The Odditorium Art Space

10/29/2024

We finally have some news to share!

Amazing NEWS, Please share and help us get the word out! We are relaunching the Teapothecary officially on November 1st! You can find us at and we are so excited to be back and we can not wait to see all of you amazing people once again!

It has been a tough year, but we keep pushing through and we need your support and love to get back on our feet. So if you come to a show and see us, say hi, offer a hug, or even just share this post!

Overcoming tragedy, and rebuilding after the fire and losing everything has been hard, but like a phoenix, we rise from the ashes, and we hope you are as excited about our teas as we are to be making them again.

I would like to thank everyone for the words of encouragement and suport we have recieved over the past few months. In the face of dark times, and hardship it has been a beautiful and supportive feeling to know that so many were rooting for us. So please consider visiting us at one of the places we will be over the next couple of months. Love to all - Wanda

08/22/2024

I am excited and honoured to be sharing a screen tomorrow with these other amazing and dynamic people for this talkshow on "Pride and Presence" to discuss 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy and Best Practices for Inclusion and Pride in Business. In this amazing talkshow hosted by of We will look at how different members of the community use their own voice and leadership styles in their businessess to create a safe and inclusive environment. Other panelists include Mica Daurie of and Trever McWilson of

Live stream will be at 1pm and can be found on shiftED Academy Inc. livestream on Facebook or Linked in! More info can be foundn here: https://www.facebook.com/share/RzhJfS1Qz5ahq5gg/

07/15/2024

Hello all!! We are trying to get back on track here! Our greatest obstacle has been finding a location! I do have a number of viewings lined up this week, but if you know of a retail/cafe space for rent in the North end, Downtown, or Quinnpool area (I need a place in walking distance for me preferably) pm me with info. Looking for 1,000sf or under but open to other sizes too. Wish us luck!!

07/13/2024

These are good people who helped a lot in New Glasgow, and who were always ready to lend a hand for so many causes. Can you consider giving even just a few dollars to help? $3 or 5 is not a lot, to be missed and it adds up fast even just a few dollars a person can make a huge impact as a whole.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-help-ken-and-sue-while-sue-kicks-cancers-ass?attribution_id=sl%3A202aedb6-3cda-4b77-bd7b-17f62db91c20&utm_campaign=pd_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR01l67hgNfwV915CK3tW2-5fAOP2YW9peO6Kar9nQghIVTrFbl7uPQxK2o_aem_PL5gzZsPw78We_xemJdqNA

My name is Krista, as some of you may know I’m a friend to Ken and S… Krista Hanna needs your support for Let’s help Ken and Sue, while Sue Kicks cancers ass!

06/17/2024

Asa's trying to become a puppet-based reality television star. Is this where fate will lead him next?

Will I be Canada's next great puppet master? Stay tuned to find out!!

06/16/2024

Made the repairs I could using only my hands and a bottle of wood glue. At least it’s in one piece again.

05/19/2024

The dog is so neglected and lonely.

05/17/2024

After a nightmare of a move, we’re happy to finally be settling in and making our new place comfortable.

05/14/2024

In possibly the greatest testament to the artworks of An Oddity or Two, look at these great things we still have! Either we owned so much that this is just the small percentage that survived the fire, or their durability under fire, extreme heat, and deluges of water and then ice are exceptional! I think in reality these survive due to being in a cabinet that protected them. I am sad we lost some of your original collage pieces, but I truly loved these items so am happy they survived when so many things did not. Even now as we unpack the two bins of small treasures we were able to gather, many have crumbled after thawing or are forever marred. But Isabelle, of what we took that you made, all survived.

05/05/2024

Survived/didn’t survive the fire: foam rubber & paper clay marionette.

04/30/2024

U-haul is literally the worst. Got a call today, the day before our already extremely stressful move, informing us that the time, location, and size of truck had all been changed. This is far from the first time that U-haul has screwed us, but is definitely the most pathetic, unprofessional, and hurtful mismanagement yet. How does this company continue to operate? While we’re all boycotting Loblaws, can we throw U-haul onto the list? Shameful.

04/25/2024

Major Life Update:

As those of you who have been following our story already know, back on April 5th we were informed by the insurance company that they would possibly not be renewing our housing support, and so we would have to move out of the hotel by the 15th. Up until that point, we had been unable to rent a place or get jobs because of not knowing where we were going to end up, and when the insurance company communicated with us at all, it was to discourage us from making any arrangements without their approval. We had even gone so far as to turn down a generous offer to rent a reasonably priced place in Halifax from one of Wanda’s friends just two days before this frightening ultimatum.

What would you do in this situation? Ten days to find a pet-friendly apartment for the middle of the month during a housing crisis. The stress was unbelievable, but after reaching out, we were relieved to find that the place in Halifax had not yet been rented to someone else, and so we signed the lease.

There was still trouble, as the new place was not available until May 1st, and even though we told the insurance company that we had found somewhere to go, they still refused to extend the housing support by even two weeks. Thankfully, friends in Pictou have put us up in an apartment until then, and so we’re still surviving and housed.

