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Canada’s Most Influential Women in Social Media
Dear readers! I have been nominated as one of Canada’s Most Influential Women in Social Media, isn’t that fantastic? What an honor, just to be nominated!
You can view the profiles of the 31 nominated women, and then register your vote here!
You must have noticed that this last year have brought a lot of changes in here, meaning, i have tried to leave out everything that could associate me with the words ‘Marketing consultant’ , ‘Geek’, or ‘Podcaster’. This was a wish from me to get out of all etiquette i have been given over the last years - etiquettes which i felt always kept me in a blur, not letting people understand what i am really interested in and who i really am.
My passions are already known by most of you - my deepest wish by using technologies has always been to help people communicate and share together, to help them grow personally and creatively wise. I’ve always believed that helping people communicate with each other online is more important than trying to sell them something.
I did and still believe in authenticity, spontaneity and the personal sharing of our thoughts and stories online to make our world and ourselves better people, and this is where technology can be helpful from my point of view and interests. Never have i been interested in marketing any products online, unless i deeply believed in the product fitting into my values of bringing humanity to its best.
All that to say, i am deeply happy to be nominated as one of Canada’s Most Influential Women in Social Media, even after taking a step back and keeping myself a little on the side track of the fast lane, this to keep closer to the person i really am, online and offline.
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More infos on my projects:
Meïdia Studio: Opened in 2003, Meïdia specialize in creating innovative concepts using new web technologies for clients like the: Le Cirque du Soleil, Ubisoft, Radio Canada, Musique Plus, Culture Québec, Tellabs, Article Studio, P45, Maison d’édition de La courte échelle, Astral Média Interactif, Passeport Santé.
Creacamp: Creacamp is an event where womens meet to present their work and DIY projects, this with the goal to promote the talent, ideas and experiences of each, and to lay ground for sharing about our process. The event is made of short presentations made by womens only, but its open to anyone to assist.
6×6 Collaborative collages: using the power of an international online community since 2006, 6×6 brings people together to exchange material and create 6×6 inch collages using each other’s material. The results are for everyone rich in colors, textures, process and experiences!
Dernière chance! Last chance!
Dernière chance de commander mes pièces pour qu’elles vous soient livrées à temps pour noël! Pensez cadeaux abordables et originaux pour vos amis et familles! N’oubliez pas qu’en achetant, vous encouragerez une artiste d’ici!
Pour commander : Le bon de commande se trouve ici. Vous pouvez commander via Paypal, ou m’envoyer votre commande par courriel (m’envoyer le détail de votre commande en fonction des informations listées sur le bon de commande : nom de l’item, quantité, et prix total de votre commande, à m-c arobas mcturgeon.com).
Les frais d’envois sont inclus dans les prix!!
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Last chance to buy some of my goodies for xmas, last shipping will go out on wednesday - think great, low cost, valuable artsy gifts!
By buying them you’ll be encouraging an artist to pursue her art (yes, that’s me!! 
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How to order: The order form is here. You can proceed via Paypal, or send me an email order (write me what you wish to order, according to the list and prices, at m-c -AT- mcturgeon.com).
Shipping costs are included in all prices!
Familiar grounds
Sitting at Cafe Gerbeau in Budapest. A short stop while i am trying to let my intuition guide me through the streets of this city i am into, with a small travel guide as my only ally.
I feel small and alone, but so far, i had only 20 minutes of homesickness, as planned. I am now learning to cope and accept this known but so often avoided feeling. I am also learning to be aware of the people placed on my path by the universe, and furthermore, learning to open myself to them, instead of shutting myself off as i always used to do.
I feel sorry that i did not acknowledge the traveling girl trying to help me at my arrival as i was waiting for my flat’s keys - she looked willing to help, and friendly, but i was so stressed out, i did not realize that the universe was sending me someone to give me a hand in my loneliness.
Same with the men renting me the flat, who’s also all there to help. I see this with eyes wide open - i am not at all alone, just on unfamiliar grounds, and that is what my travels are about: discovering myself in unfamiliar situations. I’ve been so used to close myself off from people, discarding them if they did not look familiar as friends or family.
I am here to explore the unfamiliar until i feel comfortable and secure in it’s harms. I am here to learn to open myself to people, to accept the inter-dependance between all of us, and stop aiming for self sufficiency at all time - this i tried for 34 years, and it ended up being a little boring, and overwhelming.
I must learn to let people be there for me, and myself be there for them.
Entry from Dec. 2th 2008, taken from my traveling journal.
6×6 goodness
collage from a participant to the 6×6 flickr group
full dedans
*titre emprunté à Meb
This day
Bonheur
Door window from our Budapest flat.
Six petites choses sans importance qui me rendent heureuse… en ce jeudi matin, de retour à Montréal, dans la neige jusqu’aux genoux :
. la première tasse de café de la journée, un rituel.
. la beauté d’une nature givrée.
. la compagnie de mes 2 chats.
. le temps des fêtes qui prend lentement place et colore mes rues.
. la découverte d’auteures allumées qui m’inspirent et m’enchantent.
. la vision d’un infini de possibilités devant moi…
via Guylaine.
Hello from Budapest
After spending some days in Salzburg, eating pastries and visiting a traditional hut-stop high in the mountains from which sliding down was like an adrenaline kick, i headed to Budapest where i have spent my first day walking around traditionnal coffee houses and enjoying myself.
The city remembers me of Paris, exept that there is no Marais. It remembers me of Berlin, except that there is nowhere a sign of the city inhabitant’s identity crisis.
I wish Budapest would have some of the artsy area which i most like about european cities, streets to wander around and look at artists work - jewelery, fashion, kiosks… Maybe i did not walked enough yet, but right now i miss the clash caused by the contrast of the old and the new, the visible mark left in between generations. This i have not seen yet, neither in people’s style and in the architecture. But again, there are still 3 days to this trip. Right now, i am enjoying myself in views which look like they could be taken out from Maira Kalman’s journal.
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Current loved ones:
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, by Twyla Tharp
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**I’m in this book!** 1,000 Artist Journal Pages, by Dawn DeVries Sokol
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Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lamott
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, by Anne Lamott
Recently loved:
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The Nature of Personal Reality: Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enr, by Jane Roberts
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Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field, by Barbara Brennan
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And to Name but Just a Few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, by Laurie Rosenwald
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
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New York Notebook, by Laurie Rosenwald
Soon:
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Hello!
I am m-c, an artist, communicator and life explorer. I love to inspire people through my art and writing. I run meïdia, a creative studio, and Creacamp, a bi-annual event for those living the creative life. Get in touch if you'd like to hire me.
Bonjour! Je suis m-c, artiste, communicatrice et exploratrice. Ma mission est d'inspirer les gens, et ce, à travers mon art et mes livres. Je suis à la tête du studio de création meïdia, et de Creacamp, une rencontre bi-annuelle pour créatrices engagées. Pour entrer en contact cliquez ici.
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