I live in Oregon Territory. My part is owned by the Government of Canada now, but it started here, in the musings of an American in his last hours. His name was […]
Finding the Earth through Industrial Engineering
Here’s where a couple of ideas come together: creative economy and steam punk. By creative economy, I mean this: Sculpture Installation, Gibraltar Mine Cultures vary, but creative use remains constant. In Iceland, […]
The Social Life of Steam Punk
Last week, I proposed that the Okanagan city of Vernon was the steampunk capital of the world. I suggested that it is a giant art installation, in fact. When walked through as […]
Photographic Punk: Another Look at the Urban Okanagan
Yesterday, I shared a vision for my city, Vernon, in the North Okanagan, based around the notion of steampunk, an art form usually praised for funky flea market jewelry made from recycled […]
The Scent of Spring
Here’s the queen of our wild flowers … it smells so fine, it finds you before you find it!In wild rose season, everyone gets to be a bee. Bees gather pollen after […]
Beyond David Suzuki
My friend Claude has reminded me of David Suzuki’s observation: “We need air to live, we need water to live, we need food to live. If we continue to destroy all these […]
Bringing Life to the Political Table
Politicians represent humans and the workings of their societies. I believe that is just not good enough. For instance… Not Represented by Politics In a political process that is skewed towards dealing […]
British Columbia Election: of Zombies and Skeletons
Since 1990, the budget and staff of the Environmental Ministry of the British Columbia Government has been reduced by something like 92%. As a result, no one is there to deal with […]
Growing a Future from a Living Past
I want to show you something about money. And something else about life. (Hint: choose life.) Here is a future apple orchard. Nursery Done on the “Cheap” In this case, cheap is […]
The Creative Economy and a Living Earth
Here’s how the earth came to be alive up on the hill. Spider Making the Most of Invasive Knapweed Here’s how the earth came to be dying up the hill. An investment […]
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