Margaret Lindsay Holton
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Margaret Lindsay Holton, (born 1955, Hamilton, Ontario
) is a Canadian-born artist and author from Waterdown, Ontario.
Lindsay attended primary school at Hillfield Strathallan College
in Hamilton, Ontario; high school at M. M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ontario; with a final high-school year at the Canadian Junior College in Lausanne Switzerland, in 1973-1974. She graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1978 with an Honors BA that included an Independent Study Year at the University of Edinburgh
, Scotland. Lindsay was awarded The President's Scholarship in the post-graduate Creative Writing Program at Humber College
. While there, she understudied with 2x Giller Prize Winner, M. G. Vassanji
.
She registered her artist business entity, MLH Productions, in 1978.
And registered her artist's press, 'Acorn Press Canada', in Ontario, in 1997.
1980 - Designer of 'Lindsay'(TM) typeface, hand-drawn pencil templates supplied to Letraset
England in a license for the dry transfer
'letter' market. One of the first typeface designs to be digitized using Peter Karow's innovative IKARUS system. The 'Lindsay' typeface was used in collaboration by both Letraset & URW of Hamburg, Germany as a 'demo font' to demonstrate IKARUS's capabilities in the early 1980s. Copyright to this typeface design resides with the artist, Margaret Lindsay Holton.
1984-86 Co-producer/director of experimental documentary with Jane Walker Manchee - 'In the Eye of the Hunter' 54 min, 16mm. Colour. Broadcast Rogers Cable
10, Toronto.
1986-2000 Award-winning designer of Canadian Fine Furniture, works in national public & international private collections.
Apprenticed with father, cabinetmaker - Luther Janna Holton.
This time frame was the genesis of her second novel project, 'The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous'.
Author of eight book works:
1. Economic Sex under pen name
'Ali Janna Whyte', published with Coach House Press
, 1984 ISBN 0-88910-279-1
2. Spirit of Toronto:1834-1984, published by Image Publishing, Hamilton, 1985 ISBN 978-0-9691362-0-0
3. The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 1999 ISBN 978-0-9691362-2-4
4. On Top of Mount Nemo, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2002 ISBN 978-0-9691362-3-1
5. Bush Chord, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2006 ISBN 978-0-9691362-4-8
6. Cloud Nine, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9691362-5-5
7. Memory's Shadow, published by Acorn Press Canada, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9691362-6-2
8. Canadada: A Painter's Nature, published by Acorn Press Canada, 2011 ISBN 978-0-9691362-7-9
Visuals of early 'mlh' Canadian fine furniture, as well as samples of her 'naive-surreal-folk-abstract' oil painting
s, with commentary about her philosophy about the making of Canadian material culture - including illustrations of her book cover
jackets can be reviewed on her artist's blog - 'http://canadadaPHOTOGRAPHY.blogspot.com
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
) is a Canadian-born artist and author from Waterdown, Ontario.
Lindsay attended primary school at Hillfield Strathallan College
Hillfield Strathallan College
Hillfield Strathallan College is a Canadian private, co-educational day school in Hamilton, Ontario. The academic program runs from Junior Kindergarten or Montessori, until Grade 12. The current headmaster is Mr...
in Hamilton, Ontario; high school at M. M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ontario; with a final high-school year at the Canadian Junior College in Lausanne Switzerland, in 1973-1974. She graduated from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1978 with an Honors BA that included an Independent Study Year at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, Scotland. Lindsay was awarded The President's Scholarship in the post-graduate Creative Writing Program at Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
. While there, she understudied with 2x Giller Prize Winner, M. G. Vassanji
M. G. Vassanji
Moyez G. Vassanji, CM is a novelist and editor, who writes under the name M. G. Vassanji. A citizen of Canada, Vassanji's identity easily straddles three continents.M. G. Vassanji was born in Kenya and raised in Tanzania...
.
She registered her artist business entity, MLH Productions, in 1978.
And registered her artist's press, 'Acorn Press Canada', in Ontario, in 1997.
1980 - Designer of 'Lindsay'(TM) typeface, hand-drawn pencil templates supplied to Letraset
Letraset
Letraset is a company based in the Kingsnorth Industrial Estate in Ashford, Kent, UK.It is known mainly for manufacturing sheets of artwork elements which can be transferred to artwork being prepared. The name Letraset was often used to refer generically to sheets of dry transferrable lettering of...
England in a license for the dry transfer
Dry transfer
Dry transfer is a term used to describe decals which can be applied without the use of water or other solvent. Sometimes they are called rub-ons or rubdowns due to the method of application. The decal itself is on a backing material such as paper or plastic sheeting much like a transparency. The...
'letter' market. One of the first typeface designs to be digitized using Peter Karow's innovative IKARUS system. The 'Lindsay' typeface was used in collaboration by both Letraset & URW of Hamburg, Germany as a 'demo font' to demonstrate IKARUS's capabilities in the early 1980s. Copyright to this typeface design resides with the artist, Margaret Lindsay Holton.
1984-86 Co-producer/director of experimental documentary with Jane Walker Manchee - 'In the Eye of the Hunter' 54 min, 16mm. Colour. Broadcast Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...
10, Toronto.
1986-2000 Award-winning designer of Canadian Fine Furniture, works in national public & international private collections.
Apprenticed with father, cabinetmaker - Luther Janna Holton.
This time frame was the genesis of her second novel project, 'The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous'.
Author of eight book works:
1. Economic Sex under pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
'Ali Janna Whyte', published with Coach House Press
Coach House Books
Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario. Coach House publishes innovative and experimental poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction. The press is particularly interested in writing that pushes at the boundaries of convention.-History:The company was...
, 1984 ISBN 0-88910-279-1
2. Spirit of Toronto:1834-1984, published by Image Publishing, Hamilton, 1985 ISBN 978-0-9691362-0-0
3. The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 1999 ISBN 978-0-9691362-2-4
4. On Top of Mount Nemo, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2002 ISBN 978-0-9691362-3-1
5. Bush Chord, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2006 ISBN 978-0-9691362-4-8
6. Cloud Nine, published by Acorn Press Canada, Ontario, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9691362-5-5
7. Memory's Shadow, published by Acorn Press Canada, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9691362-6-2
8. Canadada: A Painter's Nature, published by Acorn Press Canada, 2011 ISBN 978-0-9691362-7-9
Visuals of early 'mlh' Canadian fine furniture, as well as samples of her 'naive-surreal-folk-abstract' oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
s, with commentary about her philosophy about the making of Canadian material culture - including illustrations of her book cover
Book cover
A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks, there are further alternatives and additions, such as dust jackets, ring-binding, and older forms such as the nineteenth-century "paper-boards" and...
jackets can be reviewed on her artist's blog - 'http://canadadaPHOTOGRAPHY.blogspot.com
External links
- http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/holton/index.htm
- Listed in The Artists in Canada Database -
- http://www.myhamilton.ca/people/holton-margaret-lindsay
- Canadian ISBN Service, Library & Archives Canada -