University of Ottawa associate professor of physics Andrew Pelling does more than just teach. Outside of his day job, he also runs the Pelling Lab at the U of O, where he grows human ears using apples.
Local food also seems to always pack a flavourful punch incomparable to the imported and GMO products we find at grocery stores. Perhaps it’s merely a psychological effect, but consuming local food usually leaves me more satisfied and full, not to mention with a heightened sense of moral contentment.
It’s far too easy to get trapped in the campus bubble in first year, with the occasional field visit to Hull and the Rideau Centre food court. Don’t let this be the only part of the city you see, I beg of you.
For his work, Pelletier uses soft pastels, not exactly the sidewalk chalk we grew up with. Throughout his career, he’s moved around the Market, but has established himself most as the guardian keeping vigil outside Sugar Mountain.