LaSalle Student Magazine
Issue 02
Contents Beauty-Interview 3 Get into Gel Nail Art by Renee An
Culture
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5 What is Vancouver Pride? by Yayoi Shioji
Art 9 Vancouver Artgallery by Hana Lee
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Fashion-Interview
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13 Interview with Ryan Li Fashion Designer 15 Interview with Yucastereo by Leo Luna
Cusine 17 Simple & Sweet
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Travel 19 Famous Places in Alaska by Ganna Baranova
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Editing & Creative Direction
by Daryl Askey
Get into Gel Nail Art Nail Artist Nozomi
Nail art is a creative way to paint, decorate, enhance, and embellish the nails. Fingernails and toenails have been seen by some as important points of beauty. It is a type of artwork! Let’s get into it by nail artist Nozomi.
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Nail Art done by Nozomi & Renee
What type of gel to use for gel nail art? I use soak gel like CND and OPI. They are commonly used in the most of nail salons. They are pretty easy to take off so doesn’t really damage your nails. CND or OPI Gel polish which brand last longer? It depends. If you use all the same brand products as a base & top coat, nursing remover, scrub fresh and everything then it will works better. What is scrub fresh? It is liquid that wipe your nails before painting. It cleans oil and dirt off nails preparing them. It dehydrates and sanitizes the nail, helping the color last longer. Also there is a new version of top coat so I can use it depends on customer’s nail condition. How do you put a big stone or gems? Do you use a special glue? No, I use a soak off clear gel. I apply it after top coat and put on a gem then cure in the lamp after fill more out side of gaps and cure again, at last cover with a top coat. If there are some big gems, do they stay long or the color chips easily? Actually nail art lasts a little bit longer because there are extra coats of clear gel polish for gems that makes your nails little thicker and glow straight so your nails are not easy to break or crack so not easy to get room to chip colors. But you should take good care of them. How to take good care of them? I would suggest to wear gloves haha I mean when you wash dishes and I use solar oil which is like cuticle oil. It definitely helps to maintain your skin and the oil penetrates into the nail skin to take care of your nails. If your nails or skin are dry, the color chips more fast. How long does the color last? 14 days guarantee but it really depends on what you do with your hands. For me, doesn’t last long because I use chemicals a lot at work. Same as if clients use their hands a lot, It may not stay long. How do you get ideas for nail art design? Clients usually bring the images? Clients bring the image what they want at the beginning but after a couple of visits, I figure out what kind of design they want and what makes it work for them. I design kind of what they are willing and what they are looking for. 2017 01 ISSUE _ M A C R O _ 4
What is Vancouver Pride?
The Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival is an annual LGBTQ+
Pride event, held each year in Vancouver, British Columbia to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transcendent people and their allies. It is the largest parade of any kind in Western Canada. 5 _ M A C R O _ ISSUE 01 2017
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Vancouver’s earliest Pride celebrations began when the Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE) organized a picnic and art exhibit in Ceperley Park. The August 1973 edition of Gate’s newspaper, Gay Tide, features coverage of “Gay Pride Week ‘73.”, And was followed shortly thereafter by the first Pride parade in 1978. In 2011 some activists claimed that the actual Pride parade did not start until 1981. The parade, which covered only one side of the street while the other remained open to traffic, ran from Nelson Park to Alexandra Park via Thurlow, Pacific and Beach. One of the notable founders of the Pride Parade, Barb Snelgrove was inducted into the Vancouver Queer Hall of Fame in 2013. The three-year theme for the 2009–2011 Pride Parade & Festival was Educate, Liberate, Celebrate. The Pride Parade & Festival is run by the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS), a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organization. The mission of the VPS is to “bring together members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, their friends, allies and supporters in celebration of the unique spirit and culture of the LGBT community by producing free quality, inclusive events such as the Pride Parade & Pride Week Festival Events.” The VPS is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors and a handful of paid staff, who
