We’re still looking for more fuelers for our rogue Nuit Blanche event in October. Donations from ten bucks equals some pretty sweet rewards. Check it out!

The time is nigh: on October 2nd, we’ll be presenting our largest event of the year, in conjunction with Nuit Blanche. As a proud participant of the renegade event guide, Les Rues des Refusés, TKS will be transforming Twist Gallery into a giant aviary. Inspired by a 1992 Chanel commercial, nine feathered creatures in various forms of rope & restraint will be strutting their stuff for your drawing pleasure.

Come draw
AJ
Bella Fox
Dolores del Fuego
Jennifer Rose
Mara
Mattea
Pandora La Glamme
Skellington
& The Madame

Rope & Restraints by JP Robichaud

Cosmetic stylings by:
Bene Pham benepham.com
Jessica Fulmer jessicafulmer.com
Pamela Price pamelapricemakeup.webs.com

Paper & pencils provided.

Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen Street West
8pm to 2am

Free. Now you have no excuse not to come…

enlacer: to tie, to kiss, to hold tight

On October 2nd from sundown to sunup, Toronto streets come alive with late night art, music & curiosities. Nuit Blanche, Les Rues des Refusés and other indie collectives will be hosting hundreds of art exhibits for thousands of late night revellers.

The Keyhole Sessions is a proud participant of LRDR, and will be the playground for Les Oiseaux Enlacés. TKS will transform Twist Gallery into a giant aviary, complete with lovely creatures of the feathered kind in various states of restraint, all for your drawing pleasure.

AJ
Bella Fox
Dolores del Fuego
Jennifer Rose
Mara
Mattea
Pandora La Glamme
Skellington

Rope & Restraints by JP Robichaud

Cosmetic stylings by:
Bene Pham benepham.com
Jessica Fulmer jessicafulmer.com
Pamela Price pamelapricemakeup.webs.com

Paper & pencils provided.

Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen Street West
8pm to 2am

Facebook event invite here.

Come draw for a few minutes or a few hours. Just make sure you come.

 

Hottest motherfuckers on the whole damn block

ok, so it’s not quite morning, but when you’ve been up for an insane amount of hours, be happy I got this out at all today. 

Well, it’s finally over. After months of planning and a crazy week setting up, Girls.Grease.Rope. has come and gone. Thankfully, it was a smashing success. 

From the moment our first model got cozy on the Triumph in the window, and to the first model stepping on stage, the night progressed through a series of amazing poses, all in FightClub chic, decorated in spectacular rope. 

I’d like to thank all our models:

Bella Fox
Jennifer Rose
Mara S.
Miss S.
Pandora La Glamme
Skellington
Susie Caboose

Styled in black&blue make-up, they lit up the stage like nobody’s business, in creative poses befitting of The Keyhole Sessions. Nothing will describe them better than the photos. Check ’em out in our TMATNB Photos Category.

Topping it all off were the insane skills of our rope riggers, JP Robichaud and LotusLily, whose impromptu and creative ties added something beautiful and unexpected.

We knew we had a hot ticket on our hands by the crowds our window was drawing {How can you not want to enter a room where a beautiful woman or two is beckoning you from atop a Triumph motorbike?}. When the police entered, I was nervous until our doorman said it was because he was calling his fellow cops to come and see what all our fuss was about. Nice.

Our room filled very quickly with both artists {yes, everyone that sat to draw is considered an artist in our book}, and onlookers, all amazed at what they witnessed on stage. The drawings that lined our back wall by the end of the night was evidence of a good time had. There’s some pretty sweet talent among our citizens. 

It was great to see many of our regular artists come out as well. We hope all that came out had as good a time as we did. Maybe we’ll do it all again next year {provided we’ve slept enough by then}.

I’d also like to shout-out to many peeps that helped our night become the success it was:

Jim Bawks. Without his Triumph in the window, there would have been no pedestal for our lovely models. And no, a milk crate is not the same. And to Alison Schofield. You kept our much-needed bevvies cool.

Paul Potvin at Location Equipment Supply. Your heat lamp kept those aformentioned models nice and toasty atop that chrome machine. Heat begets heat.

Jeff Goldberg at Sonic Events. Your sound system made our beats sound amazing, and helped create the awesome vibe.

Mark Chong. Supplying us with that crazy cool drawing for our banners. A perfect greeting to all visitors.

Michael, Kelly, & Laird at Lower Ossington Theatre. Thanks for opening your doors super late for us. We couldn’t have had it at any other location. We wouldn’t want to.

Stu Campbell, John Latimer, & Bubba. Stu for setting us up with John and Bubba, our awesome muscle. You kept us safe from drunken fools. And for all three for staying super late to help strike and cart heavy shit.

ADDEccentric. For taking pics throughout the night and being enthusiastic. We can’t wait to see those shots!

Definitely not least, Aaron Barnett. Without your endless support, The Keyhole Sessions would not exist. All your help leading up to Girls.Grease.Rope. despite my crankiness help me hold onto sanity.

Thanks to everyone that set foot in The Keyhole Studio. When I took a stroll up the street to see other events, I realized we really were “the hottest motherfuckers on the whole damn block”.

♥

First batch up; more to come!