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| Picnic 30th birthday lunch in Montreal. And oddly enough, my house offer was accepted that same day... I became an adult quickly over night. |
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| Nick standing in front of his graffiti art in Montreal. Still thriving years after the install. |
Nick is also jazzed for the weekend away. He's been working day and night for his upcoming art show at Defacto at Mulberry. He needs a break, badly. Things are shaping up though....frames are built, assembled and complete...his furniture installation piece is the last project on the go to complete the show.
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| Frames handcrafted by the artist himself, Nicholas Hamilton Holmes. |
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| Working away in his studio, finishing up his furniture installation. |
I have been helping him where I can. One of our "together" tasks was to find a wallpaper to install behind his furniture pieces, so I was a natural fit to source this out. We headed down to Ottawa St, where we hit up a few stores. We ended up with a French Toile motif.
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| French Toile Wallpaper |
The reason behind the Toile pattern?...It's a historic print and brings a sense of nostalgia to the wall hangings Nick will install. Toile, or Toile du Jouy was originally made in a factory near Versailles, France in the early 19th century. Classic Toile is made on linen or cotton fabric with prints of landscapes and figures. Traditionally, Toile has been most commonly used in French style interiors, but today, this pattern is infused in many different mediums and cultures. Maybe I will find some Toile while we are in Montreal...ya think?
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| French inspired interior with Toile wallpaper. via |
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| Toile hits the runway. via |
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| Samples of Toile via |
For those of you in the Hamilton and GTA area, please come and see the Toile, photography and furniture pieces at Nick's show. And if you do come, please say hi to me, the girl working the room. And for those who can't make it...I will blog about the event in the coming weeks. I wouldn't want you to miss out.
Show Info:
Hamilton Holmes Art Show: Photography, Handmade Frames and Furniture Accents
June 8th, 2012
7pm-11pm
Defacto at Mulberry -DFM
193 James St North
Hamilton ON
Alright, I am out of here or as the french would say...À bientôt!