Liz Stewart and Isabel Wiesenfeld (Photo: Ingrid Mayrhofer)

Isabel Wiesenfeld and Liz Stewart have spent the last four months helping bring Evergreen Brick Works to life in new ways through geology and art.  Isabel has been busy researching and writing text for the geology exhibits while investigating new interactive approaches to engage and educate our visitors.  In the meantime, Liz curated a photo exhibit about Evergreen Brick Works – past, present and future – portraying the site’s layered history, now on display in the Centre for Green Cities!

Why did they get involved? Both said the energy and innovation at Evergreen right now was a big appeal.  For Liz, she was between jobs and recognized the valuable experience of learning new skills in a new industry with new people.  For Isabel, she’s applying her university education to a real-life situation.

What’s their experience been like? They’ve really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in the office and the opportunity to meet new people.  For Isabel, bridging the gap between research and the exhibit has been really valuable as she hopes to work in a museum.  For Liz, telling a story through pictures has been a great project to develop.

A few memories: “The adventure of finding out which desk I’m using each time I’m in – one time I had to move three  times!”  ”It was also surprising to see the face of an Evergreen staff person on a George Brown College TTC ad.”  ”Evergreen seems to be everywhere!”

What about their other lives? Liz recently started a new job at Harbourfront while Isabel works at making casts of bones and hopes to go to grad school.  Cooking, reading and browsing bookstores also fill their time.  We wish them the best of luck and look forward to staying involved and seeing what happens.