Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Well, I took it pretty easy yesterday, since the show on Friday through Sunday was so busy! Thank you to everyone who came to the show, it was great being supported by my friends & family, and meeting so many great people - both visitors and other artists.

Here's some photos from the show, my booth in this post, and some of my favourites to follow!









 

ROM visit part 2

Bottles commissioned by Enniskillen Wines (Niagara-on-the-Lake), inspired by ice sculptures.  Hand carved.  Middle: Brad Copping, 1994. 

Mallorytown Glass.  Made from common green window glass. 
Canada's earliest glass factory, at Mallorytown, was established in 1839.

Joseph Heath.  Staffordshire, England. 
Transfer printed earthenware platter.  c. 1850. 

Teapot.  Ironstone.  St. John's Stone Chinaware, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
Clay imported from England.  c. 1880-1895.

Musings for Today

I'm wading through piles of 'stuff' on my floor that I'm sorting and clearing out.  I get distracted with other things easily so I am not spending one focused chunk of time on the clearout.

I watched two great programs this evening, one a Nature program on ants, and the next a BBC program about whales.  The first mentioned a website, which I just had to check out, and is pretty amazing - the Encyclopedia of Life.

I also got a new issue of Stringing mag today, which is always fun.   There are some trends in jewellery of late that are very evident, including chain in antiqued finishes.  Looking through the mag also renewed my want to make my own ceramic beads in the future.  I haven't used ceramics before but there are classes available locally.