Happy Earth Day, all!
On the first day of spring, I made a quick video of the grounds just outside Studio 490 and I thought I'd share it with you today.
Studio 490, as mentioned earlier, is where the Sewing Seeds event will take place in June. It's a studio shared by me and Anne.
It's in a lightly industrial part of Guelph, near York and Victoria roads.
The warehouse space was the former Guelph Stove Company and now is home to several woodworking shops, artists and other businesses. A train yard is nearby, along with several businesses involved in steel fabricating or automotive parts, and also a brown field which has a makeshift skate park in a corner of it, that one can get to via a hole in the fence.
I've often been fascinated with the juxtaposition of human industry and nature, sometimes lamenting the harmful interactions, but also noticing the life that does inhabit and perhaps thrive in industrial landscapes.
On two occasions, I have noticed a groundhog ambling through the shadows of the parking lot. A few weeks ago, two geese landed on the roof adjacent to the studio, and then flew up right above our window, honking loudly to see if anyone was home!
Besides the honking, there is so much birdsong lately...I couldn't resist documenting it.
Check out the video on the right-hand side.
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