We return to our conversation with Nicky and Andy about their collaboration on the Junksophere and the works of bricolage that accompanied the exhibition centered around it. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S2E1 The Junkosphere: Part One

We begin our second season with a two part episode on the “Junkosphere” which explores bricolage as practiced  by Nicola Hawkins and her “all purpose collaborator Andy Perlis”. The Junkosphere refers to a planet Nicola imagined, created and displayed with other mixed media works at the art gallery in The Rooms in St. John’s. These two bricoleurs combined their skills to create a topical, politically  astute and visually stunning  exhibition about the state of our planet. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S1E8: Clarence Haeusler’s Amazing Bicycles

Clarence Haeusler, a brilliant bricoleur from Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, created one of a kind ‘wheels within wheels’ bicycles using discarded parts . He also constructed bicycles designed to ride on inactive railroad lines. We interview our friend Maury Wrubleski knew Clarence and his artful work very well. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S1E7: Dinner at Pygmalion’s: Part two

The continued exploration of the development from the addition of body parts onto broken chairs into a multi-dimensional installation. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S1E6: Dinner At Pygmalion’s:  Part One

 This multifaceted installation began as a desire to repair damaged chairs by adding anatomically correct body parts to the missing or broken parts, ie,. a leg for a leg, arm for an arm, etc. From there it grew into something entirely different. Tune in and find out how. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S1E5: The Red Car: Part Two

In this episode we complete our exploration of the stolen novel. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.

S1E4: The Red Car: Part One

In this  two part episode we examine the bricolage involved in the construction of a novel-in-progress stolen from Jack by sleeveens working the trains in the Netherlands. Accompanying photos and info at thebricoleursnotebook.com. 

 (In case you’re curious: in The Dictionary of Newfoundland English a sleeveen is a sly deceitful man; a mean fellow; a rascal.)

S1E3. Angus’s Rocking Chair

 Here we take a look at the work of Angus MacLeod, a bricoleur/fire-tower watcher who, with his wife Annie, lived and worked in La Vérendrye Wildlife Preserve in northern Quebec. Please visit https://www.thebricoleursnotebook.com/ to see accompanying visuals and links.