something gentle
when you put it in your body
embodied knowing
overstanding of gentle
makes it gentle
essence of coding
its true nature

because we give it truth
call it truth
believe it to be truth
there it manifests.

stan's magic eye

my pal Stan Krzyanowski (you may know him as the most beloved and coveted teacher at OCAD), makes these incredible psyched out video jams with his all seeing eye. here is the performance i did for minae's going away jam at Halo Halo this past Friday.

here's the full performance in psyched out kaleidoscopic vision

For Minae Omi, by Isla Craig from stan.k on Vimeo.

a 5min version of a "decay" stan made of the original footage, wherein he programs the footage to start in a sequence at various times, and it all feeds into each other and melts the mind. for serious!!

Five minutes of Isla Craig Voice Decay from stan.k on Vimeo.

here is the ORIGINAL DECAY ...it takes some loading time and is well worth it.

stan is the man.
xoisla

please don't go girl

one of my nearest and dearest goes back to Tokyo, Japan in a few weeks, and we are throwing a show in her name and honour!

Minae & Friends @ Halo Halo Village 208 Christie St.

8PM____MINAE performs w/ beard closet
8:30____HYPNOTIC SMASH
9PM____ISLA CRAIG
9:30____NOT THE WIND, NOT THE FLAG
10PM___AMELIA EHRHARDT
10:30___RIDD
11PM___ZEESY POWERS

DJ VC on decks and we melt in the Village Tropicalia
AIMEE Tarot Readings in the Tea Housu

PWYC

minae is a wonderful, gifted spirit and raw as hell. she is one of the only people i know who will meet me at some random club, event, without question to dance the shit outta the floor. maybe we could create a new genre in her name and call it "total commitment". Yeah, that'd do.





so i guess i better book my flight to japan stat...
xoxoisla

aymeric hainaux

yes, please step closer.

well being

nothing is quite as real as getting your fingernails dirty digging in soil. plus, these guys are family and they asked for me to feed them. thank you for the energy pals.
xoisla

Emotions

Do you find comfort in the vacuous sonics of space?














Do you feel deeply in your inner space?


















Does R&B and hip hop rhythm move you?















We do. We two. I am collaborating with my pal Z E E S Y P O W E R S this Saturday for a movement based performance. We are called "Emotions". Here are the event details (please note: the audience cap for this event is 20 human bodies. You will have to come on time, or even early to fit into this number):

THE CURTAIN SHOW
SAT. || JAN. 28
8:30 PM - 11 PM

with
JORDON TANNAHILL
ZEESY POWERS & ISLA CRAIG
CHARLIE MURRAY

Hosted and written by Jon McCurley, Glenn Macaulay, Gwen Bieniara,
Amy Lam

$5
Doors 8:30 Show 9:00

ONLY 20 SEATS

Plaid Magazine article

I was interviewed for Plaid Magazine's winter issue. Very thankful for the interest in the music i'm making. Many thanks to Kate Kilgour and Zack Slootsky for spending a chilly November afternoon on the lake with me.






xoisla

A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that gave it wings. Alone must it seek the ether. And alone and without his nest shall the eagle fly across the sun.

-Kahlil Gibran

Jill Bolte Taylor

I just finished reading Jill's book "My Stroke of Insight" on my lunch hour. Such power, insight, and inspiration in her story. If you are interested in the cosmos within, the power of your mind, and the ability to heal yourself: testify.