We have been hesitant to reveal where we’re moving to, as we didn’t want the good people of Pictou County who have supported us feel betrayed, but know that we had little choice in the matter. Many have asked us what we plan to do, if we’re going to rebuild, if our businesses will reopen, but it’s impossible to answer any of these questions as long as the insurance company has us in limbo. We still own the property at 195 Forbes street, and hold a lot of debt that will have to be addressed in some way eventually, but our lives right now are focussed on moving to our new place and getting jobs so that we can afford the basic requirements of living.

Regardless of what happens, we will return in some way; we have friends here, and would like for the work we have done with local communities to continue and grow.

If you would like to see us before we go, please reach out and let us know. While it is reassuring to know we have a place, our days are still filled with a sort of low-level dread from which it is hard to escape, and we find it difficult to do anything more than plan for the move and apply for jobs.

04/13/2024

GOOD NEWS! We have found a place to stay for the next two weeks!!! Thank you so much to all the kind people that offered suggestions, offered and opened up their homes, and more. You have been amazing and have shown us so much good will. I have cried quite a bit over the past few days from all that people have done. I am honestly blessed to be among so many people.

Thank you! I want to give a special shout-out to Mrs. MacGregor’s Shortbreads. You are the epitome of generosity.

04/12/2024

This was a GoFundMe update, Life Update again.

I was really reluctant about an update, as after the last one we were unfortunately targeted by people on a local town facebook group, but here it goes:

This update has some good news and some bad news.

The insurance company has decided they no longer wish to pay for a hotel for us. They told us on the 5th that they would not renew past the 15th.

We were in panic mode, because of course there is a housing crisis. We had been hoping to be approved to move to an apartment for some time. We did have a few spots lined up but lost them while waiting for the insurance company to allow us to move on them.

They repeatedly told us to wait and not to sign a lease until they approved it. We had asked so many times to be approved to move, because the amount of money we are spending on food is unbelievable (eating out pretty much constantly costs thousands a month) on top of that the room is very small with no privacy.

We were really shocked when they informed us with less than 2 weeks notice they would no longer be covering the hotel costs.

We were devastated because there simply is no way we can afford to pay to stay at the hotel ourselves; it is over $3,000 for a 2 week stay. If we knew we would be cut off, we would have moved out long ago to have not wasted so much money on food and other expenses.

The good news is that, despite the odds against us finding a place, we have secured an apartment! The only downside is it is not available until May 1. This is problematic when we have 2 weeks to fill.

We searched AirB&B and other places but nothing is in our price range. Since we are already paying over $4,000 a month in bills like mortgage, now we also have to take on paying a monthly rent. So we need to really keep a tight budget, (our monthly bills alone have eaten $12,000 of the GoFundMe) as we look for jobs for once we have moved into the new place.

We have a floor to crash on for two weeks in Truro (which is really kind) but is obviously not ideal. At least we won’t be living in our car. Things feel pretty bleak right now.

I am sorry my last update was so down, we were dealing with all of this, but did not want to be public about the struggle of possibly being on the street, in the hopes we would find something.

If anyone knows of a hotel/short term rental anywhere in Nova Scotia that would be $1,000 or under from the 15th to 1st that would be amazing, but I fear it is not likely.

We are still ever so grateful, without all of you and what you did to help us we would already have been in a way worse situation. Our news is hard, but better times are coming. So thank you all and lots of love!

Enjoy a picture of all of us pulling faces

04/07/2024

LIFE UPDATE:
I updated our GOFUNDME page, and thought that I should post here as well. Forgive our messy we-just-woke-up-like-this hair.

Well, we are still living in the hotel, and here is a sneak peek into our new lives. Please forgive our messy bedheads in the video; we took it just after having to vacate the room with kid and pets for the sheets to be changed, so we’re still groggy from the morning upset.

Love to all and thanks for the support. We are trying to do our best with the funds everyone has raised, and I am so grateful. Our debts are high and costs are overwhelming, so without you we would already be on the streets. This has been a nightmare, but I am grateful to everyone who has reached out and supported us in so many ways. It is hard to think what our future will hold. We have hired a lawyer to help us get out of this perpetual waiting room, and it is your funds that have helped us to do that.

EDITED: I took out some sad sentiments, we are sad, but I don't need to be a sad sack. - Wanda

EDITED: for clarity. - Asa

It has been more than 2 months and we have been living all 3 of this in a single room in a hotel. So come and see how we have adapted to try and make life b...

04/06/2024

Dear world, we are in need of some things as we are hoping to finally secure a home again soon. We lost pretty much everything in the fire, and although our funds are very limited, if anyone is giving away or willing to part with things from our list please let me know.

*Bed Frames/headboards for Queen and Full bed (we want to get new mattresses, this is the one luxury I really want for us after all this is some super comfy mattresses)
*Bedside Tables
*Dresser
*small kitchen table and chairs
*coffee table
*Bookcases
*living room couch/chair
*kitchen stuff (except air fryer, slow cooker, instapot, kettle, toaster oven, we got those things already donated)

I hate asking, but if you have things please send pics and I will see if it fits our needs and make arrangements for collection.

We are so grateful for all the help and the continued support people have given us.

For the photo tax I offer a picture of my son buried in his donated stuffies and our cat Lily. You have no idea how much these stuffies have given him comfort and made these past few months bearable for him.

03/31/2024

The Easter bunny came to the hotel, and there are chocolate eggs everywhere! At least, I hope that’s chocolate.