Bling Jam
I have to say, I fall in love easily. Especially when it comes to coloured gemstones! And so, when my stone merchant, the wonderful Martine Lavoie of Pierres de Charme, stopped by a few months ago, I went a little…
Notes
The opportunity to delight
“Death comes without warning”. This is part of the daily morning chants for many Buddhists. Yet we forget, all the time. I knew that Howard, the paternal grandfather of my children, hadn’t been well. He had been in an out…
Another step
Last week, I found myself in a boardroom of the cultural federations of Nova Scotia, giving a presentation on my career, on the work I have done since I began studying jewellery design in 1999. It was an incredibly interesting…
Ingredient: Passion
I just celebrated a birthday – 45 and the most content I have been all my life. I love this. Last night, I took myself for a massage, mmmmmmhhhhh. Then my main squeeze and I went for drinks and a bite to…
Two very different cities – Two very different necklaces
Oh my goodness, it’s been so long since I wrote. I had told you about three of the one-of-a-kind pieces I create for gallery@ACTS, but I have yet to tell you about the last two! The first is a necklace…
Pieces about two more European cities: ‘Paris’ and ‘Berlin’
Ah, and it continues: more new pieces, about more cities: ‘Paris’, and ‘Berlin’. Photo credit goes to Christina Arsenault in Halifax. Two more pieces will follow in my next post! Here is ‘Paris’: I spent quite a bit of time in…
London – the adornment
I had such a very busy 2014 – that ‘year of the horse’ sure went at a gallop! So it was with great pleasure that 2015 greeted me with the opportunity to create some brand new, one-of-a-kind work. I had…
Wedding with a few twists
I hope you had wonderful holidays, whichever kind you celebrate. It truly was for me, and in addition, I was blessed with a particularly special one this past weekend: the wonderful wedding celebration of my brother Peter and his partner Michel.…
Return of the Light
There was a time in my life when I wanted to become a “Contemporary Jewellery Historian”. I chose the best program, at the Royal College of Art in London, England. Everything looked very promising. However, despite my best aspirations, my then-husband put…
It has been a pleasure
I just finished a run of Holiday art fairs, and as always, it was wonderful to meet old friends and meet new ones. While I love being in my studio and making jewellery every day, I also enjoy these opportunities…
Meet Your Maker
I have just returned from Vancouver’s CircleCraft Christmas Market. You may recall that I was on this Coast just a few months ago, for the Harmony Arts Festival in August. What can I say? I love the West Coast’s enthusiasm…
Taking Stock and Preparing for Winter
I know my last blog post was somewhat morbid. But perhaps a discussion of death around Halloween time is actually appropriate, seeing that the holiday celebrates a weakened barrier between the world of the living and that of the dead. “A time to…
Right in our face
I can’t help but feel that very serious issues have been presenting themselves, right in my face. First, news of terminal illness in my immediate family, then the infection of Ashoka Mukpo, part of our community, with the Ebola virus (Thank…
