#introduction
Hi this is Cookie! I have worked as a technician in various art studios and #makerspaces for the past ten years. For longer than that I have made art and music. I have also done a lot of work in #ArtEducation including performative workshops. I run an Open Source #ComputerClub at u of toronto.

Currently I am working on a #webart project called “Exodus Big Techius: Root to leaving Google/Apple/Microsoft for the Collective Open Source”. My other current focus is prepping for #OHS2026 where I will be exhibiting a sound #sculpture and a new art book.

For fun, I'm very into #knitting and am a member of the local spinner and weavers guild. I love hiking and native pollinator gardening. I am planning to learn #bikepacking and the bass clarinet this summer. I love anachronisms, synchronicities, and #esoterica. I wonder about becoming a shepherd or lighthouse keeper.

Here's a photo of something swampy I knit that I feel speaks to my personality :)

#foss #nativeplants #installationart #soundart

Currently filming a tutorial for my light-sensing DIY bristle bots aka mothbots. I got a bit carried away with all the different designs ;)

#stem #stemeducation #arteducation #makereducation #diy_electronics #DiYRobot

What skills did you learn in art school?
What skills do you actually need now?

For many artists, those two lists look very different.

That tension shapes Making a Buck Without Selling Out, the 6-week course I’m running with Cristiana Bottigella at hARTslane.

We’ll look at the practical, ethical & structural questions that shape professional practice now: visibility, writing, opportunities, autonomy, direction, and how to keep going without burning out.

https://www.hartslane.org/mab

#ArtEducation

Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Gallery wide view and vista 1941 Mar. 16.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 5x7 in.

#NortonGallery #SchoolofArt #WestPalmBeach #Florida #Gottscho-Schleisner #Arteducation #Florida #Galleries&museums #UnitedStates #WestPalmBeach #architecture #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018739204/

Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Patio detail 1941 Mar. 16.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 5x7 in.

#NortonGallery #SchoolofArt #WestPalmBeach #Florida #Gottscho-Schleisner #Arteducation #Florida #Galleries&museums #UnitedStates #WestPalmBeach #architecture #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018739202/

Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Patio 1941 Mar. 16.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 5x7 in.

#NortonGallery #SchoolofArt #WestPalmBeach #Florida #Gottscho-Schleisner #Greek #America #theNortonGallery #5x7inches #Arteducation #Florida #Galleries&museums #UnitedStates #WestPalmBeach #architecture #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018739201/

Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Loggia II and patio 1941 Mar. 16.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 5x7 in.

#NortonGallery #SchoolofArt #WestPalmBeach #Florida #LoggiaII #Gottscho-Schleisner #Arteducation #Florida #Galleries&museums #UnitedStates #WestPalmBeach #architecture #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018739200/

Arthur Lismer: Passionate Painter and Art Educator 🍁🇨🇦

Arthur Lismer, an original member of the Group of Seven, was celebrated for energetic and expressive paintings of the Canadian wilderness - Georgian Bay and the Atlantic coast. Lismer was a passionate and influential art educator in Toronto, Montreal, and South Africa. He believed strongly in art's social importance.
🇨🇦 #Canada #ArthurLismer #GroupOfSeven #ArtEducation

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/arthur-lismer