There are a few questions that professional artists get asked regularly: Where do you get your ideas? How did you get started? And be honestmdash;are you really in it for the money?Following the highly successful Me Funny and Me Sexy anthologies; Me Artsy answers these eternal questions and more. With essays from fourteen First Nations artists from a variety of disciplines; the collection provides insight into the paths that led each artist to pursue and develop his or her craft. The essays explore many common themes around the role of art in First Nations communities; including the importance of art for creating social change; the role of art in representing Native culture and the fusion of traditional and contemporary techniques. On a more personal level; the essays describe the significance of art in the lives of the contributors; along with their sometimes unlikely journeys to success; stories which are often touched with humour and humility.Chef David Wolfman describes gruelling years of prep work in the kitchens of the exclusive National Club; filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk discusses leaping into his first feature film without knowing how to finance it; fashion designer Kim Picard describes making a dress inspired by coffee beans; and playwright Drew Hayden Taylor tells the story of putting a bullet through his first play and burying it in his yard. Other contributors include actor/playwright Monique Mojica; painter Marianne Nicolson; painter Maxine Noel; blues pianist Murray Porter; scholar Karyn Recollet; dancer/choreographer Santee Smith; director/actor Rose Stella; drummer Steve Teekens; writer Richard Van Camp and manga artist Michael Nicholl Yahgulanaas.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Boy in The BinBy CustomerOnce again Mr. Massie "Chaz" you nailed it. This book was fantastic. It was easy to follow and very interesting. I love reading your books; fiction and nonfiction.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Boy in the Bin is a novel and is much better written that the first twoBy eva breedloveThis is the third book I have read by Charles Massie. The first two were true-crime..The Boy in the Bin is a novel and is much better written that the first two. It could be read by an adolescent as well as an adult. There are a few graphic scenes but older adolescence would benefit by reading the book.The work is set in present day Brooklyn. Raphael is born into an affluent but dysfunctional family. During his early years he must deal with a cleft palate which makes him the subject of teasing by his peers. During his formative years he quickly falls into the wrong crowd causing him to to continually be in trouble at school.During Raphaels teen years he must face the loss of his parents..He is forced to sleep in a storage bin.Mr. Massie writes an exciting tale of how Raphael copes with the life he is dealt and eventually gets his life on the right track.As an educator I recommend this novel for parents and young adults.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Boy In A Bin....good reading for allBy donna bernarudsMr. Massie is at it again threading a coming of age doctrine with real life adventure as in his previous books.The book addresses common social problems of developing youths:mortally; spiritually and emotionally.Raphael is a teenager dealing with a malfunctioning family and basically is a turn key child. Being deformed has caused conflict with his pier group; they ostracized and reject him because of his cleft pallet. Rafael kinds kindship with a cast out group of arsonists; thrives and sexual deviants. The rejects of society.Through many adventures he finds his way back to society and forms new values by being totally deserted by mankind.A good book for all to read as it validates human responses to social pressures. Then supports the values of hard work and self retrospective. Great for those formative teen years people to read or would be good to use as a read for high school ethics and morals based coarse study.The book is well thought out and includes answered that most readers with raise. Would be a good mini series for after school hours TV or a movie. There is a lot of issues for parents to gleen information helpful for them to raise their children.Another good book by Mr. Massie. I am hoping for another soon. Thank you.
