Nova Scotia
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…
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…
Time Away

If my social media accounts have been quiet of late, and I have been slow to respond to e-mails, it is because I unplugged at a retreat centre for a while. I spent almost two weeks at wonderful Dorje Denma…
First Summer Show this Saturday June 18th!

I can’t believe summer show season is already upon us! The first one for me will be in Avondale in rural Nova Scotia, this coming Saturday, June 18th. I always enjoy the Avondale Arts Fairs (this summer one, and their Garlic…
‘My’ Galleries

As I sit in my studio this morning, getting ready to finish some pieces to send out to galleries next week, I am contemplating where their journey will take them before they find a home on a body. The galleries…
Cool oysters under sunny Nova Scotia Skies

I had a fabulous time this past weekend at the Avondale Garlic Festival. This annual event is such a different pace from the hustle and bustle of my other shows, that it almost feels like a vacation. And how great to…
Atlantic Craft Tradeshow 2014

“Tradeshows” are where gallery owners place orders for their stores. This is what was happening in Philadelphia, where I have just returned from, and this is what will take place again this weekend in Halifax, at the Atlantic Craft Tradeshow…
NSDCC Designer Craft Show at Cunard Centre

My favourite event of the year is coming up: the Designer Craft Show put on by the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council. You are warmly invited to come down to the Cunard Centre this weekend and enjoy all the wonderful…