handle the finances, logistics and operations of the organization and events. In addition, many hundreds of volunteers are involved in running the events. The events are funded through annual donations, corporate sponsorships, the City of Vancouver, parade entry fees, festival vendor fees, and donations collected during events. The annual Pride parade is the largest parade in Western Canada, and one of the largest in North America. Starting at 12 noon on the day of the Pride Festival, at Robson Street and Thurlow Street, the parade heads west down Robson to Denman Street, follows Denman to Pacific and Beach Avenues and finishes at the Sunset Beach Festival site. The parade has a contingent of approximately 150 entries, including cars, floats and marching units. Among the regulars are the Vancouver Police and Fire Departments, Dykes on Bikes, PFLAG, Little Sister’s Bookstore, and many of the bars and clubs from the Davie Village. A regular feature of each parade is an institution of parade marshals. Often it is a person representing a country where similar events are banned and gay people are still persecuted. The grand marshal in 2010 was Nikolai Alekseev from Moscow, Russia. In 2013, the Pride Parade was granted official civic status by the City of Vancouver. 2017 01 ISSUE _ M A C R O _ 8
Current Exhibitions
Susan Point: Spindle Whorl February 18 to May 28, 2017
Vancouver Art gallery
Founded in 1931, the Vancouver Art Gallery is recognized as one of North America’s most respected and innovative visual arts institutions. The Gallery’s innovative ground-breaking exhibitions, extensive public programs and emphasis on advancing scholarship all focus on the historical and contemporary art of British Columbia and international centres, with special attention to the accomplishments of First Nations artists and the art of the Asia Pacific region—through the Institute of Asian Art founded in 2014. The Gallery’s programs also explore the impacts of images in the larger sphere of visual culture, design and architecture.
Who is Susan point ? SUSAN A. POINT O.C., DFA., RCA., D.Litt. (1952–) is a descendant of the Musqueam people; she is the daughter of Edna Grant and Anthony Point. Susan inherited the values of her culture and traditions of her people by her mother Edna– who learned by her mother, Mary Charlie-Grant Susan’s distinct style has stimulated a movement in Coast Salish art. She draws inspiration from the stories of her ancestors and commences the use of non-traditional materials and techniques, therefore inspiring a whole new generation of artists. Susan is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and 9 _ M A C R O _ ISSUE 01 2017
has been presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canada. She has been recognized with: an Inspire Achievement Award, a YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, a B.C. Creative Achievement Award, appointed lifetime member to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, was selected to the International Women’s Forum, was listed one of B.C’s 100 most influential women, and was one of Vancouver’s 2012 Remarkable Women. Susan has Honorary Doctorates from: the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, University of B.C. and Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Coast Salish Design Coast Salish design is comprised of an outline form that defines the conceptual space and boundaries of the overall design, and connects all other elements. The outline form reflects a central belief in the interconnectedness of all things, and that humans, the natural world and the universe form a whole entity. The circle is also a prominent design element in Coast Salish art because it represents unity and centrality. The circular form is seen throughout Nature, for instance, in the sun, moon and sky. The seasons of nature and of human life are cyclical. The philosophy of the circle is one of closure, completion and empowerment. Within this philosophy everything is related and linked, like the ripple effect. Personal actions influence others and what is done to the earth will be done to us. In the philosophy of the circle it is important to consider how your actions affect yourself, your people and generations yet to come. The crescent is understood as phases, such as phases of life or phases of the moon. It can be characterized as a marking of the passage of time in seasons rather than weeks, months or years. The evening hours are considered the most productive time to teach and counsel, and the night time fire serves as a tool for visualization as the flames display myriad forms of the modified crescent. The shapes of the flames are mimicked in the repeated crescent shapes of Coast Salish art and serve as an aid to focus the mind’s eye on the information being visually conveyed. The trigon reflects light. This design element has four points three surface points and a fourth inner point. This quadripartite aspect was central to Coast
Salish teaching because four is ritual number: There are four major directions and there are four aspects of human nature- the physical, the mental, the emotional and the spiritual. These aspects of Coast Salish design enable the artist to create a map or guide to a spiritual domain that defies the earthly laws of physics, particularly concepts of time and space. When executed properly, the object or artwork becomes a vortex that can usher on into the supernatural realm, or open a pathway for spiritual entities to enter the corporeal realm.
