went out for breakfast. I hate coming home when the sun is rising though, like as soon as you hear birds you know you've made some kind of terrible mistake

Extermination Night

2009-07-12T16:57:00.001-04:00

I made these paper mache heads for an Extermination night that was held at the Kodak Plant. I strung them along a deserted staircase and they gawked at passerby.

2009-07-10T22:58:00.001-04:00

so I did an artist's profile for NOW

http://http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=170368

Lunar Landings at Gallery 1313

2009-07-04T13:51:00.003-04:00

COME

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Tuesday July 7th at 9:30
Our first event at Good Blood Bad Blood!!!
at 13 Kensington

TALENT SHOW
featuring performances and presentations by

Alicia Nauta and Joele Walinga
tell a story in front of a fire
Bita Joudaki
one half of Vancouver improv team Sister Act
Reid Jenkins
reading some poems
Sarah D'Angelo
powerpoint presentation
Robert Dayton
tells a story
Rebecca Fin
will do something magical pertaining to words
Xenia Benivolski
screens a video she made with her sister Yuula

and Music by
ROMO ROTO!
and MATT DUNN!

and also!!!
Thursday July 9th
from 6-10pm
is when the group show (The White House present: Lunar Landings) that I have some prints in will open.
with these lovely people:

Vanessa Rieger
Kate-Christine Miller
Abena Asomaning
Jonny Wheeldon
Xenia Benivolski
Victoria Cowan
Christy Kunitzky
Adam Cowan
Cameron Lee
Neelam Kler
Anna May Henry
Brette Gabel
Megan Speers
Julia Dickens
Kat Burns

The show runs from July 8-19

So please come!
love from your friend and companion
Alicia

so what I like fashion

2009-07-01T16:36:00.002-04:00

REALLY into this Finnish Designer, Daniel Palillo,
I mean look at this stuff!!

oh yeah

2009-06-23T18:02:00.000-04:00

it's been forever

i've been staying home doing retirement level activities but things are about to change????? i don't know
stuff that's happened in the last while:
opened a little shop in kensington (13 kensington) called Good Blood Bad Blood, where I'm selling my prints and some tshirts, other people are selling jewelery and paintings and other things
i have a print in a show at Hotshot right now. (and something in the near future is happening at Gallery 1313)
back into sending mail. leave me your address and i'll mail you something
oh and i got a new kitty woah!!!!!!!!

Things for Spring

2009-04-28T15:09:00.000-04:00

In: staying in bed all day watching episodes
Out: socializing with peers

this is the big one. at the top.

2009-04-24T18:22:00.002-04:00

this is the only picture i have right now of the long print i was working on, thanks xenia
oh and it's for sale!

2009-04-10T00:32:00.001-04:00

vanessa and i just finished printing this tonight. you should come to this!

something i printed for another thing

2009-04-02T17:40:00.002-04:00

for the future bikes show april 8

2009-03-16T16:31:00.001-04:00

lifesaver blend

the pits of hell

2009-03-10T21:09:00.002-04:00

a little print, just 7 by 7. this is going in the exchange to emily carr.

2009-03-03T10:10:00.001-05:00

Thursday, March 5
In the front lobby of OCAD (100 McCaul)
from 11am to 6pm
zines, prints, drawings, other good things
music by Dylin North and Jesjit Gill
snacks by me,

Also a lot of people have been asking me why I am selling all the zines in the zine library?? I'm not actually liquidating anything, the zine library is not going anywhere, I just like the word LIQUIDATION because there's this store called LIQUIDATION WORLD that I like to go to. also I like urgent sales where the signs make it seem like you have to shop in a really big hurry because otherwise people might come and take everything away from you.

So I thought it would be like a good selling tactic to get people to come and buy zines BECAUSE there is going to be a lot of great things for sale.
LIKE, for example, POSTERS, and screenprinted books, and original drawings, and comics, GOOD ZINES (not to be confused with bad zines) AND i'm going to make SPINACH PIE !!
(that last part was going to be a secret but it's time to get down to business)

Performance at The White House

2009-02-20T16:53:00.001-05:00

This was a teenage goth ceremony that Alex MacKenzie, Rebecca Simonetti and myself put on.

Everyone come to Zine Pox

2009-02-13T22:31:00.001-05:00

positive hex says: Spirit Zine Festival
alicia says: Zine Hell
alicia says: RIP zine fair
positive hex says: diy: why bother??
positive hex says: Zine Rash
positive hex says: zine devestation
alicia says: crucial zine
alicia says: zine crisis
positive hex says: is that what this is
alicia says: sometimes i cant tell if something is funny or if its just stupid and lame
positive hex says: im not sure theres a difference

positive hex says: maybe you should use the word
positive hex says: thee
positive hex says: in the title
alicia says: thee zine shoppe

biggest one yet

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i had a dream last night that i was on my old street that i grew up on and all the snow had melted and there was a naked baby riding a horse and a kid wearing pink goggles and my mom had picnic food there was this woodland pie which turned out to be spinach pie and i turned to my little brother and said Winter's over!

i just woke up with this feeling. and it hasn't gone away yet. leftover dream or leftover yankee jim i don't know

poster i printed for the pauls

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sometimes my arms bend back

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wind blowing in rubbing up against the window pane
moaning gusts of invisible things

I don't care about anything

2008-12-15T14:28:00.001-05:00

A present I received:

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every sunday is existential crisis day

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and more

2008-11-13T17:04:00.001-05:00

i accidently cut off the n but i'm not about to scan it again so you'll have to imagine it in your mind's eye

new signs

2008-11-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

library

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being a bad person

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SIGNS

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