Airport Adventure

The 10 hour flight was pretty smooth except for the part where the captain all of a sudden told the whole flight crew to immediately take their seats while the plane was going through some turbulence. It was scary on one hand but I knew everything was going to be okay. There was no way this plane was going down, at least not before I made it to Ghana. And here I am blogging about it. 

Bahamas

What happened in the Bahamas will remain there.

I did not get a chance to go in the water, but I still had a blast chillin’ under the cold sun and drinking bahama mamas.

Re-Set / Vacation Trip

Okay so I lied, I haven't kept up with writing on a regular basis. But at least here is another entry. I packed up my studio last week, which was the hardest thing I had to let go out of all the things I parted with. It was the last big "letting go" moment I had along with when I left my crib last month.

(note: my studio is a temporary let go, however it was still hard to walk away knowing I wouldn't be back for a while.)

my crib, november 29, 2010

I finished getting all my shots, and took my first dose of Dukarol as well as bought my suitcases today.  I'm preparing to go to Ghana for two months to do a voluntary placement with Projects Abroad. I'm going to be doing my placement in the Cantonements  Football Club. I'll be working with 8-21 year old talented football players. I'm very excited and look forward to the unknown!

I'll be arriving in Accra, the capital city of Ghana two weeks from today! In the mean time this Thursday I'll be taking what I call my re-set/vacation trip to the Bahamas. This is where my journey begins! I'll keep you posted with what happens in the Bahamas.

What happens in the Bahamas, might have to stay there.

The Process to Pre-planning a trip of a lifetime.

So here we go again....that's it, I'm holding myself accountable to updating this blog. For real.

I'm in the early stages of planning my long awaited, very anticipated trip of a lifetime!

In order to make this happen, I sold my condo, got rid of my furniture (except for a couple of pieces), purged half my belongings, and resigned from my daytime job. This process began mid summer, I'm almost there. It's hard, but at the same time very liberating. I have a couple of weeks until I leave my home and biting the bullet to go live for free for a month and a half with my parents in North York. I know, I know. It's only for a month and a half, and I probably won't be there that much in the first half of December as I still have a few loose ends to tie with work and my studio.

Red Boundaries (New Beginnings), 

Red Colour Pencil on Panel, 20"x20", 2006, Nurit Basin

What trip am I talking about? Stay tuned for the next post. Let's just put it this way, tomorrow is my first appointment to the travel clinic for getting my shots that will be catered to a country located somewhere in Africa.

Absent With Out Leave - SQUARE FOOT is in the House

700 artists, 1200 works of art, $225 each.

Catching up...not with Depeche Mode

This is no excuse to not update my blog, but I was away in NYC at the Affordable Art Fair with AWOL Gallery. As always New York is always fun without any dull moments. The artwork at the fair was very inspiring. My favorite neighbourhood this time around was DUMBO. Gotta go back there when the galleries are open.

AWOL Gallery, AAF 2010

I'm also very excited to announce that a selection of the "1985" Part 1 - Cassette series will be exhibiting with Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery from London, England in the San Francisco Fine Art Fair running from May 20 - 23, 2010. And then heading over to London.

more info: http://www.sffineartfair.com/index.php

"1985" Part 1 - Cassette Series, Ricky Schroder, mixed media on cassette case, 2010

25th Anniversary today!

25 year ago today, I figured out what I wanted to do...forever....
which is to draw and listen to music on my sony walkman.


I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped me put the "1985" show together last month. With out your help, it wouldn't have been what it was, a fun trip back to 1985!