Ruth Abernethy, sculptor of some of the most iconic public art in Canada, joins the podcast to discuss her work.

Ruth has been a sculptor for more than thirty years, documenting in bronze many quintessential Canadian figures, such as Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, and Margaret Atwood.

Her connection to the theatre world goes quite deep. She began her career at Stratford, creating the sets and decorations that helps the festival bring Shakespeare to life.

Her commissions can be found across Canada, including at Queen's Park, Ontario's legislature, where visitors can see her rendition of Queen Elisabeth II, near Queen Victoria.

Mark, Joe and Ruth have a fascinating conversation about Ruth's work, her passion for creation, and her recent book.

For fans of art, this is an episode not to be missed!

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Re-Creative is produced by Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

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Independent filmmaker Jen Prince joins Mark and Joe to discuss one of her favorite shows, Veronica Mars.

As an indie filmmaker, Jen has had to wear a lot of different hats, including producer and director. She did acting in her undergrad, but soon discovered a talent for producing theatre. She then went to USC for film school, where she did a graduate degree. She’s worked in television, including reality TV shows such as The Amazing Race. Eventually, she landed on producing indie movies and teaching when she’s not making films.

Jen picked Veronica Mars because of the strong female character. It’s also a coming of age story, which Jen loves. She loved the cinematography. She loved the fact that it was a noir set in a high school and that it was coming of age story. She loved the acting, particularly Kristen Bell’s, who came of age as an actor during the show.

If you haven’t watched Veronica Mars before hearing Jen, you’ll want to after!

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Re-Creative is produced by Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

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Author Peter Darbyshire joins the lads to champion the classic Roger Zelazny fantasy series, The Chronicles of Amber.

A writer of fantasy and literary fiction himself, Peter encountered the series when he was in elementary school.

This is the second time that Zelazny has come up on the podcast.

“For me, Roger Zelazny is one of the reasons I wanted to become a writer,” says Peter. “It was coming across The Chronicles of Amber that changed everything that a book could be. They’re the best noir-fantasy-scifi-horror-political-thriller-family-drama-literary-fiction-metaphysical-inquiry that I’ve read,” Peter quips.

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Re-Creative is produced by Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.

Contact us at joemahoney@donovanstreetpress.com