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A mid-career Golden Horseshoe artist and author, Lindsay is available for commissions and assignments via 'mlhpro' at 'hotmail' dot 'com'. See samples at http://canadadaPHOTOGRAPHY.blogspot.com.
The Act and Art of Writing - Listen to the 35-minute talk by Margaret Lindsay Holton. Published March 22, 2019 in Events
Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process - The mission of this book is to re-establish an appreciation of the casting process, past and present, and they take the reader on a whirlwind tour of history and materials to do it. Published August 18, 2017 in Reviews
Review: All's Well by John Lefebvre - This book challenges our sense of ethics: who is ultimately responsible for Justice and Liberty? Is it simply existing laws or is it us responsible for shaping those laws? Published July 05, 2017 in Reviews
LAST FOLIO: Yuri Dojc Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton - Dojc's beautifully composed images bear witness to a near forgotten episode in human history: the expulsion and execution of Jews from Slovakia during the Second World War. Published February 03, 2017 in Arts and Music
Artist Frida Kahlo's Blood Bath Enshrined at Casa Azul - Hailed by some as a feminist for her fearless autobiographical and brutal depictions of personal pain, there is no question that the rich European and Mezo-American cultures in which she lived and breathed shaped and informed her wider world vision. Published January 16, 2017 in Reviews
Art Studio of Metalworker Doris Treleaven - Interview with an artist during the Fine Arts Society of Milton Studio Tour. Published October 07, 2016 in Arts and Music
Telling Tales Festival 2016, Westfield Heritage Village - Reading envelops the mind in worlds outside of one's own experience or knowledge, and this celebration of reading was a joy-filled and brilliant event. Published October 05, 2016 in Events
Extreme Librarian: Margaret Houghton, One of Hamilton's Most Valiant Civic Defenders - Margaret Houghton has not only expanded the extensive library holdings over the years, but she seems to retain, with what appears to be a photographic memory, most of that voluminous collection in her head. Published May 20, 2016 in Feature
Robert Service: The People's Poet - Robert W. Service may be forever lost to a few cold-blooded academics, but he will never be truly forgotten by the people. This mountain of a man was, and remains, a people's poet. Published November 10, 2015 in Arts and Music
The Frozen Goose Film Project: A Few DOs and DON'Ts of Crowdfunding - I've learned a few things that might be useful to others thinking of using this means as a way to raise funds for a passion project. Published September 10, 2015 in Media
The Boob Tube: Three Generations Talk TV - How many thoughts, really, are of our own making these days? And does it really matter anymore? Published May 13, 2015 in Media
Sugaring Off at Westfield Heritage Village - The wafting smells of wood smoke and boiling sap are a intoxicating combination when walking from display to display. Published March 10, 2015 in Photo Essay
Freelton Antique Mall: Eccentric, Exquisite and Eclectic Canadiana - This market is a kind of clearing house for a broad assortment of material cultural debris that makes up our shared Canadian history and identity. What was once marginal or mundane has become magnificent and coveted. Published January 15, 2015 in Arts and Music
Energy, Art and Cultural Engagement: Barry Lord and 34 Percent Voter Turnout - We cannot help shape our society if we do not get culturally and politically engaged. Published November 07, 2014 in Arts and Music
A Whale of a Tale: The Scrimshaw Artistry of Dennis Sinclair - There must be something in a scrimshander's temperament that draws those who are investigating the bountiful and beautiful treasures of nature, both minute and massive, to attempt to capture those treasures on one of Nature's basic building blocks, bone. Published October 06, 2014 in Arts and Music
Harold Dickert's Man Cave: Table Saw, Hand Tools and His Custom-Made Guitars - Perhaps it is not so surprising to learn that this Burlington-based guitar-maker is as unique as his 'one-of-a-kind' guitars. Published June 30, 2014 in People
Let's Go Fly a Kite! - Conditions were perfect for last weekend's annual Burlington Kite Festival. Published June 03, 2014 in Photo Essay
Location, Location, Location: Valley City in Dundas is Back - When roaming around Dundas recently, I decided to spontaneously pop into the former factory space and see what, if any, old stories those old walls could tell. I hit the jackpot. Published May 01, 2014 in Architecture
Interview with Canadian Illustrator Tara Krebs: A Provocative Batterfly - Tara Krebs is pitting her quixotic and compassionate imagination against the brutish dominating male matrix. Published March 28, 2014 in Arts and Music
David Lambert, Canada's Fastest Knot-Tyer - As a member of the Southern Ontario Knot Tyers, Dave Lambert and a small cohort of local knotting enthusiasts will be hosting the Semi-Annual Meeting of the International Guild of Knot Tyers (North American Branch) in Hamilton in the fall of 2014. Published February 07, 2014 in Feature
Forget Santa. Slam Poetry Is Coming To Town! - The spoken word, in this context, is certainly both alive, well and, at times, very loud, funny and irreverent. Published December 19, 2013 in Events
A Picnic on the High Level Bridge? Do We Dare? - What happens when an innovative press-grabbing idea appears out of the ether that would irreversibly transform the City for the Better in more ways then one? Published November 02, 2013 in Feature
Hamilton's Historical Beacon: A Lighthouse Well Worth Saving - The Beach Canal Lighthouse has languished for decades. We need to act now to save this unique waterfront structure before it falls down. Published August 26, 2013 in Special Report: Heritage
Baranga's On the Beach: This Ain't No Beach-Side Hut - Expansive vistas, large patio ambiance, pleasant service and great food make for a great experience at a classic Hamilton establishment. Published May 16, 2013 in Reviews
Hamilton Beach Community Cleans Up its Patch of Our Planet - Confucius, Elvis Presley and Commander Hadfield agree: we need to clean up our backyard. So it's great to see people doing just that in Hamilton Beach Community. Published April 29, 2013 in Events
The Artful Craft of Public Speaking - Can anyone learn the skill of effective public speaking? Yes. But leadership cannot be learned in a day. It takes practice. Published April 01, 2013 in Commentary
Lessons for Today from Pre-Contact Civilization at Cootes Paradise - Archaeologist David G. Smith examines how pre-contact cultures lived off the land at Cootes Paradise. What can we learn today from these early people? Published June 18, 2012 in Opinion
Tall Ships Come to Hamilton: Photos, Published June 28, 2013 in History
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