In early 2018, Nicholas organized his own in-house art show. An art show showcasing his work along with a couple other artists from the Toronto area. Nicholas was on the verge of moving and decided to utilize the opportunity and space to celebrate and showcase his work in his own environment. It was a night of thrifty nostalgia, with art inspired by childhood … Continue reading Drunken Castles Galleria
In mid-2017, I joined the Youth in Transitions Advisory Council (YTAC). The council was assembled and is lead by Woodgreen, a community resource center for those who may not have the same supports as most. I have been working with some members of their team, as well as other youth advisers, to help create a program to help youths aging out of the child welfare … Continue reading Free2Be
The Moving Home Project was a brief collective I was a part of in the summer of 2016. We were brought together on a daily basis for two weeks to explore our experiences with lives consisting of a lot of transition brought on by the child welfare system. We discussed themes of expression and how the experiences effected each of us, and expressed though different … Continue reading The Moving Home Project
As an attempt to bring together young creatives from all different walks of life and different skill sets to form a collective, I created third.i.tired, with the assistance of my friend Stefana. The goal is to have a platform for young people to come together to collaborate on different projects to help build everyone’s portfolios, and to complete work they are proud of. It is … Continue reading third.i.tired
My mantra towards fashion and my whole outlook towards it has always been, “Why make more, when we have so much we can re-use and upcycle?”. I have the abilities to pattern draft garments from scratch and construct them but I feel the amount of waste it creates, to only one day become more and more waste is just pointless. I would rather modify an … Continue reading underbellysociety
DIMEBAGCREW// est. 2012 After flunking out of college on my first try, I was young, stupid, and didn’t know as much as I thought I did. It was a wild time of youthful expression and recklessness. A lot of very low points, sprinkled with very high peaks. There were times I had nothing, and no one. It is in those times that I began to … Continue reading DBC: origins of da bag
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