New work : buttons

just because you asked,

silver plated button shank, glass cabochon

New work: Glass animal pins

 in the Etsy store now.

final hours in the studio

New work : Glass pins for all this Christmas

Link to Etsy here

New work : Stripes carved out of glass.

This project was in the making since my artist residency in Portland in 2006, time flies. I have finally worked up the nerve to cut, grind, drill and polish this amazing glass.

One of a Kind Show Toronto, booth number U30

Tis the season. The show is here. 

www.oneofakindshow.com

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, booth K37

• Fri, Sep 18, 2015 10:30am Sun, Sep 20, 2015 6:30pm
  

The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is Toronto’s first, largest, and longest running outdoor art fair – providing fresh art, fresh faces, in the fresh air since 1961. Attracting an audience of over 100,000 people annually, and showcasing the work of over 350 artists, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition prides itself on creating an environment which gives artists the chance to interact directly with the public in an informal setting – removing the barriers to access, and dispelling the formality of a traditional gallery or art fair experience.
My booth number is K37, web site here

Muskoka Arts and Crafts this weekend

link here

freshly updated etsy

gardeners delight

New work, just in time for Beaches Arts and Crafts Show

Beaches Arts and Crafts this weekend

my booth number is 76. I hope to see you there!

Show website here.

Our kitchen turned humble brewery

 it is happening, I hope to never have to buy beer again. YES.

they grow up so fast

 mid spring gardens

do not forget the walks...

 ...very important part of our spring

Little things

 ...such as bit of a color make me very happy. 

I walk by my new planters every day and I STARE.

first time

making beer, Dark Amber Ale and Czech Budejovice Lager, it is finally here, long time dream come true.

long term plans

 I have planted hops this spring, setting them up as a decorative fence. The strain is called "Sterling", the closest  North American kind to Czech "Saaz". I will make beer out of these in the fall, I have promised to myself. I got them here, for anyone interested.

edibles are waking up too

most of the perennial edibles survived the witch of a winter and are waking up. Even the blueberry bushes that got ravaged by deer (yes a deer) seem to be recovering.

spring finaly arrived

and I love it

very exiting reading

lots of research going on

This years harvest

 Last boil of the year completed. 8 liters of maple syrup harvested, a record so far, yay. Tap my trees for anybody interested in the DIY.

Spring slowly crawling in

our guest room turned greenhouse.