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Art
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1. Birth of a star, 2016 carved cedar, acrylic Courtesy of the artist
2. Tapestry, 2016
yellow cedar, acrylic Courtesy of Spirit Wrestler Gallery
3. People of the five Oceans, 2016 red cedar, acrylic Courtesy of the Artist
4. Body ferns(Hummingbirds), 2016 red cedar, acrylic Coastal peoples Fine Arts Gallery
5. Twilight, 2016
yellow cedar, acrylic Courtesy of the Artist
6. Spirits of mother earth , 2016
yellow cedar, hand blown glass, acrylic Courtesy of Steninbrueck Native Gallery
7. Old world, 2016
red cedar, acrylic Courtesy of the Artist
8. Up stream Quest, 2016
red cedar, , acrylic Coastal Peoples Fine Art Gallery
9. Beneath the Salish Sea (Sea Urchins&Crabs), 2016 red and yellow cedar, acrylic Courtesy of the Artist
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INTERVIEW WITH Ryan Li Fashion Designer
Good evening Ryan, what is the name of the program that you are enrolled in at LaSalle ? The name of the program is Fashion Design How long is the Fashion Design Program? The Fashion Design program is five terms, approximately a year and a half. What certifications do you get at the end of the Fashion Design Program? At the end of the program you get a Fashion Design Diploma What is the name of this particular collection? The name of this collection is “Devine Feminine” What inspired you to pick the colour pallet on the “Divine Feminine” collection? I have always liked the rich colours of purples, burgundies... What was your vision for “Divine Feminine”? I wanted to bring out the elegance and accents of the female body on the dress How do you get inspired”? I was inspired by the eighteen century dresses What is your creative process? I drape the fabric on the mannequin and try to figure out the shape and the silhouette on the affiliated model... Thank you for the interview Ryan....... My Pleasure!
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DEVINE FEMININE by Ryan Li
Fashion Designer
Divine Feminine Dress, by Ryan Li Model, Aurelia Natasha Photography, Leo Luna
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INTERVIEW WITH YUCASTEREO When was “Yucastereo” founded and launched on the air? Well, Yucastereo is celebrating its fourteen birthday, since I started working in the program; but the program itself has been running long before that, in the FM frequency... Who are the founding members of “Yucastereo”? “Yucastereo” was founded by a lady named Via from Brazil and Carlos from Colombia, they used to play music in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in the show, and it was madness; but at the same time the show was delightful. Unfortunately Via and Carlos had to go back to their Countries of Origin. How do you got involved in “Yucastereo” David? I was starting a radio program in FM, when Via and Carlos heard the music that I played at the radio show and so,they liked it and invited me to be a part of “Yucastereo” then How do you came up with the name “Yucastereo”? Via and Carlos named the program “Yucastereo” because “Yuca” is a root from Latin America, very tasty by the way, and “stereo” because is free and for everyone at the same time “stereo” frequency sourrand’s you and capture you, like a big hug , that is why “Yucastereo” 15 _ M A C R O _ ISSUE 01 2017
What is the mission objective of, “Yucastereo”? The objective of “Yucastereo”, is to promote Latin American music, to let the world know that there is more than Salsa, Cumbia, and Chachacha in our culture How do you achieve your goal? We reach our goals by playing Ska, Reggae, Rock Steady and some Indy to promote new bands that are just starting out Where and when can we listen to “Yucastereo”? You can listen to Yucastereo on line at www. cjsf.ca, every Sunday at 6:00 pm. Pacific time, 8:00 pm. Mexico, City. 90.1 FM, cjsf on Vancouver BC. or any day any time, simply google “Yucastereo” and listen to our pod-cast. Thank you for you time David! Thank you., for the interview …
DAVID DELGADO
In this issue, David tells us about the essence of Yucastereo on 90.1 FM cjsf.ca
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Simple & Sweet When it comes to velvet cake, why does red get all the glory? These buttermilk cakes are just as good — and maybe even a little more exciting — when made with other colors. Because that’s all that velvet cakes are (in case you’re one of the many thousands who isn’t quite sure), just buttermilk, a touch of cocoa powder and food coloring. And red has had its moment, it’s time to give other colors a chance.
