Hasta La Ideas

Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (UPPERCASE subscriber!) and Jennie Hinchcliff are authors of Good Mail Day, a book all about the joy of making mailable art. The book’s photographs are absolutely gorgeous: beautifully styled, full of amazing props and paper goodies, and the details are so sharp! Carolee has uploaded some behind-the-scenes images of the photo styling, which is interesting to see. (A copy of the book is available in our physical store.)

We always like to get interesting mail at UPPERCASE magazine! To find out more, click here. Below are some of the things that Carolee mailed to us which is how we found out about her new book.

I wonder how many Wild Things will be out there trick-or-treating tonight?

Brett McDermott, a friend of mine, will be masquerading in the mountains in his homemade Max-inspired wolf suit. I bumped into him a few days ago and was inspired to hear that, on a whim, he had picked up a fleece blanket and some gold buttons from Value Village and decided to sew himself a suit, never having sewn a stitch before!

The results (via cell phone) are pretty fine:

Hope you have a festive Halloween eve in Banff Brett. May you win best costume over all the other men in uniforms. Thanks for sharing!

Shauna and Stephen (Something’s Hiding in Here) are certainly a dynamic duo. Creativity abounds with these two and it is so much fun to see how they collaborate together to see their projects through completion, with each of their talents complimenting the other’s. When Shauna contacted me about placing an ad in the current issue of UPPERCASE magazine, of course I was more than happy to have something by these fine folks on our pages. When she told me her plans for the advertisement, I was thrilled! Such a sweet idea. To read about their ongoing project “I made this for you,” visit their post on Poppytalk.

Attention local Calgarians: Don’t miss the 3rd Annual Bird Dog Video  Art Show/Silent Auction! Each year a selection of artists, musicians and all round creative people graciously donate their time and efforts to help raise money for a local charity.
  
This year artists pay homage to the master of cinematic suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.  Drawing from Hitchcock’s extensive film ouevre, each artist started with an empty shadow box and could produce a Hitchcock diorama to their liking – recreating a specific scene, creating a new scene or simply using Hitchcock as the theme for their idea. 

The event will be held Thursday September 17, 2009 (7-10 pm), all proceeds go to the Elephant Artist Relief.

Bird Dog Video is located at 1333 16 AVE SW Calgary, AB. For more information, please contact Jolie Bird at: 399-2615 email: jolie.bird@gmail.com

I had fun photographing Lisa Brawn‘s studio for the fall issue yesterday. Here’s one of my favourite shots of her shop assistants.