•August 15, 2008 •
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Castle Keep, created for the Thunder Bay Police department, is about a family returning to their home to discover they are victims of a break and enter crime. I did the story boards, direction, and images, requiring hundreds of paintings of objects, backgrounds, and characters. Story by Dennis Austin. Spacesnake is the animated version of my book.
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•August 15, 2008 •
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The surreal backdrop around Steve (www.steveball.com) is my allegorical extension of his music. For me “progressive rock” music often inspires large thematic images and feelings. I have a few more sketches to do for his use.
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•December 13, 2007 •
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The group photo depicts seven anglophone and seven francophone winners for poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, translation, illustration for picture books, and children’s book text. Karen Kain, the head of the Canada Council and famous former ballet dancer is on my right, wearing Red. The Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond sit in the center. In the second photo I compliment Her Excellency on her choice of format for the dinner after the award ceremony. The format allowed everyone to mingle. I met talented young artists and had great conversations with security staff, military personnel, poets, and many others.
Canadian Poet Don Domanski poses before the award ceremony, claiming to be be very nervous, but looking calm. I stand with French Canadian illustrator Geneviève Côté and her publisher. Karen Kain was all too eager to pose with me and I blushed.
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•December 12, 2007 •
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It was a great honour to sign a copy of my book which would be held in the beautiful parliamentary library. The head librarian, Bill Young stands behind me. Michael Ondaatje, winner of the GG for his novel Divisadero posed for a photo.
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