TEXT-ING Goes to Brooklyn!!!
I will be bringing my TEXT-ING project to Brooklyn, NY, for the 13th
annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® from Sept. 25th to
Sept. 27th, 2009 DUMBO, Brooklyn NYC.

TEXT-ING consists of the letters of the alphabet created in letter
shaped pillows which are manipulated in public intervention in the
creation of endless words. In a time in which text messaging is a
direct and often exteme form of instant communication, TEXT-ING as a
sculptural project allows participants to physically engage in word
play. The public is invited to manipulate the pillows to form words,
rest or lounge with their favorite letter, take pictures. Thus the
pillows themselves become a text msg.

Nestled in between and underneath the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges,
the DUMBO is the setting for “the three-day multi-site
neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where
serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous
and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the
Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art,
on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for
experimental art.”
http://www.dumboartfestival.org/
http://www.dumboartscenter.org/

SAW GALLERY NESTS for Animal House until September 26, 2009
I was commissioned to create a few nests for SAW Gallery’s Animal
House: Works of Art Made by Animals. I created 2 large weaver bird nests
and small sunbird nest. The exhibition features
“a critical examination of animal creativity versus exploitation, and
explores animal creativity in the natural world, as well as
collaborations between human artists and their pet companions. Part
historical exhibition, part art show, Animal House is sure to surprise,
enlighten and provoke.”
67 Nicholas St, Ottawa
www.galeriesawgallery.com

Ontario Crafts Council Masterworks East Tour
Final Venue Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus Gallery
Shenkman Arts
Centre
245 Centrum Blvd, Orleans
September 8th - October 18th, 2009,

Opening Reception Thursday September 17th 5:30 - 7:30 pm,
The last stop on the Masterworks East tour, this exhibition “presents
objects from an array of media and approaches that assert the talents of
eastern regional makers. Collectively, these works are a testament to
craftsmanship, innovative design, conceptual prowess and emotive
artistic expression. This exhibition will tour throughout eastern
Ontario from March to October 2009.”
www.craft.on.ca

Now if you don’t want to go anywhere to look at art, you can always
sit back and take a look at the freshly re-designed
www.KaleidoscopeArt.com website. The new site includes a link to the
Kbergmans Etsy shop where you’ll find clothing, accessories and other
handmade goodies ready for fall!