Fazooli Art @ HAVN for Supercrawl 2016

A couple of my pieces are up @ HAVN this weekend for #Supercrawl2016 – come check out this city’s greatest artists while you’re Crawlin – tonight’s the opening reception!

Thank you Toronto & RAWArtists!

Who’s sweatin? I’m not sweatin nothin! Sweaty or not, I had the best time! Thank you everyone for your support to make this wicked opportunity happen! Photos are up from the RAWArtists: VERVE show at The Mod Club! Check out all the action from the two event days here. 

Fatherhood. It Takes Balls.

Your Dad’s a Boss. Hit ‘im right in the feels with a Father’s Day card straight from the heart. Greeting cards are now available for $4 in my Etsy Shop, in person at the James North Art Crawl this Friday, the AfterCrawl party at Club Absinthe that follows, Sidewalk Sounds on Concession Street on June 17th, or the Big Top For Pops Father’s Day Celebration of the Punk Rock Flea Market on June 19th! $1 from every greeting card is always donated to a local charity. Cheers to the Dads!

Not A Creature Was Stirring @ Compilation, Art Crawl

I’m super stoked! Tonight I’ll be spending Art Crawl at Compilation with Ankixa Risk, with her amazing Christmassy taxidermy art installation. We’ll have lots of really awesome gift ideas in store, so stop in and have a drink with us and check it out!

Anti-Everything is back at Club Absinthe!

The Fazooli booth will be parked at Club Absinthe on Saturday, November 28th, with some cool new Xmas cards that I’ve been working on so you can beat the mail rush. Proceeds go to a great cause this year – so get on it and help me spread some Xmas cheer! These are available at Compilation, as well as through me – I accept PayPal & eTransfers. I’ll also have free guestlist for you if you message me.  Come check it out!

TONIGHT! Steeling Fashion @ The Spice Factory

I’m all set up and ready to go – the doors are open and people are filing in. It’s gonna be a great night of fashion, music and art at The Spice Factory, located at 121 Hughson Street North in Hamilton, ON.

All funds raised at Steeling Fashion will go to The AIDS Network, which supports vital HIV prevention and support services offered to the 1.8 million people living in the Greater ‪#‎HamOnt‬ area, including:

• Counselling
• Benefits Counselling & Advocacy
• Case management and referrals
• Vitamins/Supplements Program
• Complementary Therapies
• Food Programs (i.e., Emergency Food Bank, The Good Food Box Program and the One Pot Meal Program)
• Transportation assistance for medical appointments.

With your help, The AIDS Network can continue to provide valuable services to individuals living with and affected by ‪#‎HIV‬ and ‪#‎AIDS‬.

Supercrawl 2015 in Hamilton, ON

Catch me at Supercrawl 2015 all weekend long at Club Absinthe! I’ll have tons of new stuff for sale and some special Supercrawl discounts you won’t want to miss out on! It’s gonna be an incredible weekend – STOKED!!

Compilation presents The Punk Rock Flea Market

I’m finally excited to announce I’ll be set up at the Punk Rock Flea Market at Club Absinthe on Sunday, August 30th from 11am-5pm. Mortimer is coming with me, so come hang out on the patio, have a caesar and enjoy some wicked tunes, great eats, and cool art and vendors all afternoon!

Fazooli Booth @ The James North Art Crawl – Friday, May 8th

Super stoked to be setting up my booth outside of Compilation at 22 Wilson Street for the May Art Crawl in Hamilton! I’ve got lots of new items to check out, including some new jewelry I’m working on. I’ll have some great deals going that are only limited to Art Crawl, so come down, check out some awesome music and art! Support local artists!

Meet Mortimer, My First Attempt at Taxidermy

I’m a huge animal lover – I never thought I would end up doing this kind of thing. But a couple of years ago I sold my house to a delightfully creative woman named Ankixa Risk who introduced me to the world of casual taxidermy. Since I first took one of her classes, I’ve been strangely drawn into this as a hobby and now find myself brainstorming all kinds of different scenarios I’d like to create in the near future.

And y’know what? It’s not as gross as I thought it’d be. Because we work with ethically-treated frozen animals, and really, you’re only removing the skin and fur, there’s no blood and guts or major smell to worry about. It’s actually less disgusting than stuffing a turkey or cleaning a fish. You just gotta get over the initial shock of working with a dead animal. If you’re a meat eater, it won’t be that challenging. I mean, we EAT dead animals all the time, right? And there’s nothing wrong with gaining a new understanding of the balance between life and death. Plus, all of the animals have died of natural causes and the “meat” goes directly to a retile zoo where it’s used as crocodile food.

Since then, Mortimer’s been gaining a bit of a following. Shortly after the first class, he made an appearance in the GTA section of the Toronto Star weekend edition, which was super exciting and really boosted the exposure for Ankixa’s Casual Taxidermy classes. And just last week, he was featured in a TV segment on TFO’s “24.7”!

This Friday both Mortimer and I will be heading to Club Absinthe for the James North Art Crawl. Our art show will include a few other artists and we’ll be doing some live art alongside some great musicians, so if you’re in the Hamilton area, please come check it out – it’s sure to be an interesting night to say the least! If you can’t make it out, you can always check out my Abominable Ink shop and pick up some of my great items for sale!

And if you’re ever interested in partaking in Ankixa’s Casual Taxidermy classes, check out her website!