The Great Brain Road Trip aka ‘where I went on my summer vacation’

In late July we packed up the car and headed for Canada. I’m lucky enough to live relatively close to the border and it’s a beautiful drive through Western Mass and Vermont. First, we headed to Quebec City where my partner in life led an Improv workshop – you can read about his interesting work here. We also met up with friends, ate a lot of good food, saw some art, and walked the city.   If you haven’t been there yet, put it on your list of must-see cities.

Next, we headed to Montreal where I got to meet my Instagram friend and fellow brain project artist Monica Brinkman at the solo show of another artist, Tina Struthers. I’m in love with both these women’s art work and they’ve been a wonderful source of information and support about the Brain Project, having both participated last year. Heaps of gratitude to them for their generosity of spirit. Their Brain project brains pictured below along with a photo of Monica in front of Tina’s work.

Monica Brinkman: Bloom Within

Monica Brinkman at Tina Marais Struthers solo show

Tina Marais Struthers: Soundtrack

Last stop Toronto, where we had only a day and a half in which to see as many brains as possible in the streets. The Brain Project raises funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s care and research. See my last blog post for my personal story about the brain I created in loving memory of my stepmother.

Below are just a few of my favorite brains I snapped along the way, including me with Mei Chan-Long – another generous spirit who came and met me at her fabulous metal brain sculpture.  Yes, we do have our feet in the water!

Cindy Scaife: Food for Thought

Stephane Langlois: Black Hole Memory

Marc Cooper: Brain Code

Sarah Skrlj: InkedMemories

Mei Chan-Long: Feel What You See

Deborah Jolly: Meet MIMI

Kara Ross: Unleash Your MInd

Tanya Besedina Genius Tomorrow

Liz Tran: Somata

It was a thrill to see my brain on display in the Distillery District and I got to meet and talk with a few admirers along the way. The brains are on display until August 31st. If you have any chance of getting to Toronto before them, I highly recommend giving yourself a couple of days to journey through the streets. My partner dubbed it the Brain Project Tour of Toronto.  ALSO, visit The Brain Project website here and VOTE for the People's Choice Award. I'll leave you with a few photos of my Brain below.

Laura Bundesen: Not Forgotten

Me and my honey together on location on the last day of our trip

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