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| Second year student Jaime Babcock Photo by Cheyann Howard |
Imagine Imagery
As part of our Program, in the Portfolio Development class, second-year students are required to hold a public gallery showing of their work. Most of the events are happening in the next week. The first of the shows produced by Jamie Babcock was held March 6th. It was such a success that Jamie is holding another show.
Please check the scheduled events below and come see some of the amazing work created by our Lambton College Students.
By Jamie Babcock
This month’s First
Friday, March 6th, 2015, I experienced one of the greatest rewards
of being a photographer and designer in Sarnia, Ontario. The artistic scene in downtown Sarnia has
grown a lot over the past few years, since First Friday was first introduced. I have learned to appreciate it and decided
to use it to my advantage this month.
I started planning
in December, 2014. During February’s
First Friday event, I went around downtown with a few close friends and made a
night out of finding a venue to host my very first exhibition. I went around to each place I could see
fitting well with the images I wanted to showcase and I collected cards of
venue owners who were interested in viewing my work. Over the next week, I was lucky enough to get
the venue located on Front St. in downtown Sarnia, On, Memorable Moments.  |
| Jamie's gallery show at Memorable Moments, Sarnia. |
Then I was on the
hunt for music. I knew I didn’t want a
D.J. (though the venue was large enough to accommodate one). I wanted to go with a unique sound that was
light and pleasing to all types of guests.
I came across a band called Catacomb Castaway. I absolutely fell in love with their original
songs and heard they did covers of popular music that I am a fan of, like
‘Skinny Love’ by Bon Iver, and Kings of Leon.
I adored their sound and got in touch with them right away. We exchanged working together for the
advertisement, word of mouth, and enjoyment of the guests on First Friday. It has since become a great friendship and I
will be working with them on a music video by the end of this term.
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| Catacomb Castaway, plays at gallery show. |
I had the venue,
the band, and my final prints all coming together finally. I decided to book a caterer and have some
finger foods available for my guests.
Once I finished ordering frames and getting the food together, I started
advertising. I continued to bombard
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and anyone I saw over the next few weeks about
the upcoming First Friday show. I was
worried about filling the large venue.
About a week
before my show, I got a call saying that there had been an issue with the venue
and that I would have to downsize and switch to the smaller venue, Raw Symmetry
next door. At first this was something
that seemed like bad news, but turned out to be good luck. Well, it ended up turning out amazingly well. What worked so great was that the space was
smaller but accommodated all of my guests and because we weren’t downstairs,
people from outside just walking by could see my work and were interested in
taking a further look. It ended up
bringing in more people to the event.
It was a lot of
work, but then I got to enjoy the night. It was mine. I am proud to
say that I sold 2 of my prints including the frames, and that I sold a few
other prints as is. The night was AMAZING! One of the greatest
things I have ever experienced. Something I put together and accomplished
all on my own. I now have new friends,
Catacomb Castaway. Not only did I love
the music that they put together but I appreciated how polite and respectful they
were. Everyone loved them. Imagine
Imagery was catered by Paresh Thakkar, who not only prepared more than I had
paid for, but came to the show after another event he had catered just to see
the exhibition.
I felt amazed the
entire night. The compliments, the questions, the enthusiasm of others, and
all for my very own accomplishments. It
was truly rewarding. I can't wait to
showcase again soon! This is only the beginning of JnPhotography &
Designs in Sarnia, Ontario.
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| Jamie's gallery show at Memorable Moments, Sarnia, March 6th, 2015 |
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| "Unmask me" Image compilation by Jamie Babcock |
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| "Fever Jam" by Jamie Babcock= |
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| "Built Up" by Jamie Babcock |
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| "Lone Fae" by Jamie Babcock |
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| "Momentary Loss" by Jamie Babcock |
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| "Out of the Shadows" by Jamie Babcock |
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| "The Sky is the Limit" by Jamie Babcock |
Student Gallery Show schedule:
Student Show Date of Opening / Location / Time
-Bisi Alawode - What Matters Today -April 22nd, Stokes's Bay Grill & Bar Sarnia
-Bisi Alawode - What Matters Today -April 22nd, Stokes's Bay Grill & Bar Sarnia
485 Harbour Rd. 6:00-9:00
-Jamie Babcock - Insight -May 1st-July 1st, Cheeky Monkey, Sarnia
-Paige
Bertholds –Art of Dance -April
16th, 111 Chatham St. N. Blenheim Debbie McGonighle’s School of
Dance 6:00-9:00
-Elizabeth
Bosma –Pelee Parking Lot -April
10th, Lawrence House 127 Christina St. Sarnia. 6:00-9:00
-Jessica
Dillon -Depleted -April
13th, Bayside Brewery, 970 Ross Lane, Erieau 6:00-10:00
-Amber
Doxtator –Creative Expression -April
10th, Blue Dog Coffee Roasters, 199 Brant Ave, Brantford 7:00-9:00
-Melissa
Elliott – Rustic of the Ying and Yang -April 11th, Strathroy United
Church, 131 Front St. W. Strathroy
-Cheyann
Howard –Children Portrait Gallery -April
17th, Lambton Heritage Museum, 10035 Museum Road, Grand Bend,
5:00-8:30
-Lorraine
Kraayenbrink - Solace -April
10th, Lawrence House 127 Christina St. Sarnia. 6:00-9:00 P.M.
-Natali
Bravo – -April
10th, DNA Studio, 141 Christina Street N. Sarnia, 6:00-11:00
-Raeven
Ramirez -April
10th, DNA Studio, 141 Christina Street N. Sarnia, 6:00-11:00
…more to come, please check back!!
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