Great blog about Lakeshore Mews Handmade Market!

Becca, By Design.: What a fun day!: Well this past weekend was a fun new experience!  I was part of the first weekend for the Lakeshore Mews Handmade Market in Barrie!!  How f...

Does Advertising Really Work?

Sponsored by the City of Barrie, my new series of Processed interior landscapes heads up to Midland this weekend for their second showing.  With some new mixed media textile collaged canvases and an assortment of small works on paper, this body of work is beginning to expand beyond it's original form.  My new miniatures entitled "Kitchen Beauties" are preciously framed in shadow boxes.  Juxtaposed against my highly textured textile collages, it will be interesting to see what people are drawn to.  Not having to pay to exhibit at Claustro; a breath of fresh air in the gallery system these days, I decided to invest a little money into advertising my show on Facebook.  Often noting side ads on my page, I thought I would give it a try.  It is really cool in that you only pay for the hits you get and you can even set your daily limit of how much you want to spend.  A report of how your ad works is also available and you are able to schedule when you would like your ads to happen.  I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Lakeshore Handmade Market starts this Saturday!

Barrie Galleries and Studios: Handmade Market: The Handmade Market is just about full for the month of June and we are very excited to launch this new venue for creativity in Barrie. We...

Collect for a Cause!

FALL HILLTOP, 2011, acrylic on canvas

The 'View from Here' Show and Sale last month in Honeywood was a resounding success, thanks particularly to all the hard working volunteers, sponsors, donors and art makers and art lovers who gave so much time and effort to the raising awareness and funds to Stop the MegaQuarry.

There's a lot of encouragement to make it an annual event! Both NDACT and CAUSE will receive generous donations from the Artists, with the balance going to future art events in the city and country.

With that - Artists against the MegaQuarry will be showing a selection of our work in midtown Toronto, with the help of our friends at First Toronto Unitarian congregation. The show will hang from this Sunday June 3rd until Sunday July 1 with the RECEPTION on Sunday June 10th, following services, from 12:30-2:00pm.  Show up early to get your choice from some amazing works capturing our beautiful rural landscapes.

Is anyone else tired?

I guess I have been delinquent the last few days with posting, but each day has been busier than the next and there doesn't really seem to be an end in sight.  Tomorrow I am heading to the Gibson Centre in Alliston, which I hear is a beautiful building, to help jury the South Simcoe Arts Council Arts on Main exhibit as well as select winners in the Gibson Centre Juried Show.  Although looking forward to the experience, this is one more day away from my studio and my deadline for my show at Claustro is fast approaching.  Then tomorrow night I head up to Wyevale for a celebratory dinner of the winners of different awards in a selection of photo clubs in the area.  Thursday also proves to be another fun filled day with a luncheon being thrown for members of the Pomona Mural Project at Frankie Ip's house.  Just returned from Paris, we are going to indulge in a Parisian picnic before I need to head back on up to the Maclaren for their Volunteer appreciation night.  As they will be serving ice cream I could hardly say no.  Friday morning I need to head back to Creemore to finish installing the new exhibit Unearthed at the Mad and Noisy in time for Saturday's opening, with hopes of having some time in my studio during the afternoon before going to see the Commodores at Casino Rama for my Dad's birthday.  Saturday....  I think you get the point.  So the big question is, when will I have time or energy to finish the work, never mind varnish it, document it and post it for the world to see? This is seems to be an ongoing problem for all artists.  How do we balance our work we do for survival and the work we want to do without either suffering.  Please feel free to share how some tricks you have for keeping balance in you life.  Sigh.....Oh yeah, be sure to get your Art Ce Soir applications for June 16th so you will included in all of the press materials!