Alan Syliboy's Blog
Going To The Olympics!
This walking moose is going to the Olympics tomorrow, and will be there for the last three days, and the hand-painted, limited-edition cells will be available! We'll be at the Artisans Village located at the Vancouver Community College, downtown campus, from February 26th until the 28th. The Coca Cola Art Bottle is on Ebay.ca, and you can now bid on it here. If you're at the Olympics, you can see Little Thunder on moniters around the area. Lone Cloud's upcoming four song EP, "Carry Me Home" will be released at the ECMA's on March 6th in Sydney, NS, and we'll be playing at the Crown and Moose Pub at tthe Delta Hotel at 2:00 pm, and then at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre that night.
Watch "Little Thunder" online!
The Vistas are now available to watch online on the NFB website! Hopefully the Vistas package will be availble soon on dvd for people to buy. Coca Cola have also opened bidding on all of the Aboriginal Coke bottles, the proceeds of which will go to the Aboriginal Youth Legacy Fund. You can check it out here.
Mural Hanging
I hope everyone will come to see my mural at the Lord Beaverbrook that's hanging opposite the worlds biggest Dali painting. I'd like to thank the Lord Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Bernie Riordon and Terry Graff for an opportunity for First Nations people to come and see First Nations work at the highest calibre. To have a painting across from Dali, I couldn't even dream this. Dali was an influence in my early works. The only way I can express my feelings about this honour is to quote Dali; "There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction".
Big Dog Interview
An interview I did for Big Dog and Cat Country radio in Truro will air on New Years Day during newscasts between 7am and 5pm. I'll be showing my work at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics from February 26th - 28th. We're preparing for the Olympics right now. I had an enjoyable holiday. It was a chance to recharge my batteries, and I'm looking forward to this new year. Lone Cloud is working on recording, and is hoping to have a cd out by the time the ECMA's roll around. Hope to see you there. You can join the East Coast Music association, and have a chance to vote for Lone Cloud for Aboriginal Recording of the Year. You can listen to Lone Cloud on Myspace, and free downloads are now available at Lonecloud.ca.
Lone Cloud's first ECMA Nomination
Lone Cloud have just been nominated for an ECMA for Aboriginal Recording of the year!!! You can download Lone Cloud's music for FREE here. O SIYAM, a book of Aboriginal Art inspired by the 2010 Olympics, including my own, is now available here. I'll be putting up some new work on the website soon. We've been selling pieces regularly, so new pieces will be forthcoming.
Alan Syliboy's "Little Thunder"
Watch out for "Little Thunder", an animation I did with Nance Ackerman and Paton Francis to be available to watch on the NFB Website in a week or so. I will be at the Artisan Village at the Olympics in February. I haven't got all the information yet, but we will update, and you can come visit me at the Olympics. My Coca Cola Bottle will be up for auction during the Olympics. You can find details about the auction here. Lonecloud are also on Myspace and Youtube.
Coke Bottle at the Grand Parade
There was a send off at the Grand Parade in Halifax with Sidney Crosby and Sarah Conrad carrying the torch, as well as a big party. I was there with Christy Groves talking to people about our Coke bottles, and I got to meet the president of Coke and other Coke personnel. The consensus was that they all liked my Coke bottle design. The bottle will eventually end up on Ebay, and anyone can bid on it with the proceeds going to the Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Youth Legacy Fund. Lonecloud are recording now, and it is all going very well. Should have some new music available soon. I'll be attending the Screening of Nance Ackerman's "Four Feet Up" in support of her project.
Coca Cola Art Bottle
My Coke bottle has been officially released to the world. There was a press conference yesterday, so you may see it in the media. You can come see it in Halifax at the Grand Parade on Wednesday, November 18th after 4:00 pm and from there, it'll go to the Olympics where it will be on display and eventually auctioned with the proceeds going to Aboriginal youth programs. We'll be posting more photos of the process of painting the Coke bottle in the near future. The People of the Eastern Door are represented at the Olympics.
Little Thunder has left home!
The "Little Thunder is Leaving Home" show is all finished and put away. It was a huge success. I did several talks with students and overall, we had a lot of students come through. I was very happy with the look of the show, and I'd like to thank Peter and Charmaine for all their help organizing and hanging the show, and also the NSCC and the Truro Art Society who made this show possible. Little Thunder is making his way across the country, and will end up on the jumbotron at the Vancouver Olympics. It appears that "Little Thunder" is getting good reception everywhere he goes. I've finished working on the 6 foot bottle for Coca Cola which is waiting to be shipped off for the unveiling on November 16th. Lone Cloud is in recording mode working on new songs, and we hope to have them released early in the new year. This has been a very busy year, and I've enjoyed it very much.
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Back From BC!
I just got back from my show in Vancouver. I took my daughter Erin with me, and we both had a great time. Eight hours of flying time is a long time out of your life, but it was a great landing. The show was at the Vancouver Convention Centre, and I got to see a lot of my old friends. I made some good trades with painter, George Littlechild, fashion designer Pamela Baker, and Corrine Hunt. I got two guitar pick pendants that will find their way into our band Lonecloud. I enjoyed peoples’ reactions to my art. This was the first art show I had in British Columbia, and I made great contacts in preparing for the Artisan Village in February. I am starting work on my Coke bottle project and sending some progress-update photos. I’m going to make a big effort to try to keep my blog updated, and enjoy my new site. Evan did a great job on it.
Welcome to our new site!
This has been a very eventful year. I will try to keep this blog current and up to date. It is difficult keeping on top of things at times. A lot of projects have been hatching, many at the same time, mainly with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics who I am doing four projects with. Ekpahak (Ekpahak-Where the Tide Ends) has been a very successful show. The Lord Beaverbrook is producing a catalogue for the show and we will let you know when that becomes available. Lone Cloud (Lone Cloud on Myspace) has finally released our first album. We’ve sent it off to aboriginal stations all over the country, and CBC have sent it out to their stations. Lone Cloud is also launching a new website very soon, where you’ll be able to download our music. I’d like to thank CBC for all the extra attention they gave us by remixing our cd which really helped the overall quality. Check out Lone Cloud’s new site for updates and information about the band.