Caitlin's Art Nook

The Peek-a-boo Puppets

2012-02-01T23:56:00.002-05:00

Out and about with The Peek-a-boo Puppets

2012-01-01T21:49:00.001-05:00

Performing an enchanting melody, slapstick vaudeville, inspirational ballad, and crestfallen tragedy at The Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair.

Performing at Artscape, Wychwood Barns in Toronto, ON.

Activism Artwork and Street Performance

2011-08-03T16:13:00.016-04:00

Video collage of Toronto Pig Save activism and outreach

Arts and crafts for Pape and Gerrard Feral Cat Colony Fundraiser

Royal Winter Fair protest for Toronto Pig Save, November, 2011

Tricks of the Trade Series: PUPPETRY WORKSHOP with Caitlin Black. Presented by Toronto Pig Save.

Banners, Puppets, and Props from various events: The Toronto Veggie Pride Parade, Toronto Walk for Farm Animals, and "Thinking about Animals" conference at Brock University.

"We reached the old wolf in time to watch the fierce green fire dying in her eyes. There was something new to me in those eyes -- something known only to her and the mountains. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch. I thought that because fewer wolves, more deer, that no wolves would mean hunter's paradise, but after seeing the green fire die I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view." -- Aldo Leopold

"Mary of Mud Creek"

2011-01-31T20:42:00.017-05:00

Mary of Mud Creek is a fictional story about a little girl growing up on a modern-day pig farm in rural Ontario. The protagonist of the story, Mary, befriends one of the pigs on Mud Creek Farms but soon comes to realize that her companion’s time on the farm will soon come to an end. In this sense it is a contemporary Charlotte’s Web as it grapples with similar issues regarding the human-animal connection.

Illustrated movie trailer for graphic novel

Cover and inset illustrations below. Please click on the images to enlarge in order to view at adequate resolution.

After a fire has killed a majority of the pigs on Mud Creek Farms Mary decides to confront her father about the abuses she has witnessed.

2011-01-31T20:35:00.006-05:00

Mary flees from Mud Creek Farms where she has seen the pigs being violently abused. She spends the night confiding in celestial pigs she has befriended in her imagination.

2011-01-31T20:27:00.015-05:00

Mary makes a last ditch attempt to rescue the remaining sows from Mud Creek Farms the night before they will be sent to slaughter.

Please click on the images to enlarge in order to view at adequate resolution.

Maids of the Mist

2008-08-23T16:59:00.027-04:00

Maids of the Mist is a fictional tale about two young wastrels growing up in Niagara Falls, ON.

Illustrated video excerpts

Maids of the Mist excerpt: Community Pool

2008-04-20T21:01:00.006-04:00

The Mariah Trilogy

2006-09-24T20:26:00.022-04:00

The Mariah Trilogy is a three-part comic-book based on my favourite songs by the singer, Mariah Carey. Image excerpts from each song sequence included as well illustrated video and the official videos for full effect.

Vince is The One!

2006-07-23T14:34:00.015-04:00

Vince is The One! was my first graphic novel. Chapter One below.

Tonight, We Love! Art Exhibit

2006-06-15T23:02:00.010-04:00

Tonight, We Love! was my first art exhibit in Toronto, ON. Excerpts below.

Miscellaneous Early Works

2006-03-26T19:06:00.012-05:00

Community Art Facilitation

2006-01-19T00:31:00.018-05:00

Community Outreach and Art Facilitation at ArtHeart Community Art Centre, Toronto, ON.

Art Facilitation and Therapeutic Programming at Long-Term Care Facilities, Toronto, ON.