Archive for March, 2009

More pix

Posted: 30th March 2009 by Avril in Uncategorized

What joy: in a few days I’ll be heading off on vacation – long overdue, and (if I do say so myself) well-deserved! I’m going to San Francisco where, among other things, I’m looking forward to a day of fun & inspiration with a group of lovely colleagues, and hopefully a visit to The Grove, [...]

A different kind of job

Posted: 17th March 2009 by Avril in Uncategorized

Last October (yeah, I know – it’s taken me this long to post this) I had the rare privilege of heading up a whole team of graphic recorders at the National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD). In Austin, Texas, no less, which was a kick in itself! But the gig would have been great [...]

Springing forward…

Posted: 2nd March 2009 by Avril in Uncategorized

It’s March 1st, and at least in Vancouver, March brings with it intimations of spring – YAY! I’ve always felt a bit of a Bad Canadian in my dislike of winter. Our literature, our icons, supposedly our very identity, are bound up with cold and snow and ice…. But I grew up in Vancouver, which [...]