Toronto Craft Alert

QUESTIONS FOR CRAFTERS: Genevieve Jodouin

Interview and photos by Sara Titanic

Describe the process of creating your work. What is involved for you to make one of your pieces?
Once I’ve come up with my initial idea for the piece, I take many photos that will act as reference for my drawings. I’ll then draw all the figures in the piece, as well as the decorative and background elements.   I draw everything on tracing paper so that all the layers fit together. Once the drawings are done I’ll move [...]

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Sorry for the lateness, again!  This time we will blame it on the heat-wave currently taking over Toronto. It is impossible to sleep, eat, or remember to do important things.  Enjoy the newest top picks!!

Amy says:(image via Nurturing Walls)

1. Nurturing Walls

This book looks incredible—detailed pictures of animal illustrations made by women from the Meena tribe in north India.

2. Green Sleeves

I love this crafty-gardening project going on [...]

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I’m very anti-April Fools, so I apologize that there’s no trickery in this edition of Intern Top Picks. Instead, just lovely and inspiring art, craft, and design for you to peruse.

Amy says:

(image via Blind Pony)

1. Blind Pony

Gorgeous pictures. Dog featured above = perfection.

2. Scandinavian Goth article in the New York Times

Oh Scandinavia.  You can do no wrong.  You even make goth look good.

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