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The City of Vancouver is voting on whether to allow the expansion of the Edgewater Casino to the lot adjacent to BC Place Stadium. I created the following piece called ‘Safety Zone’ as my response to the issue. One of … Continue reading
As a mental health consumer, we have this twisted desire to constantly self-analyze, plus some of us are tragically blessed with a creative mind. Thus, in order to have a healthy mechanism for these delusional outputs, I have decided to post random thoughts that seem to validate why I am an artist. If you have any to share, reply via twitter @jpeachygallery.com
Reason 42: Time is an abstract concept, hours and days are sometimes unrecognizable
Reason 27: You love watching Paint Dry!
Reason 34: You think white dudes with an Afro and Beard are either named Bob or Ross
Reason 111: Someone told me I couldn’t. – Nelly Mills
Reason 47: Things an Artist can say when angry at someone: “Don’t make me mad, or I’ll paint you right in the face”
Reason 53: Because you tweet at this ungodly hour, fully knowing your art friends will respond.
I have been honoured to submit a piece for auction for the ‘Get your Art On‘ event supporting Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA. You may have seen my work rotating in his office for a few months now, part of my Art in Government program.
Spencer told me the value of the Arts in creating dialogue and the contribution to community. Those words inspired me to include some of the values important to me in my creative works.
I hope you can attend the ‘Get your Art On‘ event on Saturday March 5th. I have donated the Salmon inspired piece called ‘Burrard Hope’, and added a little spice to the package in collaboration with musician David Blair.
AUCTION PACKAGE (Value $ 2,975)
‘Burrard Hope’
36 x 48 Acrylic on Reclaimed Panel.
Value $2,475
A dedication to the Wild Salmon people who walked in the pouring rain on Monday October 25 2010 to raise a voice and show solidarity for the preservation of Wild Salmon.
‘Burrard Hope’ goes to the home of Kelly and Mike Bocking, congratulations!
See more Wild Salmon Series works click on the image below.
David Blair
Are you an Artist, Media Programmer or Content Producer trying to Navigate Social Media?
I am hosting a one hour workshop based on my experience with Sound Therapy Radio, J Peachy Gallery and other creative projects. Social Media is a buzzword these days, however from my perspective its important to understand both the concepts of social exchange as well as the various media you use to communicate your value.
Some of the subjects I cover are:
- content creation (video, audio, blog)
- growing community around your program or art practice
- understanding social media tools, twitter, hootsuite, facebook, youtube, navigation
- identifying which tools to use
- how to use social media to promote content without being anti social
- understanding social exchange
- generate revenue for your art practice or creative project
We are all advocating for good through our art or media projects, however we need to creatively survive. As much as this is a knowledge share from my experience, this workshop is intended as a platform to exchange ideas as well.
Upcoming Workshops:
Vancouver Spring 2012
Toronto 2012
New York 2012
“Don’t Let your ideals get in the way of your Meals”
So for a number of reasons I have decided to quit cold turkey the use of a cell phone. This doesn’t mean I won’t communicate, it just requires a creative way to do so, without inconveniencing my friends and associates. I don’t have an expectation of how long this will last, but this is a test!
So why did I stop? Well its part intuition
- early January, phone was lost or stolen, however was returned a few days later
- phone started acting weird and eventually crashed, which meant I lost all my phone contacts and text message history
- received last months phone bill. On a bad shared cell plan with family and I was pretty manic last month. End result $393.00 bill
- so I feel sick to now even look at a phone, its telling me something
- having a MH disorder and all those funky waves near my head can’t be healthy.
The logic to not use it added up. So, as of Feb 1, 2011 I cease to use a cell phone. I’ll put a daily journal here and on twitter and just see how it goes.
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Day 75: Fell off the digital wagon. When I didn’t have a phone became addicted to twitter, now addicted to phone and twitter, is that a dual digital diagnosis?
Day 66: Notes angry mob of disgruntled callers; so I put them on Hold, I felt like a phone company!
