Alex Colville
Seven Crows, 1980
acrylic polymer emulsion on Masonite
50 x 120 cm
Collection of the Owens Art Gallery
Gift of Mr. Ross B. Eddy

Seven crows fly low over marshy grassland towards a dense area of forest. The grassy expanse, which fills the lower third of the painting, is mottled with warm brown and mossy green, painted in minute brush strokes.

The land is dyked, creating a raised berm that contains a narrow grey river that meanders into the distance. A line of short fence posts follows the contour of the dyke from the foreground, eventually crossing a short stretch of grass on the left side of the painting. 

The sky is heavy with a blanket of low, grey clouds. In the far distance, a series of hills recedes towards the horizon.

The two crows nearest us are the last in the flock; they are on the right side of the painting. One glides with its wings outstretched, while the other is caught in a downstroke. In both birds we can see the fine details of their black feathers.

The crow furthest from us, which leads the group, is easy to miss against the dark green of the forest.

Seven Crows

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By Caged Animals

Caged Animals is the recording project of songwriter Vin Cacchione and artist Magali Charron. Together they make soulful, character-driven pop that defies categorization and maybe even borders.  


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The 2024 Sweetest Little Thing Jingle by Blue Horse 

Blue Horse is the musical project of Julia Feltham, Gaelen Olinski and Steve Haley.
Recorded and mixed by James Anderson.

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Sweetest Little Thing 2024

Kneading You (2024 Sweetest Little Thing Jingle) by Blue Horse

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Written, performed, and recorded by Steven Lambke
Additional vocals by Shary Boyle

Steven Lambke’s songs are an invitation, an exploration of potential, an opportunity for listening and thinking and relating that holds space for otherwise thinking and shared meaning-making. In addition to an ongoing songwriting practice, he sings in the punk band Spider Bite, runs the indie record label You've Changed Records, and is member of the rock group Constantines.

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It's The Thing! (2025 Sweetest Little Thing Jingle) by Steven Lambke

Recorded & Engineered on tape by Mike Trask (December 19/20 2025, 25 Lorne St., Sackville, NB)
Mixed by Scott Fraser at Over The Top Studios
Produced by Snake Noise
Single artwork designed by Jess Paget 
 
Zach Brown - Guitar, Vocals 
Janie Brooks - Bass, Vocals
Glenn Barrington - Drums & Percussion, Vocals

SNAKE NOISE - Polite punks coalesce in a sleepy small town on the marsh. Raised on house-show sing-alongs and 90s indie rock, Snake Noise plays high-energy, heartfelt pop-punk with “hooks to hang your hat on” (Cam Murphy).

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