Last night, I went to a public lecture put on by NSCAD University here in Halifax. The speaker was renowned mover and shaker Daniel Libeskind, who just revealed the “Wheel of Conscience” at the Pier21 Immigration Museum here, a truly…
I have a tradition or a habit, a luxury really, which I have been trying to build into my life: to read the weekend Globe&Mail on Sunday morning with a cup of tea. I have been trying hard to make…
The hard work of the past few weeks came to fruition last weekend when I participated in the Atlantic Craft Trade Show, my very first wholesale tradeshow, here in Halifax. I had been very nervous about my first foray into…
I have been ‘burning the midnight oil’ in the studio. And I came across some magical dustings! There have been the most wonderful snowfalls over the past couple of days. There were dustings not just outside, but also inside the studio:…
My friend did me a favour and came by to help me see the pieces in relationship to the body. This is sometimes hard to do unless you have someone else’s body to place pieces near or on, to see…
Now, as for what you have been waiting for … (ta-ta-di -daaaahhhhh): from my explorations with line, I have finally some results in silver, which I am excited to share with you – new pieces in their infancy. Enjoy these…
I want to show you a snapshot from my studio wall: I am showing you this because I have been thinking a lot about such things, and fiddling with minute details to get new print material ready for the wholesale…
I wanted to share with you how I see beauty everywhere. This photo was taken on an early morning walk last month. Isn’t it just gorgeous: the slightly frosted grass looks like luscious expensive fabric or fur . Although it…
Just an update on my exploration of lines… I have been playing and playing on paper and in wax, and have singled out some interesting elements. Now they are in the process of getting cast. I can never quite tell…
Dear Reader, the Atlantic Craft Trade Show is coming up in a hurry. This is a wholesale trade show, so only buyers are invited, but it’s exciting nonetheless! If you find yourself there, visit me in booth#2401.
These are some of the things I’ve been playing with/am inspired by I find that line so beautiful (it’s about two feet long; hard to tell here). But I am completely stumped at how to bring it into a relationship…
Like the end of a sentence or the close in a musical phrase, the end of one year and beginning of the next carries with it a ripeness for new beginning, fresh start. We often take this opportunity to take…
I really am newly inspired upon my return from visiting all those galleries. On a walk through the lovely Point Pleasant Park last weekend, I started seeing necklaces everywhere in the landscape around me. It will be interesting to see…
