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Author Archives: Erika Koenig-Workman
Shifting Underground Perceptions
At Bean and Beyond in Steveston, in between checking websites and waiting for data transfer I read ART revolution by Lisa L. Cyr where she writes about transcending boundaries: “From 1908-1914 two pioneers; Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque worked collaboratively …
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~e ssential skills
Welcome to the first day of ‘The Journey’ the instructor said. Five women and seven men sit in room 102 at UAPICBC on our first day of orientation. I am in a covert operation beginning with strangers who embark upon …
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Posted in Industrial, Shop, Trade, Welding
Tagged journey, learning, men welders, people, piping industry, story, welding, women welders
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Rushing living water
“Sir,” the woman said “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water?” John 4:11 The sound of water is what I go to sleep to. BC Liquid Windows helps me …
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Posted in Community, Fraser River, Home, Steveston, Uncategorized, Water
Tagged community, Fraser River, home, journey, living water, story, water
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Face to face
Face To Face from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
Posted in Children, Community
Tagged Africa, community, Invisible Children, people, story
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Hecho
I Finished this fragment of the ‘Journey’
I turned to see a woman
‘one day it will be said’ that every battle fought was not won everything’s gonna be alright since you will rise to a occasion on the day of choosing that will eliminate all the in between (s) you thought were …
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Posted in Art, Collage, Community, Painting, Public Art, Steveston, Uncategorized
Tagged art, new art 2012, painting, people, story
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I have been working
…. down by the Fraser River steadily learning the shop environ where of utmost importance and priority is safety for a tradesman or tradeswoman who should rarely be injured because what comes first is a ‘focused concentration’ for the task …
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Posted in Fraser River, Industrial, Shop, Steveston, Trade
Tagged Action Welding, Fraser River, learning, men welders, Steveston, women welders
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Aluminum Playground remixed
These days my inspiration comes from working at Action Welding, closer to the metal. I marvel at the curls and shards on the floor. Beautiful perfect pearly aluminum welds form after cutting and measuring. When the heat rises off a …
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This week
This week I will put the finishing touches on ‘Journey’. Aluminum is the last medium after I apply various finishes to set everything in just the right the place on the canvas. While working at Steveston Marine Hardware yesterday I …
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Posted in Art, Collage, Mixed Media, Painting
Tagged fabricate, new art 2012, painting, people, story
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Conversation with Todd Coyne
This interview/conversation with Todd Coyne took place September 2010 in preparation for the Richmond Review Arts and Culture Issue. “Thank you, to Britt Faulkes ‘fellow Woman, Warrior, Artist and Friend in Steveston. I am thankful we met — just in …
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Posted in Art, Community, Industrial, Public Art, Steveston, Trade, Welding
Tagged artist, fabricate, welding
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