Blog of Sal

I got home from the monthly  Hamilton Art Crawl  late last night, and woke up bright and early with a few ideas racing through my head. ..traded a copy of my book of poetry last night for the above collage by Sean Gadoury from the  Group of 7 Billion   I've spent 17 years thinking and creating art and music and writing and learning computers and trying to be innovative, and never exactly thought hard about making money with art [follow my train of thought and learn my definition of art in a  previous post ] until recently (even though it's always been the thing that defines me).  I'm realizing what a gift being able to do that has been, and how much my family and this decent society have given me. I've had to work hard all those years to make ends meet, and I'm still poor, but somehow I'm healthy as an ox, with a strong will, a clear head, a home to call my own, and healthcare. These are blessings beyond what I deserve, and so I figure I owe...

I received an email today from Circle Of All Nations coordinator Romola telling of how Grandfather William Commanda , former Kitigan Zibi Algonquin chief (from 1951-1970) has departed on his next journey. He passed away peacefully this morning at dawn, in his sleep, in his home. He was 97. In lieu of flowers, please look for ways to support his vision for the National Indigenous Centre at the Sacred Chaudiére Site. Former Governor General Michaelle Jean invests Elder William Commanda as an Officer of the Order of Canada. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) A few years ago I created the artwork below, framed it, and gave it as a gift to Commanda on the Victoria Falls site. There's a picture of us together somewhere. I want to help the building get built if I can, because I believe in Commanda's vision to unite all of the nations of the world under one flag. The wisdom I took from him was that we must respect each other first so that we can then work ...