A new meaning of home Reflecting on the marks made on us and the ones we leave behind
Graphic C/O Razan Samara I have a theory that there is a ghost in the house I grew up in. It’s not a scary ghost that lives to haunt, but a benevolent entity that loves to play tricks. My house ghost has a penchant for stealing, making you wonder how the object you had on your person mere seconds ago has somehow vanished. The items always turned up later, underneath couches or beds. I just moved out of my childhood home in Mississauga...
A fork in progress McMaster alumnus Rachel Katz shows students on a budget the joy of cooking
Photos C/O @forkinprogress Rachel Katz often shares her cooking and baking with other people. After a time, people began to tell her that she should start a food blog. While Katz decided a blog would be too much to handle whilst being a full-time graduate student, she figured Instagram would be a manageable platform. So last summer while she was working one job and had relatively free evenings, she started her food Instagram, Fork in...
Graduating art students put on final show Graduating Studio Art students show the diversity of their works in the annual SUMMA exhibition
Photos by Kyle West From April 6 to April 17, the Studio Art program’s 2019 graduates will present the annual SUMMA exhibition. Entitled Counterpoint, the show will be curated by Hamilton textile artist Hitoko Okada. For the first time in over 30 years, the McMaster Museum of Art will not house the show due to its ongoing updates. The exhibition will instead take place at the Cotton Factory. McMaster Studio Arts is a small program,...
Artesano Canada brings traditional Mexican art to Hamilton The fair trade family business works with traditional artisans to share the rich culture of Mexico
Photo C/O @artesano_canada Ever since Hina Glazer and Oren Harad moved to Canada from Mexico in 2010, they wanted to find a way to link the two countries. Inspired by how Canadians love to connect with other cultures and travel to Mexico, they wanted to show Canadians the beauty of Mexico beyond the tourist resorts. They started Artesano Canada, an enamelware and folk art business that puts Mexico’s art in the spotlight. The name...
New makers’ market opens up on Vine Street Vine Street Market is sharing their extra space with Hamilton’s makers
Photo C/O @vinestmarket When partners and food and beverage producers Ryan Chelak and Jules Lieff went looking for a production space, they came across a building at 98 Vine Street. While the space was larger than they required for their businesses, they decided to take it. Now they are sharing the extra space with Hamilton makers with their first Vine Street Makers’ Market set to take place on March 30. The two-storey red-brick...
