JAMIE JANX JOHNSTON

I've been looking forward to participating at this event every since year one (2012). Yes I do Murals, but I wanted to challenge myself to being the only photographic artist to ever participate. That I did! Building on my street sign installations, I built from recycled material (80%), a back lit street sign highlighting my panoramic and stencil photographic skills. The footing is a wood palette with steel street post holding up a shallow light box showcasing my photography. Taking street item and street photography back to the streets Building the box: Install at Mural Festival: With installation came curiosity. Many friends asked me when I was gonna be around, hanging out with my installation. Only thing is that's not really the way installations work. So I told them that on the final Saturday I would hangout for a couple hours so they can see me with my installation. Things is Artist get distracted. So I ended up doing a live painting during my time hanging out...

This Black and White Cult classic staring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer, with music by Neil Young is a must see for everyone. Jackson Falls Country inn in Prince Edward County hosted this memorable evening. Gary Farmer hung out all weekend and was pleased to reconnect with the original canoe from the movie and it's beautiful restoration work preformed by Carolyn at Bon Eco Design in Tamworth.  The Canoe Restoration Work: Unveiling of Canoe pre Screening: The Hang Out: Original Movie Trailer:

Another Year, Another Crazy Party. As well as some photography,  I provided an Upcylcled xray viewer into a street sign backlight  photographic installation. A Night of Art & Sharing

Ontario Education Tour The tour started in beautiful Haliburton and it's fall landscapes. Fleming College welcomed me in to teach Historical Process. In other words Old School photography. Way back, old school... On the agenda. Cyanotypes, Van Dyke Browns & one of my favorite's Wet Plate Ambrotypes. All this mixed in with large format photography. The next leg was with my franco-ontarien friends at RÉFO (regroupement des étudients franco - ontarien). Four dates, four different cities ( Collège Glendon, UOttawa, Université Hearst, Collège Boréal) bring the team of Mique Michelle  (Graffiti Arts), Aimée  (Mixed Media) & Myself (photography), to campuses in Toronto, Ottawa, Timmins and Sudbury. Here I got a chance to play with some Poloroid art with Lazor print transfers. The idea being, to merge new and old photographic techniques. All the while,  sprinkled in these dates and ending this semesters off at  École Secondaire Publiq...

Holidaze Party Series started off with a BANG at the Matahari Loft. Keep your ear to the ground for upcoming dates. Whispers of Valentine's Day being the next... for now check what this opening edition had to offer.

House of Paint 2015 Caribou Mixed Media Piece using a mix of Paper pasting, Stencil Art,  Wood Staining and Spray Paint on Plywood Photo: Wingd.ca  House of Paint Recap Article: http://www.wingd.ca/recap-house-of-paint-festival-2015/                   Photo: James King, HouseOfPaint Nuit Blanche Ottawa Gatineau 2015 rue George, ByWard Market Haliburton Highland Reflective Street Sign Installation Radio Canada Télé Journal Interview

What will they think of next... Very cool and ambitious project.  To show my support and help out, I photograph they're fund raiser. Burlesques, Fire Dancers and DJs took over Bain Mathieu in MTL for a party to support the MTL burners project. Best of Luck, Burning Man, be on the look out.