This sketch doesn't do the work justice but it represents the ideas that went into a fifteen page pdf proposal for the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Inspired by the presence and power of the water of the Mississippi Valley (Almonte,…
“We wait, starving for a moment of high magic to inspire us, but life is a banquet of common enchantment waiting for our alchemist’s eye to notice” - Jacob Nordby
Registration 2015 is open for our 7th Annual Summer art and nature themed camp at 100 Mile Farm. AND....Scholarship opportunities are available! This summer, Camp Art Nature will be offering three scholarships to any campers unable to attend due to…
Final stretch of Bachelor of Education training is full throttle, but the word of relief I got today was that my Spring teaching placement will be at MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre from March 23-April 24. I will be in the…
SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 2 Drawn & Quarterly, Montréal Crafting a talk & creative workshop on land based art intervention and wild things. Timed for planting on the Strawberry Moon. Stay tuned... Le 2 juin prochain j'offre un atelier créatif…
A website to archive my projects is on the way... domain name sitting empty, re-directing to the old blog for...something like 7 years. The amorphous beast is being tackled as we speak. Stay tuned!
Just got a YES for a 'Culture in the Schools' grant this Spring. Three full days of creation w/ a group of teens devoted to idea-hatching, experimental drawing (transferred to local clay) and in-situ installation at D'Arcy/Symmes High school, in…
Honoured to be speaking at this Montreal event - an evening of exploration and dialogue about the power and importance of soil in our world. I am looking forward to seeing faces both old and new... Ideas of home have been…
Montreal in the morning for consignment catch up. DIY publications on land art/guerilla gardens and a sprout growing guide will be replenishing some shelves around town. Livraison de 'zines et publications indépendent sur le land art/les jardins clandestins, ainsi qu'une…
'Life is like a river...some parts are calm and pristine, sometimes there are rapids. Sometimes there are dams. Lots of tributaries. And the river she flows.' - Lisa Brumby. Ink: Patchy Oel (hand-poked) River: Gatineau / Te-nagàdino-zìbi Segment: From the Hydro…
An interview I did with journalist Naïma Hassert for the Fall issue of "Quatre-Temps", in la Revue des Amis du Jardin Botanique de Montréal. The theme is social horticulture. La revue est disponible au: https://amisjardin.com/revue
Our show at Gallery 101 made it into Canadian Art. The experiment was worth it and I learned a lot. Thanks to E. Falvey for this summary of "Material Witness: Art, Activism and Fibre": Textiles Get Tactical: Canadian Art Review of…
Living Tapestry Workshop & Artist Talk with Emily Rose Michaud Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 7-9pm. Material Witness: Art, Activism, and Fibre www.g101.ca | http://eepurl.com/38Q7H Join us for an artist talk, followed by workshop on October 1! (materials provided) Photo credit:…
Artist Residency, Star and Snake: Remembering Ana Mendieta. Center Harbor, New Hampshire, August 24-30 2014. View the photo collection, here. Photo source: Star & Snake I came to this crazy beautiful place on Monday and I don't have many words…
Material Witness: Art, Activism & Fibre Friday, August 22, 7pm—10pm. Exhibit runs until October 4. Barry Ace, Karina Bergmans, Emily Rose Michaud, Bozica Radjenovic, & Mona Sharma. Curator: Laura Margita Barry Ace, "Nigik Makizinan - Otter Moccasins" (2014), Found leather boots,…
Saturday August 23, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm | Free I am looking forward to speaking at this panel discussion on socially engaged art, resistance, and revolution, alongside a stellar crew of engaged artists. Save the date and join us! Art…
Rivers and highways are on my mind tonight as I begin a massive creation. A living tapestry and projection screen (for super 8mm film on Gatineau River + Highway 5 North) is taking shape. For the next many days, my…
Artist's Statement My most recent definition of art: Medicine to counter despair. Producing works of beauty or emotional power which can move others into action. To uplift others towards a common good. Land Art, in-situ installation, performance, drawing, painting: My…
Tonight it was goodbye to over 20 years of art, letters, journals, ideas and correspondences: projects, possibilities, plans and prospects on paper. Letting go. Time for the next chapter. Presence. Hope I am alright tomorrow. I definitely didn't purge everything.…
Big times. Moving to town for the year to study. Camp season, full throttle. A show at Gallery 101 in the works (installation and film projection). Panel presentation, 'Art as Resistance', held at Ottawa Art Gallery discussing matters of relevance.…
Thoughts and inspiration brewing for 100 Mile Farm, Summer 2015/2016? Programming for urban/rural traffic. Mini art residencies, installation arts fest, weed walks, activating the landscape with fort camps and building workshops for adults. I'm game. Ideas to be continued. Inspiration…
19 juin, 2014. Presque terminée! Il y aura de 'zines disponibles lors de cet atelier. Last touches for the workshop tomorrow. See you bright and early, Montreal. A Maison du développement durable: http://www.lamdd.org/ Atelier de création de tapisseries vivantes https://www.facebook.com/events/1498522650363662/?fref=ts
So, it's dusk and I'm driving home. There are some storm clouds shape-shifting heavily above (off highway 5 north, from Gatineau towards Maniwaki, near a swamp of peepers and pines). Amorphous beauties moving fast. I had to stop, put my…
I've been admitted to Ottawa U's Bachelor of Education program for September 2014, with a teaching subject of visual arts in the Primary/Junior division. The teacher education program is a one-year full-time program that prepares students to teach in elementary…
After 4 Mondays: Drawing & Colour with artist/educator Emily Rose Michaud The upcoming art classes will be a series of Studio Mondays - focused on drawing and colour. We begin on Monday, May 6. Sessions will take place after school from…
SAVE THE DATE: 19 JUIN, 2014. Atelier de création de tapisserie vivante | Living Tapestry workshop, Montréal @ La Maison du développement durable. Le 19 juin à 12h15, la Maison du développement durable présente, en collaboration avec le Conseil régional…
SAVE THE DATE // Thinking with Water book launch next Friday! Come celebrate the launch of this wonderful book I'm a part of....mark World Water Day by warming up for the party with a water walkshop along Montreal's urban shores…
After many long years in the making, THE BOOK, is finally out! Published by MIT press no less. DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media includes an essay I co-wrote with architect Owen McSwiney, in which we discuss the work…
My show is coming to Chelsea - all welcome to a vernissage this Thursday. La Table agroalimentaire de l'Outaouais invites you to L’Art prend la clé des champs, an art exhibit in three movements exploring agriculture in the Outaouais. For…
March Break Art Camp 2014 http://campartnature.wordpress.com Winged Ones - Fairies & Superheroes - Roll up your sleeves, unleash your imagination & let yourself be inspired by the wonderful world of flying creatures, from fairies to superheroes. We’ll design, create…