Portfolio

ARTS

Body of Work: A talented young woman who exposes her eating disorder through her photography. Read about her here.

Akimblog: A sample of my monthly visual arts reports for Akimbo, one of Canada’s top visual arts websites. More available on the site. Read the blog here.

Canadian Art: Review of Sometimes, Always at the AGNS here. Review of Carol Wainio & Ron Shuebrook here.

On the laugh track: Following amateur stand-up comedians. Read the 2009 Atlantic Journalism Silver Award- winning story.

Dreaming, desperate, devoted to dance: An exploration into the life of a dancer. Read the feature.

Wild things: Artist David Harper combines taxidermy and embroidery to create his own creature world. Read the 2008 Atlantic Journalism Silver Award-winning feature.

Allyson Mitchell: Toronto artist, activist and filmmaker makes a visit to Halifax. Read the feature.

Drop the needle: A career highlight to meet Mary Lee Bendolph, one of the quilters from Gee’s Bend. Read the feature.

Elementary: This profile of the controversial photographer George Steeves won an 2007 Atlantic Journalism Award. Read the award-winning feature.

The wonderful world of Woodrow: Graeme Patterson’s animations and sculptures delight. Read the feature.

MUSIC

Dog Day: Profile of Halifax super band in Spinner.ca.

Folk remedies: An interview with Billy Bragg, legendary political singer and super-nice guy. Read the story.

Martha Wainwright living: A chat with the singer-songwriter as she strolls through Austin, Texas. Read the feature.

War & beats: An interview and profile of Somalian-born K’naan, one of Canada’s finest hip-hop talents. Read the feature.

Date with destiny: Pop-punk trio The Maynards take me out on a date. Read the feature.

Sample CD review: Final Fantasy’s Plays to Please. Read the review.

FILM & TV

A star reborn: Rock me sexy Jesus. An interview with Steve Coogan. Read the feature.

All you need is love: An interview with the legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles. Read the story.

Keeping it realcore: Homemade porn gets a big screen premiere. Read the feature.

No kidding: An interview with Ellen Page before that little Juno movie: Read the feature.

I want my real TV: A conversation with Floria Sigismondi, the queen of killer videos. Read the feature.

Sample film review: The Class. Read the review.

Swayed by swag: Can a good promotional item sway a cynical critic? Apparently so. Read the story.

BOOKS

Andrew Westoll: I speak to the former primatologist about his new book, The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, for CBC.ca. Read the feature.

Pop Sandbox: A story for Quill & Quire on one of Canada’s most exciting new publishing companies. Read the feature.

Bad time stories: An interview with Lullabies for Little Criminals author, Heather O’Neill. Read the feature.

Writes of passage: A feature on Ami McKay, her novel The Birth House and its connection to midwifery in Nova Scotia. Read the feature.

Lying in wait: Author and cultural critic Lynn Crosbie is no liar. Read the feature.

FASHION & STYLE

Street style: Initiated a street style section for The Coast. Here’s some of the coverage.

Fashion Guide 2010: Here’s the 2010 Halifax Fashion Guide, highlighting trends, local designers and boutiques.

Holiday fashion inspired by film: A slideshow of local and vintage fashions inspired by classic Christmas movies. Watch it here.

Love, me!: Review of lovely Halifax boutique on the HGTV website.

Halifax Fashion: A pull-out supplement on style and fashion, for which I was the editor and writer. Browse the guide.

Wearable Art: An insider’s look at the NSCAD fashion studio. Read the story.

Halifax Home Style: A pull-out supplement on home interiors, for which I was the editor and writer. Browse the guide.

Good will printing: Textile designer Michelle SaintOnge appears on the Martha Stewart Show. Read the story.

Fashioning a scene: The first Atlantic Fashion Week puts the spotlight on east coast designers. Read the feature.

Clothes minded: How to buy vintage and save the planet. Read the feature. 

The F-Word: Shoe fetishes and an interview with John Fluevog. Read the feature.

NEWS & DESIGN

Slow love revolution: What’s the hurry? This story about taking your time to find love was picked up by the Utne Reader. Read the feature.

Just say ooooh!: How orgasms are the best drug around. Read the feature, picked up by the Utne Reader’s website.

Greening on a shoe string: The Ecology Action Centre gets a green home, as reported in Alternatives Magazine. Read the feature.

The asphalt jungle: What’s happening to Halifax’s architecture? Read the feature.

Women’s Prison Poetry: A feature on an innovative program that brings literacy to women in prison. Read the feature.

Pier Genius: An ambitious 10-year plan for Halifax’s port authority promises fresh design and an artistic outlook. Read the feature.

Proven Strategy: Margie Zeidler (401 Richmond) shares her development smarts with Halifax’s Bloomfield Centre. Read the feature.

Four Days: Design visionary John Thackera visits Halifax to give an unusual keynote speech. Read the feature.

The New Library: Halifax is getting a new Central Library. I conceived and edited a package of stories that attempted to give some design context to the issue. Included readers’ suggestions and online slideshows. See the section here.

For a complete writing, editing and research resume, email suecflinn at gmail.com