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by Joyce Majiski Last Wednesday, I was sitting and chatting with Haruko in the trees as she was preparing her trees to cover with paper and ink. We were reflecting on some of the comments made by the other two here–about their perceptions of the space and the experience. Then Haruko says…”Wow washing this tree down is [...] Joyce Majiski and Maria Luisa de Villa recently spoke about the importance of working with other artists as part of the LLAMA Project. Joyce had had the opportunity to work with Haruko and Cesar for many days as part of LLAMA’s Yukon residency. Maria Luisa had recently arrived in the north and was about to [...] Letter to the editor (published August 26th in the Yukon News): Last Friday, I was interviewed by the Yukon News (“Yukon woos ‘unwelcome’ Mexicans” Friday, August 21). I am concerned that people were given the wrong impression about how I feel about Canadians and coming to Canada. In all of my travels to Canada [...] On Tuesday, four of the LLAMA Project artists were pleased to be joined for lunch at the Ted Harrison Artist Retreat (THARS) by Ted Harrison himself. The Retreat property and original cabin was donated by Ted a number of years ago as part of his desire to provide other artists with an opportunity to [...] Maria Luisa de Villa arrived straight from Mexico on Friday night, joining the three other LLAMA artist that are already here. Having lived for many years in Sudbury, Ontario, Maria Luisa is no stranger to the north and northerners. However, she now spends most of her time in Oaxaca, Mexico. This week, Maria Luisa will be [...] The Convergence Roundtable on Environmental Art, hosted last week by the LLAMA Project and the Yukon Conservation Society, explored the subject from a few different angles. The 16 participants first grappled with the breadth of what could be considered “environmental art”. The category was seen to capture art which ranged from photos or realistic paintings of [...] Cesar took a dip this week in Crag Lake while staying at the Ted Harrison Artist Retreat… a fair bit cooler than the waters of his home in Mexico! Nicole Dextras as created this "Weedrobe" which uses detritus flowers and weeds to create wearable artwork. Her piece made of weeds was worn by a performer named Ivy who performed on Granville Island in the Ivy weedrobe handing out leaves with information about invasive species. by Haruko Okano As I was researching samples of [...] by Joyce Majiski Interspersed with the tranquility of THARS (Ted Harrison Artist Retreat Society)—natural sounds like the haunting cry of the loon, the sound of waves lapping on shore and wind in the aspen—are the intense conversations that revolve around migration, politics and economics. With all of the visitors we have had here in the last [...] by Cesar Damian Hacer un viaje como este, equivale a abrir la puerta y entrar a otro lugar por la ventana. No es mi primera vez en Canada, aunque despues de estos cinco dias en Yukon, tengo un nuevo concepto de naturaleza, de pureza de la tierra. Mi sistema personal, esta reinterpretando la nocion de amplitud, de frio, [...] 
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 NEW E-Book available
Joyce Majiski has published a new e-book called "Canto: a collection of wishes". The e-book, available online for free, contains images of Joyce's work and the wishes or prayers left by the public in her copper Canto prayer wheels at the Voz/Voice exhibition. Check it out on our e-book page.
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