
Sunday, September 29, 2013
McNabs Island Visit

Labels:
adventure,
friends,
island,
landscape,
nova scotia,
photo,
photographs,
photography
Location:
McNabs Island, Halifax, NS, Canada
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Week Two: Pictou County
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Liz holding some ore we found in the woods surrounding Bridgeville, NS. |
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View through the F-150 window. |
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Exposed shafts from the Foord seam. |
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Photographing inside the open pit coal mine in Stellarton, the last active coal mine in Nova Scotia. |
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Old rail found near Bridgeville, NS. |
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The remains of the furniture factory near Millstream, NS. |
Labels:
art,
artist,
artwork,
collaboration,
documentary,
Eliot Wright,
industrial,
industry,
jewellery,
landscape,
Liz van Allen,
nature,
nova scotia,
photographs,
photography,
travel
Location:
New Glasgow, NS, Canada
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Week One: New Glasgow
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Maritime Steel, New Glasgow, NS |
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Liz sketching architectural elements. |
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Evening light, Stellarton, NS |
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this past week was visiting Nova Forge Corp in Trenton. The forge still has its early twentieth century smokestacks that flank the east side of the building; a constant reminder of the area's past history. To our surprise, production at Nova Forge had stopped in February of 2013, following a fire a year prior. But the manager—a very helpful and informative fellow—was searching for a way to get the place back up and running and showed interest in our project, allowing us exterior access and was looking into interior access for us as well. Based off of what we saw inside, the interior should make for some compelling photographs.
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Nova Forge Corp, Trenton, NS |
Labels:
architecture,
art,
artist,
artwork,
collaboration,
digital,
documentary,
Eliot Wright,
industrial,
industry,
landscape,
New Glasgow,
nova scotia,
photography,
project,
Stellarton,
travel,
Trenton
Location:
New Glasgow, NS, Canada
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
NS Industrial Project Begins
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Maritime Steel, New Glasgow, NS, Winter 2013 — Eliot Wright |
After careful thought—and some procrastination—my partner Liz van Allen and I applied for an Arts Nova Scotia creation grant in May of this year. To our great surprise, two letters arrived in the mail a number of weeks later; we had received the funding!


Industrial sites and architecture have been a reoccurring theme in my work, beginning with Grain, 2010, and continuing through subsequent works. These themes also engage Liz, albeit in a different manner. In her previous work, The Topographic Series, 2012, she explored locations of personal importance through maps and arial imagery, drawing upon lines, elevations, and other visual elements to inform her jewellery pieces.
We both have experience in our respective areas, but it is the collaboration between photography and jewellery—two usually very separate mediums— that really excites us. Make sure to check back frequently and we'll keep you up to date!
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Brule, 2012 — Liz van Allen |
Labels:
architecture,
art,
artist,
artwork,
collaboration,
grant,
halifax,
industrial,
industry,
jewellery,
jewelry,
nova scotia,
photo,
photographs,
photography,
project
Location:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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