Author Archives: bernicefriesen

Here Comes My Next Novel

Posted on July 10, 2020

Finally off to the printer, here comes my fourth book and second novel with Freehand Books, Calgary, thanks to so many, including Stephanie Sinclair, my agent at Transatlantic, The Saskatchewan Arts Board, and The Canada Council. I’ll be launching somehow, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Universal Disorder | 2 Comments

SPAMHEAD

Posted on April 17, 2020

The colour, the texture, even the shape–as if it had plopped out of the can to be sliced–I knew I’d seen it somewhere before. And then it came to me. That head is Spam all the way through.

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Coat Rivet Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2018

Sewing leather wrecks your hands. But what are you supposed to do when you find yet another second hand leather coat that fits you perfectly, except of course for the perpetual problem of the sleeves being too short? You … Continue reading →

Posted in Hammer and Nails, Mixed Media, Revisionary Design, Uncategorized, Visual Art | Tagged Clothing, Coat, fashion, Upcycled Clothing, Upcycled Leather | Leave a comment

Xxs

Posted on December 4, 2015

I’ve been on blog strike, attempting to actually get my Exhibition blog form published in a real (paying) literary magazine. Success at last, and here it is, as published in Prairie Fire out of Manitoba: http://www.prairiefire.ca/current-issue/ Xxs My ex-boyfriends rise … Continue reading →

Posted in Paintings, Visual Art | Tagged suicide, Surviving Cancer | 2 Comments

Aunt Maud’s Fusty Victorian Stole

Posted on November 25, 2014

This is supposed to be a blog, and blogs are supposed to be like diaries, and “bloggers,” (ugly word) are supposed to blog once or twice a day or something ridiculous like that, with the plan of selling an actual … Continue reading →

Posted in Mixed Media, Revisionary Design, Visual Art | Tagged fur, rose, stole, upcycle, velvet, victorian | Leave a comment

Making Faces For Paperwork

Posted on May 27, 2014

I am working on grant applications, oh joy, which must be why “Making Faces For Beauty,” a work from my digital magazine project, WöM appeals to me. The main part is from a 1938 magazine, and claims these facial stretches … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Art, Feminism, The Writing Life, Uncategorized, Visual Art | Tagged Face exercises, grants | 4 Comments

Silicon Heaven

Posted on February 17, 2014

I must confess, I liked my last blog so much (the one I didn’t post, which you know nothing about so far) I decided to see if anyone would misguidedly pay me to publish it, so I’ve fallen behind on … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Art, Feminism, Visual Art | Tagged Breast Implant, feminism, Goldfish | Leave a comment

Dragon

Posted on January 7, 2014

As I was working on the editing of The Book of Beasts, I was also working on some small wood and lino-cuts, wanting to continue my tradition of publishing visual art in my books. The book designer found a real … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Digital Art, Prints, The Book of Beasts | Tagged Dragon, trailer | Leave a comment

You Look Beautiful

Posted on November 15, 2013

You look beautiful. My daughter does not like to be complimented on her looks – exactly like me when I was her age. She, like I used to, replies with a growl or a scream, and a swift retreat. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Art, Feminism, Revisionary Design, Visual Art | Tagged Artemisia Gentileschi, compliments, Gender Bending | 4 Comments

Margaret’s Magazines

Posted on October 29, 2013

As a Canadian writer, I find it appropriate that my mother’s name was Margaret, as in Atwood, Avison, and Laurence. Though she had some talent in drawing and became a school-teacher, she made a last contribution to the cultural world: … Continue reading →