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Playing with Paper, Scissors and Glue Sticks on Rainy Morning
I’ve not been posting much but I have been working…..really. I won’t even show a photo of my studio..way too much stuff going on but none of it resolved. But the other day, with my good friend,...
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My African Violets Are Quite Happy I Think…
Well, actually, to be quite honest, they were happier before, with even more blooms, but I didn’t get around to getting out the camera and well, you know how it goes. But here they are Blissful and...
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Strawberries and the long way home…
What a lovely weekend, hot, sunny and full of surprises. We went out yesterday to get strawberries. We go every year to the same place, a little stand on Veyaness Rd where a grandmother in her sari...
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A Serendipitous Mosaic Bird Bath
Or how we made a bird bath from this, an old chimney pot, and this, a big heavy glass ceiling fixture which we used as the mold for a cement basin And how all of that became this: our Beach Pottery and...
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How we Created our own unique collage Christmas Cards or E-cards
Every year we look for Christmas cards but rarely find exactly what we like. We’ve also looked at e-cards. Not that there isn’t some wonderful artwork out there. But this year we wanted to do something...
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New Years resolutions? .. . or trying to create order in my chaotic studio.
The new year has begun. Usually my New Years resolution is not to make any resolutions. Resolutions are usually difficult goals, like lose weight, eat less sugar, eat less chocolate, eat less of all...
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Oh No She’s on Pinterest Now! and other new stuff
Yes, it’s true, I’ve gotten myself a Pinterest account. I’ve even gotten on Facebook. Who knew I’d get all into the social networking scene? I actually got a personal Facebook page first, just to keep...
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Low Tide and a Haul of Pottery Shards
Bill has gotten into the habit lately of taking long walks by the ocean and he noticed that the tide was getting unusually low. Which of course tripped off the idea that if the tide was low in...
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Earth Day Abundance – Recycled Art Supplies
Leading up to Earth day I’ve been signing petitions almost everyday. There’s one or two in my email everyday. I care about all the things I sign petitions for: like no oil tankers on my coast, no...
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A Few Delightful Sights on a Victoria Spring Day
Out garage sailing today and as we were on our way from one sale to the next I happened to glance to my right as we were passing Goodacre Lake in Beacon Hill Park. And I saw a row of turtles sunning...
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Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year!
Anyone who knows me also knows that I’m not a big fan of snow. But there it was, snow on our Windmill Palm this week. Thankfully, it’s one of the tougher palm trees and can usually make it through...
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Amaryllis Blooms – So Beautiful From Start to Faded Finish
Every Christmas I’ve always indulged in growing an amaryllis bulb. Sometimes I’ve been lucky with old bulbs sending up new flowers but this year, all I saw coming up was leaves and more leaves. So,...
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An Abstract Tray
There’s something about trays. They’re easy to find in thrift shops, the ones I like the best are the light weight wooden ones with handles. They’re just the thing for a quick study in mosaic,...
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A Recycled Post about Recycling for Earth Day
Today is Earth Day or for many Earth Week. I like to think that every day is really Earth Day. In honor of the day, I’ve decided to do a bit of recycling. The following is a post I wrote way back in...
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Revisiting the Mosaic in Our Old Kitchen
We recently went on a short trip back to Calgary for a big family get together and while we were there, we did what no one should do. We drove by the old house. Well, you know you shouldn’t do it, you...
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The Story of the Little Green Night Table
Almost everything creative that we do has some connection to recycling. My mosaics are made from recycled or as Will likes to say “upcycled” dishes and ornaments. Will uses a lot of collage in his work...
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How I arted up a Garden Gnome
Ok, I admit it. I bought a garden gnome at a garage sale last summer. Will shook his head, he could not believe I actually paid for it and brought it home. It was, I must also admit, really awful....
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A Bedside Table, appropriately titled, “Night Flyer”
This little night table is next in our series of upcycled furniture pieces. As we’ve gone on our Saturday garage sailing travels this summer we’ve found some lovely bits of furniture. Bits that we are...
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We have a new online shop!
We’ve just opened up a shop of our designs on Zazzle, which is a great service out of California. They offer really good quality products and we’re kind of excited to get our work out there. Posted now...
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Creating Strip Quilted Cozies with Men’s Striped Shirts
Ok, I admit it, I do like stripes. I like it in fabric, in drawings, whatever. I recalled seeing some quilts done in men’s shirt fabric and really liked the look created when doing strip quilting....
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