Excellent News: The Dunes!
Oh my goodness: I have the most excellent news! A long lingering dream of mine has come true: my work will be carried by The Dunes gallery in Prince Edward Island! I am soooooo excited by this, let me explain…
Notes
Forging in Annapolis Royal
To continue my mentoring in blacksmithing, I drove to Annapolis Royal to work with artist blacksmith Brad Hall. This was my first day working with Brad, and it was equally as exciting to work with him, as is has been…
Happy People
Being in the business of bringing joy to people by making things of beauty naturally has most delightful moments. … like when I find something like this in my Inbox: “Hello Dorothée, Just wanted to let you know my husband…
Brighter Moments, and Siblings
Much of designing jewellery is about making connections. So I couldn’t help observing the way my mother’s own hands were making connections with each other: I will want to bring these observations into my studio, somehow. I can’t help but be…
Old Age, Sickness, Death
After taking a train straight down almost all the way through the entire country, I sit by the bedside of my mother on this mothers’ day. Many people wonder how much sense it makes to spend a full week of…
A Visit To Former East Germany
My youngest daughter had the great fortune of doing an exchange year in Germany this year. Last year, a young German boy spent a year with us, and this year she gets to spend a year with his family in…
at the anvil
Last time I went to see my current mentor, John Little, we got a bit more serious: less talking, more hammering. I like doing things well, and thoroughly, so I wanted to learn how to get better at making a…
What a great guy
Raymond’s death still reverberates in the city and among friends. Yesterday, there was a very sweet letter from Ray’s family published on the front page of the local daily paper. It illustrates very well what a great guy he was, and…
Yet another tragic death
Oh dear oh dear. Yet another tragic, unfathomable death in my circle of friends. So senseless. What a huge loss. And best hugger, ever. There is so much to say about Raymond, and the story of his brutal death has…
Sarah Slean live in concert with Symphony Nova Scotia
Ok ok, I know I have to get ready to head out to John Little’s blacksmithing shop, but before I leave I just have to tell you about the amazing concert I saw last night: lovely Canadian artist, poet and…
Four Blacksmithing Women, Bonding
Oh boy, did we have fun: four women, spending the day forging together! First, we went shopping for metal. For a materials-junkie like myself, that was half the thrill! Then we arrived in Lynn’s cozy forge cabin, which she built…
The Art of Calligraphy
Such richness: I was able to branch out and again learn more! Last weekend, Kaz Tanahashi came to teach a special workshop on the art of calligraphy. It was an amazingly disciplined environment, everyone was very focused: At some point…
A hammer, a bow and arrow
I can’t believe it’s already been a week since I went out to John Little’s shop to begin my mentoring in Blacksmithing, thanks to a grant I applied for and was granted, from Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Heritage, Culture…
