Notes

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…

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…

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…

My goodness, what a great weekend! I just soaked up all that beauty for two days, met countless artists, observed galleries and their clients, met collectors afire with passion for art and fine craft, talked to arts organizations, listened to…

When business advisors ask me who my clients are, I often just smile, because (luckily!) there is no one answer. People from all walks of life are drawn to my work. For the annual  NSDCC Christmas Craft Market here in…

I want to share with you a lovely story: the romantic ideas of a young father for his wife on their eleventh wedding anniversary. This couple got married on the bride’s birthday, so every year, the anniversary and her birthday…

After the big storm, this is a gorgeous weekend here in Nova Scotia: sunny and unseasonally warm. I am dying to go sailing! Alas, no opportunity. Perhaps I can make it out tomorrow on the little sailing dingy, the Gypsy…

I was a super rainy day today in Nova Scotia. And while that may not be the most pleasant thing in the world, I enjoyed it tremendously: I had the fire going for the first time. The warmth inside, and…

Last week, I received a phone call, wondering whether my studio might be open for a quick drop-in. The woman on the other end of the line said that she had come across my Onefooter rings over the years. She…

You may recall that in June, I was writing about creating a special piece for Monica Bauché, the wonderful hostess and co-owner (with her husband Dennis Johnston) of the most excellent  FID resto here in Halifax (you can find the June…

I was blessed with the visit of my brother with his family from Germany. On their round trip of Nova Scotia, my niece collected shells which she wanted to present to her best friends as gifts from her trip. This…