RumbleSat Art from the Edge of Space (Artist Survival Activity Series)

Arts & Photography

Parker, Jim

Théroux, Rich

Shyba, Lorene

History & Criticism

UpRoute

“We should not have to change to fit into society the world should adapt to embrace our uniqueness.” -- Chief Stacey Laforme In Living in the Tall Grass: Poems of Reconciliation, Chief Stacey Laforme gives a history of his people through stories and poetry to let Canadians see through the eyes of Indigenous people. Living in the Tall Grass is written in a way that makes the reader feel he or she might be sitting down with Chief Laforme, sharing experiences from their lives. Some poems share humour, while others express pain, though each comes from the heart.

Living in the Tall Grass: Poems of Reconciliation (Indigenous Spirit)

Laforme, R. Stacey

The Big Secret Book is an invaluable guide on the subject of creativity, no matter the preferred artistic discipline. Written by Denise Clarke, director of One Yellow Rabbit Summer Lab Intensive, the book outlines methods and methodologies of the Lab that have inspired writers, dancers, musicians, as well as performance theatre artists. Sidebar case studies of Denise Clarke’s remarkable performances disclose the big secrets behind her unique and brilliant style of performance creation.

The Big Secret Book: An Intense Guide for Creating Performance Theatre (Artist Series)

Clarke, Denise

Performing Arts

Stories of Métis Women, and the accompanying Vimeo documentary link is a collection of stories about culture, history, and nationhood as told by Métis women. The Métis are known by many names ― Otipemisiwak, “the people who own ourselves;” Bois Brules, “Burnt Wood;” Apeetogosan, “half brother” by the Cree; “half-breed,” historically; and are also known as “rebels” and “traitors to Canada.” They are also known as the “Forgotten People.” Few really know their story. Many people may also think that Métis simply means “mixed,” but it does not. They are a people with a unique and proud history and Nation. In this era of reconciliation, Stories of Métis Women explains the story of the Métis Nation from a their own perspective. The UN has declared this “The Decade of Indigenous Languages” and Stories of Métis Women is one of the few books available in English and Michif, which is an endangered language.

Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me (Indigenous Spirit)

Biographies & Memoirs

Oster, Bailey

Community & Culture

Vistas of the West is a collection of poetry and visual art that celebrates the beauty and spirit of the Rocky Mountains, Western foothills, prairie landscapes, and the natural inhabitants of these beautiful environments. A special edition is available that includes a CD of poetry readings by featured poets and a limited edition print.

Vistas of the West: Poems and Visuals of Nature (Every River Poems)

Daley, Doris

Product Description 
Generative art is the art of the algorithm where artists must carefully design the nature of their work, and then implement it as a computer program. In the book, J.R. Parker presents computer programming concepts and generative art principles as a way to create algorithmic computer art using art and design best practices. In addition, readers have access to program codes and video tutorials through the book’s web site at http://genart.ca. 
 Review 
“In an era in which Artificial Intelligence is positioned as both existential threat and transformational opportunity this book uses computational tools to augment and express human imagination, without supplanting human expression and experimentation.” — Sara Diamond PhD, President, OCAD University, Toronto. 
 From the Back Cover 
Generative art is the art of the algorithm where artists must carefully design the nature of their work, and then implement it as a computer program. In the book, J.R. Parker presents computer programming concepts and generative art principles as a way to create algorithmic computer art, using art and design best practices. In addition, readers have access to program codes and video tutorials through the book’s web site. 
 About the Author 
About the Author Dr. J.R. Parker (“Call me Jim”) studied mathematics and computer science before ending up as a Professor of Art at the University of Calgary. His expertise ranges from computer simulation, image processing, artificial intelligence, game design, and generative art. When asked, he claims to be an expert in ‘complex interacting systems’, but don’t ask him to tie a half hitch. He lives on a small ranch in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where he helps raise small animals and Tennessee Walking Horses. He’s also quite a cook, and was the original bass player for the 1970s band “Detour”. 
 Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 
Computers were originally built to do repetitive calculations with a high degree of reliability. Humans, you see, get bored and tired. Having a person do the same kind of arithmetic over and over again leads to fatigue and errors. The original solution was to have the same calculation performed by more than one person and then compare the answers. Correct answers tend to agree with each other, but mistakes are likely to be different. Mechanical calculators tend to either work or not, and it's pretty clear when they do not. Computers are the same way. Because of their origin, computers have one essential property to keep in mind: Computers can only manipulate numbers. Of course, humans have written millions of programs that hide this fact. Computers can recognize voices and speech commands, can identify faces, can play chess, and do millions of things that appear to be non-numerical. The software hides what is happening underneath. To get a computer to create a picture or music, we must devise some sort of code that allows pictures and music to be made into numbers. Truly, at the lowest levels of abstraction computers only handle numbers. People see computers using letters and words, for example, every day. A keyboard is fundamental to a computer, and almost all computers have them. Surely, computers can manipulate letters. No, not unless a method is devised to convert the symbols we see as letters and the keys we press into numbers. Then the computer can manipulate the numbers. This is an encoding, and computers use many of them. Characters are just one of the first that was devised, and so it shall be the first one discussed.

Generative Art: Algorithms as Artistic Tool (Art & Artists)

Computers & Technology

Parker, James R.

Computer Science

Ducks Redux: Fueling Flames in Oil Land (Every River Lit)

Literature & Fiction

Evans, CD

Humor & Satire

Umbilicus is a meditation on sensuality, sex, blood, hunger, and the sweet ache of shame’s hangover. Carrie Schiffler is an actor, writer, and former exotic dancer. Johanna Stickland is a photographer, painter, poet, and former fashion model. Both are smitten by the female form, intrigued by unpolished beauty and drawn to dark pubs and radiant beings equally. Not only do they share similar interests, they also share DNA. Carrie and Johanna are mother and daughter. Umbilicus is their gift to one another and to those who wish the experience.

Umbilicus: Poetry and Visuals of the Sensuous (Every River Poems)

Schiffler, Carrie

Stickland, Johanna

Genre Fiction

Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquatch is about giant bipedal, forest-dwelling, hirsute hominoid entities. For as long as humans have been around the North, the activities of these giants have been observed in many places, but only a few people have taken the time to share their stories of coming in contact with these forest giants. In the North they have been given many regional names; although they are commonly known as Nahganne or Sasquatch. The book presents activities occurring in the North such as sightings, strange vocals, the discovery of large human-like footprints, strange animal reaction, and weird tree events. It also contains bits of history and details about the First Nation Peoples of the North. In the book, Red Grossinger investigates and analyses the many reports that he has received with details about the encounters and occurrences.

Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquach (Spirit of Nature)

Politics & Social Sciences

Grossinger, Red

Social Sciences

From the Back Cover\nWe Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú (Mountain) Dene People and Gwinch’in People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. This 2021 Special Edition recognizes the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty 11, which is greatly controversial due to the emotional and economic fallout for the Dene.\nWe Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú and Gwinch'in Dene People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. This Special Edition of the book recognizes the signing of Treaty 11, which is greatly controversial due to the emotional and economic fallout for the People. The remastered film We Remember (1975) film is included with the book, on DVD and as digital Vimeo links. The book also includes transcripts of oral histories by Elders. and a section of stories by Leanne Goose, Antoine Mountain, Raymond Yakeleya, and George Blondin.

We Remember the Coming of the White Man: Special Edition in Recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Signing of Treaty 11 (Spirit of Nature)

History

Simon, Sarah

Blondin, George

Sarah Simon

Yakeleya, Raymond

Yakeleya, Elizabeth

Goose, Leanne

Americas

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