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Arts - Randy Duncan scores with satire in his second book He Shoots‌ He Skewers 2! 10 Minutes for Crosshatching. The Katimavik caricaturist has been drawing political and sports cartoons off and on since the mid-80s, amassing enough content to ďŹ ll two books, with hopes of a third in the near future. “Hockey is supposed to be fun and what better way of enjoying the game than laughing at it, with it, a bit of both,â€? he said. “Anyone who’s a hockey fan who sees this book is going to enjoy it.â€? Duncan’s work spans the decades, with past greats and current stars all vying for space. “It’s a mix of old and new,â€? said Duncan. “There’s no time period. The perspective is of a caricaturist looking back on the NHL.â€? Duncan got the idea for his ďŹ rst book, He Shoots... He Skewers!, after amassing a large number of sports cartoons. Originally, he was going to include various types
of sports, but narrowed his subject matter down to hockey by the time he decided to self-publish. Summit Studios picked up the ďŹ rst book and Duncan toured the country.
Hockey is supposed to be fun and what better way of enjoying the game than laughing at it, with it, a bit of both RANDY DUNCAN
“The book was done as a tribute to the stars of the NHL past and present as seen through a caricaturist eyes, my eyes. I had it span from the Richard-Howe era to the present, which at the time was 2009,� he said. His second book, in what he hopes becomes a trilogy, includes a number of humorous hockey hijinks, highlighted with captions that explain the satirical situations. “I think I like the humour
overall better in the second book to be honest,â€? said Duncan. “The humour is probably more consistent and I think it might be a little funnier. “Being a follow up, this book picks up where I left off on the last one. I’m trying to once again balance between young stars and past greats, while focusing on the Original Six and Canadian clubs. Crosby, Ovechkin and the Sedins ďŹ gure prominently, as well as a good deal of Senators material.â€? Duncan’s artistic career started in high school when he drew caricatures of his teachers. “I was always doing pictures,â€? he said. “You put them in kind of a goofy scene. “One of the teachers, I had done one of him before, and he said ‘Well, that’s what you should be doing.’â€? Duncan studied ďŹ ne arts and graphics design at Concordia University, where he learned to hone his craft and play a little hockey on the side with the school team. As a backup goaltender for the Concordia Stingers during the 1982-83 season, Duncan used his talent to skewer his
Meet Jade (A148944), a ďŹ ve-year-old female German shepherd-Siberian husky mix who can’t wait to run and play with her new forever family. Jade is one of the lucky dogs at the Ottawa Humane Society who is currently participating IN THE ,%!$ ,EADERSHIP %DUCATION WITH !DOLESCENTS $OGS PROGRAM /N HER DAILY excursions to “school,â€? Jade is learning a whole repertoire of new commands and skills that she can’t wait to bring with her to her new home! Jade loves people and gets along best with kids older than 12.
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teammates with caricatures. He still plays for fun, and can often be found in nets at the Kanata Recreation Complex. Duncan’s work has been published on a freelance basis in a number of newspapers,
including the Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Winnipeg Free Press and the Edmonton Journal. “I’m trying to have fun with it,� he said. “Hockey is a game of fun, it’s entertainment. I’m trying to have fun
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Ottawa caricaturist Randy Duncan releases his second book, ‘He Shoots‌ He Skewers 2! 10 Minutes for Crosshatching’, which features 112 pages of humorous hockey hijinks.
with the players. Even players I like a lot, I’m still making fun of.â€? He’s even met a couple of the players he’s lampooned. The one he remembers best is hockey legend Gordie Howe. “I showed him a picture and it was in the rough stages. He laughed at the idea,â€? said Duncan. “He’s every bit as classy off the ice as on it. It was fun to meet him and have his reaction be like that to a picture.â€? Living in Ottawa, he cheers for the Senators, as well as players he’s a fan of from other teams. “I cheer more for players now. I’m a big Crosby fan,â€? he said. “I like watching the players that are fun to watch. Ovechkin is always fun to watch.â€? He Shoots‌ He Skewers 2! 10 Minutes for Crosshatching is available at a number of local book stores just in time for the holidays, including Chapters in Kanata, South Keys, Rideau, and Pinecrest, Coles at Bayshore Shopping Centre, and Indigo in Barrhaven. For more information, contact Duncan at r.duncan@ rogers.com.
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The holidays are all about family, love and celebration. For many people, pets are family too. We often express our love for each other with gifts – some which are perfect and cherished – and others, well, let’s call them not very well thought out, like that fruitcake or ugly Christmas sweater. Some people choose to buy gifts for their pets, stocking up on treats and toys for the four-