Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Household Notions



There is an article in the National Post today about the show I am participating in at the Telephone Booth Gallery. You can read the online version HERE.The article depicts through words the lovely work of Noelle Hamlyn, Pam Lobb, Dorie Millerson and Lizz Aston and there is even a little description of my work. What I really liked about the article though is that it highlights our convictions in the work and why they are important. Noelle had a really good quote where she said "Textiles are something that follows us through life," she says, pointing to the blankets that swaddle us as infants and shroud us in the grave. "They can be both comforting and almost repulsive or repelling at the same time." She also talked about why our art is so accessible because textile pieces have life stories inherently embedded in them and that in turn makes them have an identifiable meaning.

Monday, 23 January 2012

Design Lines

Thanks to the awesome Sharlene Rankin of the Telephone Booth Gallery my little red Artifact Crochet piece is on page 111 of Design Lines! She works so hard to provide exposure for the artists that she represents and it is greatly appreciated!

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Thinking about spring

It's been a little chilly here (not cold because I am from Ontario) just chilly and pretty grey and I guess my thoughts have been going to Spring. I have had little inspiration for glass right now so I am making a new jewellery collection. Here are some inspiration shots for a brand new (gasp!) colour (double gasp!) palette.

 Photo from Pennyweight blog


Dresses from Louis Vuitton collection 

Beautiful pastels that hopefully when assembled into jewellery will not look like Easter.

Friday, 13 January 2012

Inspiration

"We must be willing to let go of the life that we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us" E.M. Forster

Inspiration has not been coming easily lately..... I find this quote somehow comforting and try to remember that forcing things never works.

Lately I can't stop thinking about the written word embellishing objects. I see so many stunning examples of it being successfully done by other artists but somehow can't bring myself to use it in my own work. I have been free writing so much lately that I think that must be the seed of the obsession. This enamelled dish is from a company called Blowden

White, bronze enamelled dish with hand inscribed poem by one of Wales's greatest poets - T.Rowland Hughes - 'Rhyfeddod' - 'Wonderment'. 

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Globe and Mail

Household Notions is featured in the Globe and Mail today! An article all about giving art for Christmas featured various art exhibitions around Toronto, how exciting!!!!!

You can find it HERE!




Monday, 5 December 2011

Etsy Blog

Today I found out I am featured on the Etsy Blog! Apparently my planters are a good gift for the ladies! Who knew! These planters have really become viral in the land of Etsy. It is hard to tell what will be popular and how to control which items will get noticed... ah well all we can do is try I suppose.


Got Craft?

Some shots of my table set up for Got Craft? 2011







It was sooooo busy the whole day which was awesome!



And my underpaid help.... what can I say