Some might call it “stalking.” We prefer “observations of human nature in the pursuit of artistic inspiration.” Or spying. At any rate, NSCAD grad and Standard staffer Elise Troister likes to make art from people-creeping. Which is the foundation of Elise’s bi-weekly art column, Stranger Canvas. The concept: Elise loiters in some public place, illustrating the people she finds there in unguarded moments. Location: Walmart Supercentre, Vaughan (Jane Street & Highway 7) Time: 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 ‘ This Wal-Mart customer can now describe the smell of every brand of laundry detergent. Purex smells the best. This first time Wal-Martian just bought her first pair of genuine polyester winter boots. This granny and granddaughter team know how to spot Wal-Mart’s sexiest lingerie.