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Purple velvet cake
Ingredients
For the Purple Velvet Cake: • 1 (4-ounce/115 g) package purple yam powder (about ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons; see Note) • ¼ cup (60 ml) canola oil or other vegetable oil • 2 ¼ cups (285 g) cake flour • ¾ cup (90 g) all-purpose flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 ounces (1 stick/115 g) unsalted butter, soft • ened, plus more for the pans • ¼ cup (50 g) vegetable shortening, at room temperature • 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract • Blue and red food dyes or gels • 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 325˚F (165˚C). Butter three 8-inch (20-cm) cake pans, line them with parchment paper, and butter the parchment. Dust with flour and knock out the excess.
the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Turn the mixer to low. Add the flour mixture in three equal parts, alternating with the purple yam mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl 2. In a small saucepan over very low heat, with a rubber spatula and then mix on low stir together 2 cups (480 ml) of water with speed for a few more seconds. the purple yam powder and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is rehydrat- 4. Mix equal drops of red and blue food ed, between 5 and 20 minute depending dyes in a small bowl to make purple, then on the heat. Once the mixture looks and scrape it into the cake batter and mix until feels like mashed potatoes (or mashed a pale purple color is achieved. yams) remove it from the heat and whisk in the canola oil. 5. Divide the batter equally among all three pans. Use your spatula to spread 3. In a large bowl, sift both flours, the the batter venly. Bake the cakes, rotating baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set the pans halfway through baking, until aside. a toothpick inserted in the center of the In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted cakes comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and shortening on medium speed until cream, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat on medium speed until 2017 01 ISSUE _ M A C R O _ 18
See Alaska with your own eyes...
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he largest state (in area) of the United States, Alaska was admitted to the union as the 49th state in 1959, and lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent. Acquired by the United States in 1867, the territory was dubbed “Seward’s Folly” after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who arranged to purchase the land from Russia. Critics of the purchase believed that the land had nothing to offer, but the discovery of gold in the 1890s created a stampede of prospectors and settlers. Alaska is bounded by the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north; Canada’s Yukon Territory and British Columbia province to the east; the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south; the Bering Strait and the Bering Sea to the west; and the Chukchi Sea to the northwest. The capital is Juneau. The most powerful volcanic explo19 _ M A C R O _ ISSUE 01 2017
sion of the 20th century occurred in 1912 when Novarupta Volcano erupted, creating the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai National Park. INTERESTING FACTS • Russia controlled most of the area that is now Alaska from the late 1700s until 1867, when it was purchased by U.S. Secretary of State William Seward for $7.2 million, or about two cents an acre. • During World War II, the Japanese occupied two Alaskan islands, Attu and Kiska, for 15 months. • Alaska contains 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States. At 20,320 feet, Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in North America. • The temperature dropped to a record -80 degrees Fahrenheit at Prospect Creek Camp in 1971.
Famous Places in Alaska
1. Denali National Park and Preserve According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, the 6-million-acre Denali National Park and Preserve draws approximately 432,000 visitors every year. Many os these visitors go to see Mount McKinley-which at 20,320 -feet tall, is the highest peak in North America and the park’s diverse fauna, which includes 37 species of mammals and 130 bird species. 2. Glacier Bay National Park One of the top cruise destinations in Alaska is Glacier Bay National Park, which was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The park, known for its 11 glaciers, attracts 300,000 visitors annually. It is one of the top places in the state for whale watching. 3. Klondike Gold Rush National Park According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, 850,000 people visit the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park every year, making it the most popular park in the state. Klondike is home to the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail, the primary route used to reach the Canadian site of the 1897-98 gold rush. As of 2011, the trail is Alaska’s most frequented backpacking route. 4. Kenai Fjords National Park The 601,839-acre Kenai Fjords National Park encompasses the Harding Icefield, one of the four remaining icefields in the country. The icefield is one of three main areas open to visitors. The others are the Exit Glacier, which attracts over 100,000 visitors every summer, and the coastline, which is dotted with tidewater glaciers and is home to several species of marine mammals. 5. Anchorage Six mountain ranges are visible from Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, located close to the geographic center of the state. As expected of a large metropolis, Anchorage offers fine dining, cultural attractions and luxury accommodations. 2017 01 ISSUE _ M A C R O _ 20
When’s the Best Season to Visit Alaska? Put it all together, and we peg June 15 - July 15 as the best time to visit Alaska. But not everyone can visit during that month window, and that’s no problem. Alaska weather is not predictable. You can come in August and bask in sunshine or in June and face “horizontal rain” (driving rain plus strong winds). Alaskans have learned not to let weather interfere with their plans—or mood. The trick is to know how to dress and what to wear in Alaska. Plus, we remind ourselves: if the weather were better, it wouldn’t stay Alaska for long; it would start to look more like Los Angeles.