[!lint-picking-poster.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lint-picking-poster.jpg)[!lint-picking-inside.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lint-picking-inside.jpg)[!lint-picking-banner.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lint-picking-banner.jpg)[!lint-picking-angela-noonan.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lint-picking-angela-noonan.jpg) Photos: John Ryan What a homely, oddball of an exhibit, a hodgepodge collection of Canadian inspired things. Filled, from wall to wall, with objects like a completely accurate ceramic tree stump, a country style table runner with images of indigenous fish, a series of “[Newfie Ugly Sticks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qomS51lueA)“, thin [wooden Canada Post stamps](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/?p=2747), a collection of porcelain souvenirs, and a pair of silk screens of the current national party leaders skin tones and Canadian CadPat patterns. These misfits were packed together into a garage sale style show, that gave the collection a folksy feel and the visitor a welcoming “always been here” experience. Designers include [Cynthia Hathaway](http://www.hathawaydesigns.org/), [Michael and Ian Erdmann](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/?p=2747), Angela Noonan, [Todd Falkowsky](http://www.motherbrand.com/), [Naomi Aiko Yasui](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/?p=7146) and [Christina Sapper](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/?p=7475).