Month November 2021

The Surrealism Artist Who Outlived the Rest: Dorothea Tanning

Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now. Dorothea Tanning, 2002 About Tanning In 1910 in Illinois, Dorothea Tanning, a soon-to-be-famous American painter, printmaker, sculptor,… Continue Reading →

The Titanic’s murderous maiden voyage

The Titanic was a luxurious British steamship built in 1911 which carried over 1,500 passengers to their demise during its journey from Southampton, England, to New York. The reasoning’s behind the ship’s creation The Titanic was the outcome of a… Continue Reading →

Summary: “The importance of urban forests”

I wrote this summary for English 100 on Amy Flemming’s article “The importance of urban forests: why money really does grow on trees”. In the 2016 Guardian article “The importance of urban forests: why money really does grow on trees”,… Continue Reading →

About Me!

Hello! My name is Emily McAlpine!  I am currently a first-year student enrolled at the Capilano Universities prestigious Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication. Controlled by my many passions toward the world of illustration and design, my motivation to pursue… Continue Reading →

Historical Artifact

“Modiano” Róbert Berény’s most famous design After looking at these reference images, I established how and why I wanted to complete my project. I decided to replicate “Modiano” by Róbert Berény and this is my finished product. After choosing to make… Continue Reading →

Odilon Redon: Symbolist painter and Soldier

About Redon: Born in 1840 in Bordeaux, France, Odilon Redon was a man of many talents. His skills ranged from oil painting, printmaking, lithography, etching, and pastels. Even at the young age of 10, Redon received his very first reward… Continue Reading →

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