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Monthly Archives December, 2008

Ice Tracks at the Humber River, Toronto

While walking down by the Humber River in West Toronto, I came across these unique animal foot prints captured in the ice. The Humber River is one of two major rivers on either side of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the other being the Don River to the east. The Humber collects from about 750 creeks and tributaries in a fan-shaped area north of the city.

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Designing Personality with Organic Art

According to their website, “Moleskine is a brand that identifies a family of notebooks, diaries, and city guides: flexible and brilliantly simple tools for use both in everyday and extraordinary circumstances, ultimately becoming an integral part of one’s personality”.

After buying this book, I decided to use some of the art principles I had been reading about to design a custom cover to reflect MY personality! I used a silver paint pen for the designs. Unfortunately after spraying a clear coat laquer finish on the finished work, a chemical reaction took place and this particular book cover design was destroyed…

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