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dustings
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:…
Working Towards a Relationship with the Body
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…
New Pieces in their Infancy
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…
Gettin’ closer
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…
Seeing beauty everywhere
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…
more on the lines
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…
Atlantic Craft Trade Show
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.
Lines
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…
New Year, New Start
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…
Colliers traînant dans le parc
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…
The Boston Report
The trip to Boston was amazing, and freezing cold! Definitely worth it, though. I learned so much at the sessions at the Canadian embassy in Boston. We had a great welcome by the Honorable Consul General there, Patrick Binns, who…
Boston, here I come!
I’m off to Boston on an ‘In-market Export Education program’ through Trade Team Nova Scotia. Exciting! Besides spending some time at the Canadian Consulate, there are some very interesting looking galleries there which I want to check out to see…
Made for you here!
A couple of days ago my daughter and I paid a surprise visit to our friend Marguerite int heir new digs, which are gorgeous. I showed her my new postcard, and that scene looked like this: Marguerite is a super…
Sent pieces out yesterday
It’s been back to the studio this week, to finish orders that have been on hold because of all the work for the show. Yesterday, l sent work to a couple of galleries. Firstly, the lovely Mysteria Gallery, in Regina,…
Post-show
Oh how I wish I had taken a photo of the cars of all the vendors lined up at the door last night, backs to the doors, noses to the street, everyone loading their wares and displays into their vans…
Stop by!
The first day of the NSDCC Designer Craft Show in Halifax was wonderful. The good news is: my castings arrived yesterday finally, and I was busy in the studio well into the night to finish some of my brand-new sugar-drop…
NSDCC’s Designer Craft Show
Welcome to my new site! Please come visit me again this year at the NSDCC’s Designer Craft Show on the Waterfront November 19-21, 2010 CUNARD EVENT CENTRE at Pier 23 – 961 Marginal Road, Halifax . For more information go…
