While William was writing today, I got to work on a workbench for the book binding machine. It needs a sturdy table top and needs to be 30 inches deep for the paper cutter. Mostly 2x4 construction. Will need to buy some ply for the top later.
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Akimbo hit list
Yesterday I got a message from one of the editors from Akimbo, asking me to ask William to respond and contribute to their online "Hit List". He worked on it all night (or at least until 3:30am) and got it in. All publicity, no matter how weird, is good publicity.
Link: https://akimbo.ca/akimblog/william-bessai-saul-artist-regina/
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Reception for William "Landscaping" show
Got a pretty good crowd for the reception for this group show. I don't know the people count, but at almost any time from 6:30 to 8:00, there would be at least 30 people in the room but there was a regular coming and going. I'm say there was 60-75 people who came by, which is very good considering it is a summer evening at the university.
Monday, June 16, 2025
Access volunteering
William has been doing some volunteering at Access. This is the first time he has his name in the credits (it is for Talk of the Town shot on June 9).
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Regina Beach
Drove out to the gallery with Noelle and Esperanza to see the show before it comes down next week. Had a nice time. Weather is great. Went to the Bluebird for fish and chips then walked the beach for a few minutes.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Dance film discussion
Attended a New Dance Horizons event. Got the time wrong and arrived a bit late, but saw most of a film about a Winnipeg choreographer followed by a discussion. I asked the panel, as dancers and filmmakers, about the inevitable break in authenticity when a live performance is translated to film. Primarily they talked about how authenticity is preserved.
Friday, June 13, 2025
William Convocation
Today William crossed the stage and received his BFA in visual arts. I was up on stage too, donning the robe for the first time in this role. I was able to shake his hand and give me a hug as he passed (the process of "hooding" seems to have fallen by the wayside). He got an additional handshake and hug from University President Jeff Keshen. We'd been stressed out for the past few weeks because William forgot to book his robes and the company that supplies them would not budge on the policy that the only recourse was to arrive early enough to get one of the spares that they'll bring. This left too much to chance, but phone calls and emails to various people garnered no better result. The convocation ceremonies took three days and William was on the third day (today). Two days ago, as we headed to campus for William to be sitting in on his show at the Fifth Parallel, I dawned on me that the robe lending company were there on campus. William went to see them and rented his robe two days early, removing all our stress over the issue. Anyway, ceremony went smoothly. Had lunch with my mom then visited Fred. Back to the grind of applications this evening.
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