The Eternal Artizan

Hamilton's Ghosts

The premise for this mural is bluntly, to illustrate how most everything wonderful in Hamilton core has been lost because property owners and politicians neglect city properties until they fall down on their own. The worst case's include the partial collapse of the Balfour Building—part of the historic Lister Block in downtown Hamilton. The rest was demolished. The Lister Block's future will probably be the same.

Panel One: Illustrates the beauty that Hamilton offers that people rarely see, the two oil on board paintings depict The Red Hill Creek in Stoney Creek and Spencer Creek in Dundas.

Panel Two: Illustrates the downtown core's slow demise into a wasteland for drugs, crime and dilapidation. The left pastel and chalk drawing represents falling education standards which I believe are directly influenced by declining government spending on education, meanwhile spending on bureaucracy continues to sky rocket. The right water colours include the aft mentioned Balfour and Lister Block as well as the Century Theatre, City Hall(under construction) and the numerous junk shops and shady borrowing companies along King and James.

Panel Three to Eight:The turn onto Barton St E and the start of a five mile journey down to the under construction Centre Mall. Five miles of forgotten buildings,closed factories,dead steel mills and a stadium frozen in time. For every store owner who gives a damn about their property their is two crack houses on either side.

Introspect throughout are reminders of neglected infrastructure and a Hamilton brand of justice that is suspect at times.

The entire mural was created using left over paint, recycled sketches and art supplies from previous works and even homemade glue using the following recipe.

Materials

* 3/4 cup water
* 1 teaspoon white vinegar
* Small saucepan
* Tin Can
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* 3/4 cup cold water

Directions

1. Mix water and vinegar in tin can.
2. Place can in sauce pan of water bring to a full, rolling boil.
3. In bowl, mix cornstarch with cold water.
4. Add this mixture slowly to the hot mixture, stirring constantly until the mixture returns to a boil.
5. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
6. Let completely cool before using.

Later,
Kenaz

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Rose of Sharon 2009

Rose of Sharon

2009

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My Roses 2009

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My Tulips and Daffodils 2009

Sorry but this years crop of Tulips and Daffodils where a complete bust. Firstly, it was another long cold winter with nothing happening well into May. Secondly, these are the only photos of one lonely Daffodil and a couple of tulips that I managed before some idiot picked them. The Roses and Rose of Sharon are looking promising thank god, I'll post those pictures later in the Summer.

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40

I will be celebrating the big 4-0 this year and in my honour(not meant too sound narcissistic) I created this photo mural of my self from age one to current over it I have written the following passages that capture my being,way of life and beliefs quite well, warts and all. In a way this piece is my most inner reflective work.

Properties of the number 40 in numerology- "Symbolizes the death with oneself and the spiritual rebirth."

In numerology :kendall leigh oliphant

There are 20 letters in your name.
Those 20 letters total to 96
There are 7 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:
English Male Variant of Kendal: Royal valley. Derived from a place name and surname 'Cumbrian', which means 'Valley of the River Kent'.
Celtic Male From the bright valley.

Your number is: 6

The characteristics of #6 are: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

The expression or destiny for #6:
The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.

The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships.

If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it's quite likely that you worry much too much.

Your Soul Urge number is: 9

A Soul Urge number of 9 means:
With a 9 Soul Urge, you want to give to others, usually in a humanitarian or philanthropic manner. You are highly motivated to give friendship, affection and love. And you are generous in giving of your knowledge and experience. You have very sharing urges, and you are likely to have a great deal to share. Your concern for others makes you a very sympathetic and generous person with a sensitive and compassionate nature.

You are able to view life in very broad and intuitive terms. You often express high ideals and an inspirational approach to life. If you are able to fully realize the potential of your motivation, you will be a very self-sacrificing person who is able to give freely without being concerned about any return or reward.

As with all human beings, you are prone to sometimes express the negative attitudes inherent to your Soul Urges. You may become too sensitive and tend to express emotions strongly at times. There can be significant conflict between higher aims and personal ambitions. You may resent the idea of giving all of the time and, in fact, if there is too much 9 energy in your nature you may reject the idea. You may often be disappointed in the lack of perfection in yourself and others.

Later,
Kenaz

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