Category: Art & Artists

Sunday, November 24th – Day 10 of my trip, and the last full day away from home. The warm sun was gone but I had a day and a half to spend with family. Neither Andrea nor I were pleased to see this… …but she suggested that we head...

Ajo was a surprise to me. I had never heard of it, and it didn’t look like much from a quick search while I was planning this trip. But I wish I had had 3 days to explore, because it’s got a fascinating history and the surrounding country has...

One of the most iconic and beloved buildings in the circumpolar North is Inuvik’s Roman Catholic church, Our Lady of Victory, commonly called “the Igloo Church” because of its shape. I told my friend Tyson that my #1 wish was to see inside the church again and photograph it...

In this post I’m going to assemble three little tours of downtown Inuvik, starting at 9:35 pm after getting back from Tuktoyaktuk, with a look at some of the public art downtown. First is a mural painted by Brian Macdonald in 1994 – it shows the Rec Hall, constructed...

I wrote this post and had it basically ready to post on January 5, 2021, but just didn’t know what to do with it. But today is the third anniversary of the day the glass trolley was delivered, and looking at the draft version of the post anew, I...

Dealing with death is a very personal experience, handled in an infinite variety of ways. People thinking about dying, and those dealing with the death of a loved one, have their own ideas about what to do with the body. Some choose burial, most of the others choose cremation....

The past week, I’ve been exploring the world of public art in Whitehorse. I’ve put a lot of miles on by car and on foot, and have been quite amazed at the amount of art to be enjoyed for free around the city. The main thing that I’ve accomplished...

Has the wilderness for many people just become a unique place to take a quick selfie before rushing back to the latte shop to post the image to Facebook? Is that “wilderness experience” even better when you’ve left your mark by building cairns? Or is having respect for incredible...

On our final cruise day, we sailed along a series of canals to reach Amsterdam, then took a couple of Uniworld tours, one official and one unofficial. During the night we passed a great deal of industrial activity, including this nuclear plant. I didn’t see this, but the photo...

On Monday we had a broad overview of Vancouver, yesterday we visited a few of the many attractions to see the details. This was the view from our 9th-floor room at the Westin Bayshore. A local we chatted with yesterday pointed out that while the downtown areas of many...