springtime & bicycles

I was out of the studio all week working on plans for workshops and artist statements for applications. Spring has brought us rainy days and all the writing is making my brain want to implode. Luckily yesterday afternoon there was a patch of sunshine just as I was ready to take a wee break so I hopped on my new 12 speed road bicycle, Penny and took her out for a spin.


I'm now itching to get into the studio this weekend to finally print this new drawing I was working on a few weeks ago...

Port Loggia Gallery Exhibition

I've been locked away in my painting studio for the last few weeks in preparation for an upcoming show. I'm shipping my paintings into Halifax Friday, my fingers are crossed that they will be done in time and dry!

Opening Reception: Tuesday February 9, 5:30 p.m.
Exhibition Continues: February 10 - 28, 2010
Artists Talk: Wednesday February 10, 12 noon

The Port Loggia Gallery is located at 1107 Marginal Rd. in Halifax, NS.

Today I was delighted to find out that one of the milk crate pillows I parted with at the halifax crafters winter market was being put to good use by a lovely sleepy orange kitty. I couldn't be happier.

Thanks to Lesley-Anne of hello pineapples for passing on the photo.

its a long road and a lot of pickles...

Back at the end of August, thanks to the amazing Lunenburg farmers market, I experienced for the first time in my adult life the joy of pickling. It was one heck of a vinegary love-fest and the loving hasn't stopped since.



It's now four months later and I still haven't been able to kick the pickle brain so I finally decided to find an outlet for my gherkin craze. I started off with a graphite drawing of my Lunenburg dills and then just got carried away from there experimenting with some open screened pickles and finally a three colour pickle print.



My final print looks something like this... I'm hoping the world is ready for some fantabulous dill-pickle doorstops.

I don't do well with introductions, in fact this blog was meant to have started months ago but I couldn't figure out just what to say... so I didn't.

I just spent the weekend at the halifax crafters winter market. As per usual it was a big sticky taffy ball of stress and ridiculous fun all mixed together. Friday we stayed up til the wee hours of the morning attempting to finish sewing and heat setting all my work in time. We woke up a mere 1 1/2 hours later (5:30 am that is - you can do the math) to be ready to hit the road for Halifax by 6:30.

It was our first show at the Olympic center (a big move up from the North Street Church) and it was a wonderful success.

Now for a big sigh of relief that it's over.... ahhhhhh.