It’s almost April already, time is flyin.  This summer marks Alter Ego’s third anniversary and we’re celebrating with some fresh new graphic T’s, locally made custom hoodies and a few other things that your just gonna have to come back to check out.  We’ll be on and off at the Government Street Market, but you can also start harassing local stores to start carrying our swag, let the revolution begin.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2011.  We kick off the new year with an incredible story out of Seattle Washington, where a group of concerned citizens/vigilante crimefighters are keeping the streets clean.  The vigilante syndicate calls themselves the Rain City Superheroes and is comprised of the characters Thorn, Buster Doe, Green Reaper, Gemini, No Name, Catastrophe, Thunder 88, Penelope, Red Dragon, and the leader Phoenix Jones.  Armed with mace, taser batons, bullet proof vests and sweet costumes these ordinary citizens patrol the streets of Seattle and thwart would be thefts, chase drug dealers away, and give food to the homeless.  Phoenix Jones has claimed to have been shot and stabbed in the line of duty, make no mistake this ain’t no joke.  In an interview Phoenix Jones sums up why they do what they do saying, “Every night before I go on patrol I tell them (his kids) this is the only thing daddy can think of to make the world better for you guys”.

The article: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/real-life-superhero-stops-car-robbery-seattle-20110107-111314-082.html

The World Super Hero Registry lists many canadian crime-fighters including Vancouver BC’s caped crusader “Thanatos”

Thanatos

Here is a quote from Thanatos’ bio page

My name is Thanatos, I am also called the dark avenger. I am fighting a war for good against evil. I cannot win this war. I do not want to win the war, only all my battles. Beware that while slaying the monster you don’t become the very monster you set out to slay. But sometimes you have to send out your own evil to fight evil. I am the reason to fear the night“

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We thought, how could we capture Island life as we know it…..

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Last night I went to a musical, not usually the kind of thing I do but this one intrigued me.  Love Kills, is a startling and powerful storytelling of the true story that inspired Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers.

Coined as a “rock” musical, with the talented cast of four being backed up by the live rock band, Party on High Street, Love Kills is not your typical play.  The balance of live theatres raw energy and the funkified, creative sound of Party on High Street makes Love Kills a mesmerizing production.

The lead actors Brendan Bailey and Marina Lagace play the teenage serial killing couple Charlie Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate.  The onstage presence of these two actors is remarkable, I was captivated from start to finish and felt like I was back in the 50’s experiencing this twisted story of love unfold firsthand.

Guys grab your girls and check out Love Kills. You won’t be disappointed.

Dates: October 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 30 @ 8 PM

Saturday Matinees: October 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 2pm

Ticket Prices: $10 for Students – $14 for Adults

Venue: Theatre Inconnu (the Little Fernwood Hall across from the Belfry Theatre) 1923 Fernwood Road.

Director: Clayton Jevne

Black on Black

White on Blue

Purple on Black

Alter Ego Fitteds by New Era.  Limited to 90 pieces – 30 of each color way. $40 each

Mainland Distributor – Drew La Carte (604) 999 0415

Victoria – Anthony La Carte (778) 846 8669

Thanks to everyone who helped out with the first Alter Ego Apparel photo shoot yesterday.  It’s been long overdue. Product shot and our fall look book will be coming out soon.  Above we have some behind the scenes photos, it was a great day and it all flowed pretty smoothly.  Esrah Boulton a recent Vic High graduate was behind the lens for us all afternoon shooting our models around Vic West and the downtown industrial area.

self portrait

AE – Doing a design for us here at Alter Ego do you yourself have an Alter Ego or side of you that a lot of people don’t see?

CW – Certainly. Ordinarily I’m a very solitary person. In social interactions, there’s definitely a lot of myself that I choose to “filter out.”

AE – Is that alter ego represented through your work or do you think that your work?

CW – I definitely feel my alter ego is represented in my artwork. I find the creative process to be a more successful, comfortable way to communicate my alter ego to the public.

AE – Your out in Concordia finishing your fine arts degree, tell us about what prompted you to make the move back east?

CW – Most of all it was a change of pace and scenery which attracted me. I thought a fresh atmosphere would be conducive to the evolution of my work.

AE – Can you see a change in the themes and influence in your work since you’ve moved to Montreal?

CW – While the themes themselves have remained fairly similar, my own translation of those themes and their influences have certainly changed. I feel that experiencing a new city (where ever it may be) lends the creative mind to a wider spectrum of influence and ideas.

AE – Poutine or Montreal Smoked meat?

CW -Both. At the same time!

AE – What other projects are you working on now, and what kind of stuff would you like to be working on it the future

CW – Most immediately is a painting series entitled, “Distractions.” It deals with social identities in situations of domesticity, intimacy and the everyday. As for the future? I like to keep myself open to all possibilities – design, illustration, and always more painting series!

AE – Are you a night owl, when do you like to do most of your work, any tips for staying up late night

CW – Switching time zones! I definitely work best at night. I never made the effort to become accustomed to the 3 hour time change between provinces, so staying up until 3 AM is a snap!

Conor Watts Official Gallery