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12 Foot Hoodoo Lamp Installation

Recent photo of the 12 foot Hoodoo lamp installation at Pulcinella in Calgary’s Kensington District:

“Currents” Art Installation by John Greg Ball

Not far from the bow building is my most recent commission in downtown Calgary. Over 25 feet long the three-part piece captures the kinetics of the pedestrian oriented plus 15 system. Pedestrian traffic in the downtown always fascinates me. Particularily when its busy, these areas flow much like the water currents of the Bow River: the traffic ebbs and flows and often creates slower moving pockets where people congregate.

Just like the bow the slower moving blue ribbons are the richest; and full of life. Currents, is located at one of those places; above a cafe where one can relax and have a coffee and remove themselves from the fast moving water….

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Using modified bike cables as hangers, currents is designed and engineered using four custom designed acrylic shapes that are heat formed; creating a truly unique Artwork for Calgary’s downtown. The hanging sculpture is located on the second floor of 333- 5th avenue @ the Good Earth Cafe Officially now my favorite place to have coffee…

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Design is the conscious effort to impose meaningful order.

-Victor Papanek 1970

Birdhouse- designed John Greg Ball and Bobby Tripp

Well it’s summer, its landscaping season, and the birds are back here up north. Seems like great timing to create a new birdhouse design with my man Bobby Tripp. Bob is a tattoo artist at Lucky Strike Tattoos in Edmonton and also happens to be a good friend of mine. The form of our design takes cues from the anatomy of birds, using curved lines and steam bent plywood. Bob inked this fantastic custom cherry blossom pattern for the piece that is burnt into the plywood face with a laser.

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2009 Calgary Stampede- Souvenir Gifts

Meathead mirrors available for 2009 Stampede.

Hand signed by the Artist.

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Calgary Stampede Giftshop- on Stampede grounds

Murmur- Marda Loop

“The trout streams where I flyfish are cold and clear and rich in the minerals that promote the growth of stream life. As I wade a stream I think wordlessly of where to cast the fly. Sometimes a difference of inches is the difference between catching a fish and not. When the fly I’ve cast is on the water my attention is riveted to it. I’ve found through experience that whenever—or so it seems—my attention wanders or I look away then surely a fish will rise to the fly and I will be too late setting the hook. I watch the fly calmly and attentively so that when the fish strikes—I strike. Then the line tightens, the playing of the fish begins, and time stands still. Fishing, like photography, is an art that calls forth intelligence, concentration, and delicacy.”

-Stephen Shore, 1982

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Murmur in Calgary

Buy the hoodoo rack and offcut clocks at a great new store in calgary’s Marda loop district:

Murmur

Calgary’s Environmental Design Movement

A great article on concept design and Calgary’s Environmental design movement including some kind words about Blend in this month’s avenue magazine:

Article here