Sunny July at the Squamish Farmers' Market โฅ ๐ฅ๐จโ๐พ๐๐ฉโ๐พ๐ฅ
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coming to the market this Saturday! ๐
You can find me Sat Jun 26 @squamishfarmersmarket @downtownsquamish from 10am to 3pm! ๐ฅ๐ฉโ๐พ๐๐จโ๐พ๐ฅ
These sweet whimsical art cards feature miniature postcard sized quilts on the front of each 5x7 inch card. Complete with envelope to mail to your loved ones! ๐
Each Miniature Postcard Quilt is one of a kind and made from 100% reclaimed materials! โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธ
#postcardquilt #artcard #happymail
Thanks @sociallyrobyn and @cali_rooooo for the cutest video! Find me at the @squamishfarmersmarket Sat May 22 from 10am to 3pm!
Posted @withregram โข @sociallyrobyn Itโs #NationalRescueDogDay
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My little Cali-roo is gonna be 4 this summer. How time flies.
She adds sooo much love and fun to our lives. I canโt remember what life was like before she came along.
Ps. You can get dog bandanas like Caliโs orange polka dot one made by @enduredesigns at @hearthandmantlegiftery @empireofdirtsquamish in #downtownsquamish
Endure Upcycled Designs is committed to creating reusable and long lasting products from locally sourced reclaimed materials, like burlap coffeebean sacks from @galileocoffeeco; linen shirts from @pearlsvalue; upholstery sample books from @annasinteriors and @bowermansfurniture ๐๐๐
We strive for zero waste using every bit of material up, even so far as turning my bin of small scraps into stuffing for pillows. โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธ
We offer a repair and alteration service and we recover your used patio cushions because fixing what you have is better than replacing it with something new. ๐๐๐
We are a vendor at our local Farmers' Market which is only 2 blocks away from our home studio! We carpool with another vendor that takes public transit to the market. @melonheadknitwear @squamishfarmersmarket ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ
We have an online shop where we use recycled shipping envelopes and boxes that our local customers save for us! โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธ
We make our own cleaning products using common ingredients that we can buy at our local soap dispensary about 50 steps from our front door @becleannaturally We buy laundry strips to wash all our textiles and clothing from a local Squamish company @theecolivingclub ๐๐๐
We are doing what we can, but we stop and think everyday about how we can do better! Happy Earth Day! ๐๐๐
#happyearthday๐ #squamishlife #sustainableliving
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#mycoffeedate Dad and I went to @bean_brackendale for coffee and blueberry scones after Erik took us for a local flight around Squamish on Easter Monday.โโโ
Easter Sunday, I had a socially distanced visit and walk with my friend @toby.jaxon along the old golf course and all the way to @normanrudys and the green space around it. I snapped so many photosover those two days, that it's going to take some time to sort through them all before posting. ๐ท
Easter Monday we made a stirfry and ordered a couple of dishes from Dragon Terrace @downtownsquamish
to add to our meal. We love their lemon chicken! ๐๐๐
I hemmed three pairs of pants for a client today and worked on recovering a foam cushion bench seat, backrest and throw pillows. ๐๐๐
Loving the sun today! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ It helps get me outside and get me steps in! #tenthousandsteps
#Repost @artswhistler
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Arts Whistler
WOW! Back for its fourth year, the Teeny Tiny Show proves good things do come in small packages! โ
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๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ!!!
Huge thanks to all the wonderful artists, over 170 artists (that's 100 more artists than last time!) in the Sea to Sky created mini-masterpieces โ all under 3x3".
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐!
Exhibit: On now โ May 1, 2021. Come by during our opening hours to snag a piece of original, miniature work. We're currently open Thursday - Sunday 2-6pm
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐-19 ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด.
