Mar 11, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Handmade Nation at the Museum of Vancouver

March 19, 20107:00 pmto10:00 pmI’ve been invited to speak alongside Rob of Lotus Events and Got Craft?, and Erin of Collage Collage when the Museum of Vancouver screens Handmade Nation next week. I’m so excited! If you’re unfamiliar with the film, it’s a documentary by Faythe Levine about the resurgence of craft. The people she interviewed are in the U.S., but the scene is pretty... read more

Mar 1, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

This is my home.

I’ve spent much of this afternoon trying to write about the Olympics – not in the I-was-there way I’ve been doing, but to sum up my emotional experience of the Games. I can’t do it. It’s too much. But I can sort of cobble some thoughts together. Vancouver is my home. It’s the home I chose for myself and it’s the place where I feel safe. Having felt very much not at... read more

Feb 12, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

When the Torch Came to Town

Where Vanoc (the Vancouver [Olympics] Organizing Committee) has done an utterly terrible job of engaging the people of Vancouver leading up to the Olympics, there is one thing that’s made people feel included and excited: the torch relay. Last night the torch went through the University of British Columbia (some hockey events will be held there, including the Canada-Switzerland women’s game... read more

Jan 29, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Welcome to Vancouver, World

When Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Olympics, I was a recent immigrant to Canada. I sat in the barely half-full stadium for the live announcement, and when it came I felt my first feeling of being Canadian. I was so proud and excited. The city I’d chosen was chosen by the world. Seven years later I’m no longer wowed by my evolving national identity, the house we’ve lived in for nearly eight years... read more

Jan 13, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

What All Went Down in ‘09

photo credit Môsieur J. (version 3.0b) I thought a couple weeks into 2010 I’d do a little wrap-up of 2009. It was, after all, a fairly unusual year for me. Also, I’ve neglected my pal the bulleted list and I feel I owe him a big one. (Wee note: I’ve gone and put a new theme on the blog, so poke your head in for a peek, hey? I hope you like it.) My far-and-away favourite part of 2009 was... read more