Kyle Bottom’s Comedy Bucket
with Ross Dauk, Katie-Ellen Humphries,
Taz VanRassel, Tegan Verheul and Ivan Decker!
January 16, 2015

 

Comedy Bucket is the only show in town where comedians are guaranteed to talk about what’s on your mind. Everyone who attends this show will receive a slip of paper, on which they can write anything… anonymously. You don’t sign it, no one looks at it. Straight into the bucket it goes and what comes out is comedy gold… hopefully. A talented crew of jokers will attempt to perform comedic alchemy, right before your very eyes. Whatever you’re thinking about, whatever crosses your mind. Write it down and see what happens. The best comics. The best laughs. Monthly at Hot Art Wet City.

Kyle Bottom's Comedy Bucket

Kyle Bottom’s Comedy Bucket
with special guests Ryan Williams, Tegan Verheul, Amber Harper-Young,
Kevin Banner, Ivan Decker & Graham Clark!
December 12, 2014

 

Comedy Bucket is the only show in town where comedians are guaranteed to talk about what’s on your mind. Everyone who attends this show will receive a slip of paper, on which they can write anything… anonymously. You don’t sign it, no one looks at it. Straight into the bucket it goes and what comes out is comedy gold… hopefully. A talented crew of jokers will attempt to perform comedic alchemy, right before your very eyes. Whatever you’re thinking about, whatever crosses your mind. Write it down and see what happens. The best comics. The best laughs. Monthly at Hot Art Wet City.

Kyle Bottom's Comedy Bucket

Kyle Bottom’s Comedy Bucket
with special guest host Katie Ellen Humphries
featuring Kevin Banner, James Kennedy, Claire Bedford,
Stefan MacNeil, Alicia Tobin & Graham Clark!
November 28, 2014

 

Comedy Bucket is the only show in town where comedians are guaranteed to talk about what’s on your mind. Everyone who attends this show will receive a slip of paper, on which they can write anything… anonymously. You don’t sign it, no one looks at it. Straight into the bucket it goes and what comes out is comedy gold… hopefully. A talented crew of jokers will attempt to perform comedic alchemy, right before your very eyes. Whatever you’re thinking about, whatever crosses your mind. Write it down and see what happens. The best comics. The best laughs. Monthly at Hot Art Wet City. This month, Kyle is off winning a comedy competition in Seattle so Katie Ellen Humphries is putting on Kyle’s shoes (that idea is going in the bucket for sure!).

Kyle Bottom's Comedy Bucket

Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
with guests Ben McGinnis, Ryan Gunther, Christine Bortolin and Bita Joudaki
November 21, 2014

 

Come Draw With Alicia Tobin and get some of her patented* comedic critique of your 5-minute drawings (*not actually patented). Then enjoy the stand-up comedy of her special comedic guests Ben McGinnis, Ryan Gunther, Christine Bortolin and Bita Joudaki. Come draw with us! Supplies provided. No talent necessary.

Come Draw With Me

Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School
ft Voodoo Pixie
November 18, 2014

 

Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School is what happens when a simple question is asked: why can’t figure drawing be sexy? Part art class, part cabaret, join us on the third Tuesday of the month at Hot Art Wet City for 3 hours of drawing and decadence! drsketchyvancouver.com for more info. Join the Dr Sketchy’s Facebook page to keep up to date and see pics >

Dr Sketchys Voodoo Pixie

Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
November 14, 2014

 
Amber Harper-Young & Brent Constantine host Vancouverite, a comedy show featuring funny stories about what adjusting to Vancouver has been like, from some of the best Vancouver comedians: Alain Williams, Dylan Williamson, Alex Sparling, Kathleen McGee, Chip Ellis, Mary Schatschneider, and Andrew MacLachlan.

Vancouverite

Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
SOLD OUT One Year Anniversary Show!
with guests Graham Clark, Kyle Bottom & Cass Keeley
October 24, 2014

 

Come Draw With Alicia Tobin and get some of her patented* comedic critique of your 5-minute drawings (*not actually patented). Then enjoy the stand-up comedy of her special comedic guests Graham Clark, Kyle Bottom, and Cass Keeley. Come draw with us! Supplies provided. No talent necessary.

Come Draw With Me

HOT TALKS: Leanne Prain
October 23, 2014

 

Sewing Our Stories: Stitch Narratives
 
Inspired by a series of epiphanies that she had while researching multiple books on textiles, author Leanne Prain will take you through a personal journey of how multiple conversations with textile artists resulted in her obsession with linking the stuff we make to the act of storytelling. Amid the weft and weave of textiles, she has found societal commentary, personal confessions, humor, fictional dalliances, the secret lives of oppressed people, and simple snapshots of individual experiences. She believes that weaving a tale or dropping a thread can take on new meaning when we start to see textiles beyond the narrow scope of functional objects but instead, as an important part of the human experience.

From her research into the many motivations of those who participate in the yarn bombing movement, to a candid interview with a man who learned how to embroider while incarcerated, to a woman who stitches recollections of eHarmony dates on hankies; Leanne will share how she thinks that textiles can serve to tell us about ourselves and the lives of those around us. Talk followed by Q&A.

Leanne Prain is a Vancouver-based writer, maker, and graphic designer. She is the author of three books: Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles (October 2014); Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery; and Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti (co-authored with Mandy Moore), all published by Arsenal Pulp Press.

In 2005, Leanne co-founded a stitch and bitch called Knitting and Beer in order to expand her knitting skills at a pub. While that has group disbanded, she continues to be amazed at what can be created with two needles and a bit of yarn. In 2006, she was introduced to knit graffiti (aka Yarn Bombing) via the Internet, which resulted in a downright obsession with the political and cultural aspects of modern textiles. Once the keeper of the infamous knit graffiti blog yarnbombing.com, she now lives online at leanneprain.com.

Leanne Prain

Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
WELCOME HOME ANDY EDITION
featuring Andy Kallstrom, Andrew McLaughlin, and Ross Dauk
September 26, 2014

 

Come Draw With Alicia Tobin and get some of her patented* comedic critique of your 5-minute drawings (*not actually patented). Then enjoy the stand-up comedy of her special comedic guests Andy Kallstrom, Andrew McLaughlin, and Ross Dauk. Come draw with us! Supplies provided. No talent necessary.

Come Draw With Me

Altered Book Workshop
with Rachael Ashe
September 20, 2014

 

This workshop is an introduction to examples and techniques for transforming old books into one-of-a-kind pieces of art. There is an unlimited potential for creating interesting work by altering books through cutting, folding, rolling, collage, etc. This course will demonstrate a selection of techniques and provide a starting point for creating work of your own. The goal will be to complete one finished altered book by the end of the workshop. Please bring at least two old books you would like to work with, one for experimenting, and one to make a completed project with. Invite your friends on Facebook >

Photos of student work from previous workshops can be viewed here >

Student Provided Materials:
2 hardcover Books (stitched binding preferred)
White glue
Xacto knife
scissors
Small paint brush
Cutting mat
Bone folder knife
small spring clamps

Optional Materials:
Thread & needles
Beads & buttons
Small objects
Decorative papers
Acrylic or watercolour paint
Rubber stamps & ink pads
Foam brush

 
A multi-disciplinary artist, Rachael Ashe began her career as a graduate of the Creative Photography program at Humber College, specializing in portraiture and toy cameras. Over the past five years her focus has evolved from photography to paper-based work, notably altered book sculpture, paper cutting, and paper engineering. Rachael is process driven, with a belief in learning by doing and is constantly experimenting to push the boundaries of her work as an artist.

altered book workshop
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