Day 65: In order to feel better, may need to track my Cell Phone Sabbatical by the second.
Day 64: I’ve felt crazy with a phone; people think I’m nuts for not having one. So I’ve come to accept that I have been locked into rolling 3 year contracts that deem me certifiably insane. All incoming calls by voices in my head are free.
Day 30: Cell Phone Batteries are dead, haven’t charged them for 29 days.
Day 29: May have to ease back into cell phone. Looking to purchase a rotary dial phone, anyone?
Day 25: Misses arguments with cell phone provider. These days I bang my head on the wall just for the memories
Day 24: Recovering from Day 23 would have been worse with a cellphone.
Day 23: Hosting a National Radio Broadcast without a cellphone was a challenge, but not much worse than losing power minutes before broadcast. Sun still rose next day like it usually does.
Day 17-22: Sorry too busy to talk on a cell phone right now.
Day 16: Jenny I got your number 867 5309, but no area code. Tommy Tutone can I borrow your phone.
Day 15: Is feeling tempted, is there an equivalent form of methadone for a cell phone.
Day 14: Someone just called to say I love you. It was the phone company, thanking me for overusing my daytime minutes.
Day 13: Makes last minute cancellations difficult. Good thing I don’t run an airline, as I’d also likely loose your luggage.
Day 12: All calls are on hold, as I am living my life at the moment.
Day 11: I forgot I don’t even have a cell phone.
Day 10: There are some people who can only communicate by cell phone, am I prepared to lose them?
Day 9: Thinks the thumbs will twiddle twice as often because the ability to text has been taken away instantaneously
Day 9: Same feeling as having a dead battery on your cellphone. Oh Yeah, its because I haven’t charged in 9 days
Day 8: Does anyone in this city train carrier pigeons, there are so many around I should be able to get unlimited messaging.
Day 7: Well that’s week one. One less thing to remember to leave the house with. Conversations no longer interrupted. I can see there can be problems with me being single point of contact (SPOC) with projects. Need to accommodate for that
Day 6: Well its a Sunday, don’t usually do much cell phone this day anyways, so this could be an easy one
Day 5: might have used one yesterday but did some workarounds. Note to self: avoid last minute commitments.
Day 4: Pay phones are 50 cents now! some don’t even take coins. Even the alternate drug costs money.
Day 4: Not having a mobile phone Feels like I’m on a foreign vacation.
Day 3: seem to have a blackberry craving, but they are not in season yet.
Day 3: For now please put me on your ‘Do Not Call’ List. But instead put me on your “Dude I’d like to hang out in person with” list 
That includes you too BLONDIE!
Day 2: cell phone free, been ok so far. However I am thinking that cell phones are a gateway drug to twitter.. uh oh.
Day 1: no longer has a cellphone, may replace it or not… There are other ways to connect me but face to face is best.
I was reading a recent article online about the Arizona Shooting. Sadly it appears we have such a long way to go as a large percentage of the comments showed the ignorance around mental health?
If you were diagnosed with a mental illness through no fault of your own. Would you dare to walk the streets if you knew there were people out there that thought what is listed below? The violence in these comments, are just as dangerous as the original incident. or possible worse as they continue everyday. Psychological violence is as prevalent as handguns. My thoughts are below each post.
” Again, the parents of these sick killers claim to be surprised. Is it believable they were not aware of his mental issues? They should be forced to spend the rest of their lives making right those affected by their defective and non-treated child.”
JP: Are we certain that the parents did not try or could even get or afford coverage. Can you demonstrate how you have done better in a similar situation
“Yeah it’s got to be the marijuana. Everyone knows that’s a toggle switch to pure insanity! I can’t believe any of us are still alive with the twenty million or so admitted users out there. Why can we not just face the fact that some people are nuts? Lets stop making excuses for crazy people”
JP: Marijuana vs Alcohol? Which kills more people again? This person is not aware that mental illness is a medical condition, but believes it’s actually someone’s choice. If I had a choice, I’d pick nothing.
