Goodbye & Merry Christmas!!

We'll be back in January! Have a wonderful holiday season! X

Hail Dave!

Tattoo's Dave Clarke caused quite the stir as Toronto's Messiah of Traditional Communication during Nuit Blanche on Saturday, October 3rd.

The Clarke sat for 12 hours from sunset to sunrise on a stage outside of Old City Hall. Under a sign saying "Hey Dave!", he had one motive and one motive only: to talk face to face with the people of Toronto.

It didn't take long for Hey Dave! to establish the reputation of being a must-see event. Upon advising the crowds on their lives, answering many questions, taking many photos and shaking many hands, Dave Clarke became the city's go-to guy. Long live Dave the mentor, Dave the pal!

Hey, Dave! Thank you for being awesome.

Dave Listens.

Dave Consoles!


Dave gives handshakes.

Dave brings joy!

Dave draws crowds!


Dave draws signs!

More photos of Dave here.

Read more about Hey Dave! here.

Alex Andreyev

Awesome illustration work of a Separate Reality, all the way from Saint Petersburg:






View more here.

Watch: Sand Animation

Walking The High Line

It's official! New York is the super coolest.







Welcome to the High Line, a raised park in the sky! Built on an old freight train track constructed in Manhattan in the 1930's, the High Line opened on June 8th, 2009. For more info, click here.


All images courtesy of the High Line Blog.

Tattoo's got a new look!

Check out our new website here.

Only the best for company

God bless the Dirty Mug. To view or purchase, click here.

Gig: Ndidi Onukwulu

I've got a girl crush on Ndidi Onukwulu. I'm also quite thankful that this is a blog post vs. a radio commentary as I have no idea how to pronounce her name! Trying to pinpoint her style is equally as difficult. Is it Ella Fitzgerald? Is it musical theatre? Does it make you want to get drunk and be in a movie from the 1940's? You decide:

Ndidi O. - He Needs Me
by naiverecords

Ndidi Onukwulu will be playing across Ontario during April and in Paris during May. To view tour dates, click here.

She Dreamed a Dream

Chances are on the way to work this morning you heard something about Susan Boyle, a volunteer church worker from Blackburn, Scotland. The 47-year-old sweetheart was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent, a reality talent show in the UK.

Ms. Boyle is perfect lesson as to why you should never judge a book by its cover. She surpassed the audience's snickering to blow away the crowd:



Does anyone else feel like crying?!!
Amazing, amazing.
I hope Andrew Lloyd Webber is listening and casts her in her own show!


For more on Susan Boyle, click here.

Watch: The Story of Stuff

If you have a spare twenty minutes across the next week or so, give The Story of Stuff a go. This is an animated "short" about consumerist society, written and hosted by Annie Leonard. It's easy enough to understand if you're a baby to the term consumerist culture; similarly, it's invoking enough if you're already a sociological/ecological veteran. A great film to watch when we're in the midst of a recession - when our existing business structures are breaking down, what can we be doing to shift industries in a more humanitarian and environmentally friendly manner?

The film is produced by Free Range Studios, a production company built on the ethos of "Creativity with a Conscience"; namely providing creative branding, strategizing and execution for those on a mission to save the world. To view Free Range Studios, click here.

To view The Story of Stuff, click here.

Pod Castaway

Can I have one?




For more info on Free Spirit Spheres, click here.

Music: Smoke City

Just incase you're choosing an alternative route to celebrate St. Patrick's Day [i.e. by not celebrating it], here's Smoke City for you. Relax and enjoy the music from south east London:



For more on Smoke City, click here.

Watch: One Week

I watched this film on the weekend, and I believe at some point in your life you should watch it too.
The idea is nothing new, but the execution is exemplary. It also has my husband [Josh Jackson] in it, so that's reason enough.



Happy Meditations.