Canโt make it in-person? Check out our virtual tour (available March 15) and purchase over the phone during our opening hours. Local pick-up only, artwork can not be shipped.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐:
Tagged in comments and listing in exhibit details - link in bio
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ:
@rmwhistler @provinceofbc @bcartscouncil @whistler_real_estate
Full exhibit details and hours of operations in bio
#artswhistler #weheartlocalart
Mixed Media Art! ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ Here is some more progress on my fabric mosaic squares that I've been working on and an announcement below!
I was gifted a box of discarded printed circuit boards from my friend @brian.aikens with a challenge to include some of them in my artwork to create tech-art. ๐ฉโ๐ป๐ฉโ๐ป๐ฉโ๐ป
So, I picked out these little green circuit boards that are 3 inches long to embellish the fabric mosaic squares I created. I wanted to mute the vibrant colour at bit, so I started by giving them a light wash with some creamy yellow acrylic paint. ๐๐๐
Once dry, I tacked them onto my fabric using a little glue, then secured and embellished with embroidery stitches using a metallic gold cord. ๐งต๐งต๐งต
I really enjoyed taking my time with hand stitching and used a variety of stitches. It brought me back to a time when I was a child learning to stitch with a needle and thread from my Oma and my Mom. This was so therapeutic for me and gave me something creative to focus on at a slow speed. ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
Now for the Announcement:
I have submitted 4 of my Teeny Tiny Connections Mixed Media Pieces to @artswhistler for their "Teeny Tiny Art Show" Mar 11 to May 1, 2021 at the Maurey Young Arts Centre in Whistler BC!
Back for its fourth year, the Teeny Tiny Show proves, good things do come in small packages! Over 170 artists from the Sea to Sky corridor have created mini masterpieces โ all under 3 by 3 inches.
Stayed tuned to see how I mounted my fabric squares for hanging! ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
#mixedmediaartwork #squamishlife #circuitboards
Part 3 of my time lapse video! I figured out how to add music this time! ๐ป๐ป๐ป
Ive taken my finished piece of fabric mosaic 10x30 inches from the last video and cut it into 12@ 5 inch squares with my rotary cutter. ๐ธ
Then, each piece is stitched onto a 5 inch square of natural linen. Trimmed to square it up. Then finished the edge with my serger.๐ธ
These 12 squares will each become a finished mixed media art piece in a limited edition series called "Teeny Tiny Connections" ๐ธ
Stay tuned to see how I embellish and mount them for hanging and to find out more about the art show in Whistler that they were created for.๐ธ
At a time when we are all feeling disconnected from each other, I wanted a way to remind us and give us hope that we are still connected by our common threads. I want to remind us to celebrate the small ways that help us feel together with the ones we love even though we may be physically at a distance. ๐ธ
I talk to my Dad (he's 88!) on the phone almost every day to check in on him and to see if he needs anything. We drop by his house and have short visits in the driveway with him and my stepmom at a distance and always wearing masks. It's not the same as pre-covid, but it's something. However small. And doing so, keeps us connected. ๐ธ
Sending love to all of you! Stay safe! Do something small that makes you happy! ๐ธ
#squamishlife #mixedmediaartwork #connections
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Here is Part Two of the time lapse video that I made to document my process in making a new series of mixed media pieces called CONNECTIONS.๐ธ
I have stiched a fabric mosaic using a washable stabilizer to secure small scrap fabrics leftover from a variety of projects or salvaged from vintage textiles. ๐ธ
It looks pretty simple here, but it takes a fair amount of effort to remove the stabilizer and Im incredibly pleased with the results! I especially like the frayed edges of the pink floral fabric that is reclaimed from a dress that I hemmed for a client.โป๏ธ
One of the things I find helpful in combating mental illness like #anxiety and #depression is to work on something creative. This fabric mosaic is a manageable size 10 x25 inches and made from many small pieces, so it helps me to hyper focus on it for short periods of time, letting my daily stresses fall away for bit and offering some mental relief.๐ธ
Stay tuned to see more of my process and to find out about the art show that it was created for.๐ธ
#squamishlife #squamishartist @squamishfarmersmarket @sqamishartscouncil
