Check this out
I have finally buckled to the manifold requests from clients to put stones in my work. And I must say: I like it! What do you think (please do let me know): The price of the pieces will depend on…
Dorothée
Orlando, Florida
You haven’t heard from me in a while. This is because I had been preparing like mad for my first US wholesale trade show. There is so much involved … The main issues being the logistics of how to make…
Finding balance: Zen Archery
Ah yes, the new year has taken off with lightening speed, hasn’t it. Fortunately, I was able to participate in an urban retreat over the holidays at our local Shambhala Meditation Centre. The daily schedule of 9am -6pm was perfect…
Like Kye-Yeon Son’s work
A well-timed surprise snowfall on Friday gave Nova Scotians a White Christmas this weekend. On my walk through the snowy morning yesterday, I came across a site that instantly brought to mind the work of Kye-Yeon Son, one of my…
A New Love Affair
Oh dear. I think I am falling in love. With more heat! If you are a reader of this blog, you will remember how inspired I was by what I saw at SOFA in Chicago (you can read up on…
what fun we had at our studio sale!
Oh we had such fun last Sunday at Mindy Moore’s, with our pottery and jewellery sale. It was such an intimate atmosphere, like visiting with friends, yet many people came who had simply seen the announcement in the Chronicle Herald…
Last chance for Crush rings! Holiday Studio Sale
I’ve decided to do a holiday studio sale, together with (and at the home of) my friend and colleague, potter Mindy Moore. Our children have been in school together since pre-primary, and we actually went on a college-hunting road-trip together, respective…
More on the Twin Babies
Life goes on. There is a beautiful song for Michal, and a very sweet slideshow of images now on Syndertwins.com. It seems apparent that Jay and the twins are surrounded by much love and support, for which I am really…
Mother dies in Childbirth
Unbelievable, right? No. It still happens. It is with tremendous sadness that I report of the passing of our dear friend Michal Lura Friedman. I spent three months sharing a tent with Michal during an intensive group retreat at Rocky…
Change of Season
Yesterday, I went to visit Tiiu Poder in Antigonish, NS … she will be opening a store there, and was ready to place her order with me. The store, Aphrodite, sounds very exciting: she showed me some of the women’s…
Post NSDCC Christmas Craft Show
Let me give you a bit of a behind-the-scenes look. First, the show needs to be set up: and then … It takes many, many hands: Well, my feet and my legs still hurt from all that standing on cement…
NSDCC Christmas Craft Show this weekend in Halifax!
It’s that time of year again: Please come see me this weekend at the fabulous annual NSDCC Christmas Craft Show And here are the details so that you can actually read them! November 18-20, 2011 • Cunard Event Centre…
Last Chicago Post
So I thought I’d tell you a bit more about Chicago. I’ll start with the end: on the last day, in fact in the last couple of hours, of being in Chicago, pumped full of painkillers and antibiotics, I took…
