Make it! was this past weekend and what an adventure it was! The show was so awesomely attended 3800 people on the saturday! and I met so many great people! 

 The booth! It actually wasn't that complicated or hard to set up.

 The sticks worked well to display my handmade ornaments and I met a woman who told me about a bird of prey rescue facility located in Delta BC  http://www.owlcanada.ca/index.php 

My planters talked for themselves!

Household Notions*

Whether inspired by a character in a novel, or the ability of thread to link elements together, a narrative quality runs through each of the works in Household Notions. Textiles have a rich history that speaks to women and craft. These multi-layered sculptures explore domestic textiles, including needlework and crochet and the personal relationships, memories, and attachments that are formed with handmade objects and the narratives that can be created with them. Alternative mediums such as glass, paper and porcelain expand upon our expectations of conventional textile patterns and constructions. Just as textiles degrade and fade with time, some textile references have been deconstructed, leaving residual impressions that reflect upon the absence of the object that was there before. Themes for exploration include fragility, intimacy, strength and tension.

*Notions are small items for household use such as needles, buttons and thread. A notion can also be a belief, an idea or a whim. Here’s a household notion for you: Call your mother.

This show is going to be so great! The exhibition starts November 30th with the opening on December 1st 6 to 9pm. The show will run until January 28th. Artists included are myself :) Pam Lobb, Lizz Aston, Noelle Hamlyn, and Dorie Millerson. 

So Excited for the upcoming shows! A Real Piece of Work is this weekend! Make it is on Thursday and Got Craft Vancouver is on Dec 4th! Got Craft River Market is on Dec 10th and 11th! Woot!

Vancouver Sun!

So the craft show season is really ramping up..... So exciting and yet so nerve racking at the same time. This will be my first time really testing the West Coast market with my hand made goods and I have all these questions going through my head. Will they like my stuff? Will they like the pricing? Will I get any positive or negative feedback? Who knows.... As part of the advertising Make It! had an article in the Vancouver Sun and I was featured! How Exciting! You can see it HERE

I have been also trying to design and create some new ornaments for all these shows with my new favourite medium, polymer!

These little guys are not only fun they are also facsimiles of some of Canada's endangered birds. I am going to be giving donations from the proceeds to Nature Canada. It is so hard at the Holiday season to decide on charities to donate to but wildlife and our environment are connected to everything. I will also be working on some ideas for the Cancer Society of Canada as that is a cause that I feel can always use some donations as it affects everyone.