January 5 Dan Zen Expo Exhibit
Business Cards
Dedicated to Jim Rudnick at FundHamOnt for the $100
This collection of business cards are all from the Hamilton region where Dan Zen lives. There is a collection of industry cards from Toronto as well... but, hey, you get the idea. Note that many of the cards may have out-of-date information as they have been collected over the last twenty years or so. But that is part of the fun - enjoy!
SET 1 ▲ Click on any of the pictures to see it larger - and then you can probably still magnify it. Love how the guy's name from Circus Orange is Tom Comet! Mark Tharme now has his own company with Judy called Muse. There's a story behind every card. FULL SCREEN
SET 2 ▲ Aron is now started Elzra Games making Catacombs! Kevin has written some books and moved on to King William with Homegrown. Zen needs to contact the Meshwear folks about recreational ravines and huge hammocks. Unfortunately, Allen Swirling, the maker of Handcrafted Steampunk has passed away and rides the big blimp in the sky. FULL SCREEN
SET 3 ▲ Some of you might recognize the Dan Zen spinny card - which technically is a pleasure card and not a business card. The Focus is here where Hollander Maui had his Retrospective show - coincidentally, framed by McMaster Gallery - also present. Christine makes horror films - I have seen a few and Chaise Musicales is one of my favourite stores with founder, Jeremiah. FULL SCREEN
SET 4 ▲ The front of the Dan Zen pleasure card and an older HipCats card from the early 2000. A Group of 7 Billion card - Zen has many of their collages although they are now sort of defunct - but HAVN is still going even though Kearon is furthering his studies with Architecture in Toronto. FULL SCREEN
SET 5 ▲ Fun that HomeGrown had a social media coordinator - hi Lauren - although she has moved on to art and beyond! Good to see thriving enterprises like Digital Canaries and Center[3] where Zen partook in the first Function Keys conference. FULL SCREEN
SET 6 ▲ Dave Gould - the Looist - that would be a rare job title amongst the artists and media makers. Of course, a wandering buddhist monk has passed Zen's path. FULL SCREEN
SET 7 ▲ Zen had some photographs in the Lister Arts and has fond memories of gallery sitting a few Fridays. He met some wonderful people there. Pip is a friend from the Think Tank. Hawk and Sparrow has provided Zen with his favourite jute bag amongst many other purchases - hi Sarah and crew! FULL SCREEN
SET 8 ▲ Ingy and Joe are both friends from the Think Tank and a heck of a lot of fun! Oh - John Crawford used to hang out too. Go Co/Motion on King a new start up friendly environment. FULL SCREEN
SET 9 ▲ Michael did the Web Series meet talking about making it on YouTube, etc. And there is the Director of the Hamilton Maker Festival - rats - sorry I missed that one. We've got a photographer, Kevin and his model, Shelagh - go fashion Hamilton! And Zen is a proud founding member of the Mustard Seed coop. FULL SCREEN
SET 10 ▲ Zen has been involved with the Hamilton Artist Inc for dozens of years - what a great place. And Zen's web provider, Edd, is also a pirate, Captain John Swallow! FULL SCREEN
SET 11 ▲ Pipeline moved from Sheridan, where Zen teaches, to Hamilton and has been a huge success in the Game production world. Adam Bienenstock shares Zen's passion for play and recreation in a natural setting. And there is Zen's first card from 1995. FULL SCREEN
SET 12 ▲ A few game makers hang out in Hamilton - and there is the Dan Zen Tilty card with target on the back to play physical Tilty games with coins. Zen's friend, Cheryl and her man, Todd - are Think Tank members and have similar interests in all sorts of technological and environmental thing! Hey there one time coop student, Simon, who has now gone on to work at Apple and come back to Hamilton after success in the Waterloo start up world. Welcome back. And Dan Zen can't wait for other friends to head on home as Hamilton experiences a cultural renaissance! FULL SCREEN
This concludes our Business Card Exhibit. Perhaps you saw your name and forgive us if you are not here - the other half of Zen's cards are tucked away somewhere but we figured that this was enough for now!
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