by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 15, 2017 | Design, Inspiration, Woodworking
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. People who are new to woodworking and those who view it from the perspective of an external observer may think of woodworking as being somewhat an homogeneous field of work. But there are many styles and perspectives of...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 12, 2017 | Design, Quilting, Scrap Quilts, Work In Progress
Today’s post is written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole This summer, I designed a Japanese-inspired quilt as a wedding gift for a good friend. I chose a focal fabric with a large floral print (peonies – one of her favs) in the pinks and purples that I...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 8, 2017 | Art Quilts, Design
Today’s post written by Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Have you ever finished an art project and realized that you would like to investigate a different angle, use another colour combination or apply new techniques? All of these reflections are good reasons to...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jan 5, 2017 | Design, Turning, Woodworking
Today’s post is written by Stephen Parsons. My most recent commission is for a portable chess set for the son of a colleague. I have been hoping for a chance to design and create chess sets for awhile and this contract presents the opportunity to explore what may...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 10, 2015 | Design, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
In the last post in this series on jigs, I described my favorite jig – the screw advance box joint jig based on Mathias Wandel’s woodgears.ca plan – my favorite to use, but not the one I use most often. Most woodworkers would agree that THE fundamental jig for the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Oct 30, 2015 | Art Quilts, Design, Quilting
This has been a busy week with most of my creating art time spent working on several birthday and Christmas gifts (pictures later but don’t want to spoil the surprise for recipients). Last weekend, however, I had a chance to take a really fun workshop AND get in...
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