“Who gives a d a m n how disturbed the man is! Just execute this piece of trash & put him in the ground where he belongs”
JP: Only people who are human, have compassion and the ability to solve a problem instead of retaliating, give a damn. Lets hope you run into one if you happen to have a mental breakdown. Your chances of a having a mental health issue are greater than you being shot by someone who has a psychiatric condition.
“Arizona Sherriff Dupnik makes his case for the shooter to be the real victim, and should be aquitted.
According to Sherriff Dupnik, the shooter is not responsible for his actions. He was influenced beyond his control by such things as talk radio, campaign speeches, political candidates, and the November elections.
The shooter, a registered independent who did not even vote, who is described as a leftwing pothead, and who idolized Karl Marx, should not be considered responsible for his actions due to numerous unsubstantiated influences forced upon him.
According to Sherriff Dupnik, you have the real victim locked up in jail. Instead, you should be shutting down talk radio, campaign speeches, and removing anything that resembles a conservative influence, driving the innocent to violence.
By the way, when was Sherriff Dupniks last mental evaluation??”
JP: A person with a mental health condition is not allowed to be seen as a victim. Having a mental health disorder, means you have no capacity for intelligence. People with mental health issues have a compromised capacity to process external stimuli, it’s not likely to discriminate based on political ideology.
“Who was going to pay for his “mental health warnings”?”
JP: So we are to assume saving money is more important than saving lives. If it was your mother, would you even spare a dollar?
“This is the face of evil. Not only should this maggot infested piece of garbage be put to death, his family should also stand trial for allowing this satanic sickie to exist.”
JP: Is the only way to solve mental health issues is to convict and execute someone irregardless of the facts. Killing someone who has a mental health issue only reduces the likelihood of admitting they have one, solely based on the fear of being pre-emptively executed by a normal person.
“Mental health is looked at as a low-priority (and in some cases elective) medical service when it comes to health insurance… and psychiatric drugs aren’t cheap… Just an insight into the world of mental health.”
JP: Mental Health is not sexy enough for people to care about. Mental Health discussion in the mainstream media only comes up after shootings as it guarantees more readers and extends the life of a tragic incident. Ensure the scariest picture of the accused to instill more fear in the readers. This is good for Home Alarm System and Gun Shop advertising revenue.
“All who were involved in this psycho’s background check should be sacked as the signs were there telling them that he was indeed a loose cannon of the most potentially violent kind. And yet not one head will roll and another government control fails miserably and another oh-hum, carry on. It is this sort of thing which causes people to lose confidence in government because this little SOB had no legitimate business having any type of gun or weapon. Now society will be stuck with the cost of taking care of him till he dies of natural causes because he will be saved by a flawed justice system who will deem him mentally unstable”
JP: If someone who has a medical condition that immediately allows joe public to make derogatory monikers about such person; psycho, SOB. mental. I wonder what they call people with cancer or diabetes. If a child has a mental health condition what do we call them?
Before the incident the individual was sick? Is he less sick after the incident such that he is not entitled to the right help. Do you prefer this person on the street or some place where he can get help?
If you call him unstable and the justice system deems him unstable, but you call the justice system flawed. Does that must mean you are flawed too?
“Too bad we can’t bust him out and hang him! In the old Tuscon vigilantes would take care of him.”
JP: I suppose you could, but killing someone is illegal. Your likelihood of jail is higher when you take the law into your own hands. And because you claim you are normal, you will receive the death penalty, something your political ideals support.
“You do have to live it to understand. We lost our son to suicide after the hospital said that he was taken over by the “devil”. They used up his insurance, then called us to say that he was being released to the the rescue mission. Inside , he was treated like a wild animal and said I’ll never go back in there. He didn’t. He was a pre-med student with high grades. It’s sad that you have “no say” when your child passes 21. No say.”
JP: The insurance company saved their money and a family lost a son. God Bless America, they need all the help they can get if this is how they allow their citizens to be treated
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