and able to improvise. because, of course, if you live in the woods and there aren t any shops, you have to be. and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects. which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, this is rural quebec. because your father was an entomologist. he was studying. oh, yes. he was a forest entomologist. and his research station spring, summer and fall, was up in the woods north, north, north, north, north of ottawa, up the ottawa river. and this would be in a house that he built himself because he was of a rural background and knew how to do all of that. and, um.therefore, he had a lot of edged tools, which we used to play with as children. edged tools? yeah. sharp edged tools?
because, of course, if you live in the woods and there aren t any shops, you have to be. and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects. which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, this is rural quebec. because your father was an entomologist. he was studying. oh, yes. he was a forest entomologist. and his research station spring, summer and fall, was up in the woods north, north, north, north, north of ottawa, up the ottawa river. and this would be in a house that he built himself because he was of a rural background and knew how to do all of that. and, um.therefore, he had a lot of edged tools, which we used to play with as children. edged tools? yeah. sharp edged tools? yes.
innovative and able to improvise. because, of course, if you live in the woods and there aren t any shops, you have to be. and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects. which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, this is rural quebec. because your father was an entomologist. he was studying. oh, yes. he was a forest entomologist. and his research station spring, summer and fall, was up in the woods north, north, north, north, north of ottawa, up the ottawa river. and this would be in a house that he built himself because he was of a rural background and knew how to do all of that. and, therefore, he had a lot of edged tools, which we used to play with as children. edged tools? yeah. sharp edged tools? yes.
significant influences and experiences that have shaped their own creativity. and your first choice is your parents. yes. tell me about your parents. well, first of all, they, um.were very innovative and able to improvise. because, of course, if you live in the woods and there aren t any shops, you have to be. and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects. which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, this is rural quebec. because your father was an entomologist. he was studying. oh, yes. he was a forest entomologist. and his research station spring, summer and fall, was up in the woods north, north, north, north, north of ottawa, up the ottawa river.
very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean projects. which always begin as messes. just to set the scene, this is rural quebec. because your father was an entomologist. he was studying. oh, yes. he was a forest entomologist. and his research station spring, summer and fall, was up in the woods north, north, north, north, north of ottawa, up the ottawa river. and this would be in a house that he built himself because he was of a rural background and knew how to do all of that. and, um.therefore, he had a lot of edged tools, which we used to play with as children. edged tools? yeah. sharp edged tools? yes. you know, and other things, like hammers. things you could do yourself a serious injury with if you weren t careful with them. and your mother was a scientist, as well? she was a dietician. so this would have been