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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you will know that I just finished a series of shows across the country: first Vancouver, then Toronto, and finally Halifax. It is a curious thing: to take the artist out of…
Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax
Ah, it’s that time of year again: time to bring the pieces I make out of the studio, and meet my clients in person at shows, Coast to Coast. This year, I will have 3 stops: Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax. …
Me, too
three, actually. This wave of anger and tenderness, which has breeched its virtual banks and spills into real-life conversations daily. It makes my daughters call me to have deep conversations. The aspect I am most grateful for is the spreading…
‘Good’ Art
I had the wonderful opportunity to see Spanish dance troupe Compañía Sharon Fridman this weekend here in Halifax. Led by award winning Israeli choreographer, Sharon Fridman, this remarkable contact-dance based company from Madrid has toured Europe and Asia extensively, and Halifax…
A time of Fruition
I love this time of year so much – the abundance of the earth’s fruits evident everywhere. We also see of course the havoc which nature can create – my thoughts go out to those effected by the storms and…
Balance
After coming back from Harmony Arts Festival, there was much to do – catching up on gallery requests that had come in while I was away, and starting on the custom rings ordered at the festival in Vancouver. It is…
Thank you, Vancouver!
Thank you so much, Vancouver. Although slightly weighed down by the haze from the interior BC forest fires, the Harmony Arts Festival was once again a joyful event. I just love being in the company of such good fellow craftspeople…
Appreciate
The first weekend of Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver just ended, and there are now a couple of days of rest for the artisans, while other activities continue at the festival. I look forward to returning on Friday for…
WestVancouver – here I come!
I have just returned from my annual meditation retreat in the gorgeous Nova Scotia countryside. Thus I am refreshed and renewed to pack my bags and head across the country for the annual Harmony Arts Festival. I have been to this…
Just a lil’ bit MapleLeaf proud
Today is the anniversary of my arrival in Canada. I am very aware that many, many people were here before me, and that many people were here long long before the colonial settlers. The earliest carbon-dated Mi’kmaw artefacts date back…
Quality
I have just returned from a quick and exhausting trip to Las Vegas, where the world of jewellery just convened for several of North America’s biggest tradeshows. If you follow my blog, you will also know that I was, of…
Parallels
Maybe it is the brain of the creative that makes metaphors so often. Here is a fresh one just from last night. I recently started watching a very cool Netflix original documentary series called Abstract: the Art of Design. Definitely…
The Privilege of creating Custom Rings
I feel so very privileged to, as a goldsmith, play a part in people’s journeys. Several times, I have had the honour to create a special ring celebrating a journey with cancer. When another woman first contacted me, she wrote “ I have…
Come see me in Halifax this weekend!
Ah, Spring is finally springing here in Nova Scotia. The sun is a welcome change today to the cold hail showers of only a few days ago. In Halifax, the cool folks know that the surest sign of Spring is the very…
Style Advisor & Custom Onefooter Rings
I was so delighted to have been given a big splash in a recent edition of the Globe & Mail’s Style Advisor, in an article about the jewellery scene in Nova Scotia. It is very nice to receive such acknowledgement,…
New Stones have arrived!
I would say when the stone merchant comes to town, it’s a lot like shopping in Paris: the options are endless and the sky is the limit, except for a small hindrance called reason. Hence, it is always delightful and…
Good Bye Blue Hill and a Love Letter
A second guest post from Natalie, the direct follow-up to the last post: About 5 years ago, after a heartbreak so tremendous that it still brings me to tears more often than I would like to admit, I ran away…
Week One in Dan Barber’s Kitchen – guest post form a young chef
As promised, a guest blog post written by my daughter Natalie Rosen about her experience interning North America’s #1 restaurant (warning: this is an intense, and a long post – perhaps perfect for this stormy night here in Halifax): It…
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
I promised I would tell you about our NY adventures. These did not involve the city, but rather a quaint little town nestled again the Hudson river above Yonkers, and a man with a huge passion for food, and a…
Road Trip!
Last night I got back from a mother-daughter road trip to Westchester, New York. This was a big adventure, and I will be sure to tell you more about this in my next post. But for now, I want to…
Congratulations and Thank You, Noël!
I am extremely honoured to be part of an exhibition opening this Friday in Montreal, Quebec: 20/20/20 20th Anniversary / 20 Canadian Artists / 20 International Artists at Galerie Noël Guyomarc’H Bijoux et Objets Contemporains The exhibition will highlight the…
Thank You Vancouver, Hello Halifax!
The CircleCraft Market in downtown Vancouver was once again a wonderful show this year, with tens of thousands of visitors. The quality of work represented there is simply outstanding – I have a tough time every year, trying not to…
Feeling Mighty
I am extremely delighted to return to Vancouver again this week for the wonderful and fantastic CircleCraft Market. Being the feature artist for the show last year was completely delightful – it was amazing to see my work in giant size…
Precious gems, precious people, precious moments
As designers, we draw inspiration from many places. Nature is a big one. You keep your eyes open, you start seeing beautiful forms everywhere. I am reminded of one of my very first blog posts from 2010 (wow, I guess…
A Fort McMurray Onefooter Story
I am very fortunate that a big part of what I do involves making people happy, bringing them joy with the pieces I make. And I love making connections with people through my work. Often, these can be very touching…
Delightful Nova Scotia
Being away has a funny way of changing one’s view of home. This past August, I traveled a lot: Vancouver, Portland Oregon, Germany, the Netherlands. Particularly in Vancouver, people’s eyes would light up when I mentioned I was from Nova…
SELFIE NOW, a workshop by Ruudt Peters
Thanks to a grant received by Arts Nova Scotia, I was able to attend an intensive workshop with internationally renowned artist and teacher Ruudt Peters in the Dutch countryside last week. The workshop aimed to explore self image of the…
