by Stephen Parsons | Jan 21, 2026 | Design, Inspiration, Uncategorized
I retired from my job with the provincial college at the end of the Covid pandemic in 2022 after 30-plus years of a career as an adult educator. It took some time to “unlink”, but as the reality of retirement took hold I had a notion of returning to a...
by Stephen Parsons | May 27, 2024 | Financing and Investment, Inspiration, Resources
We’ll have Big News coming soon as we begin our journey into craft skills training. We have been doing workshops for various community groups for some time, but will soon be offering half-day, one-day and extended training packages for one-on-one, small group...
by Stephen Parsons | Jan 14, 2022 | Inspiration, Woodworking
Am I crazy to feel good about recovering unsold stock? Our friends at Eastern Shores Gallery are moving shop in 2022! While they get organized and set up, they have decided to return all inventory to the various artists they represent, to save them the effort of...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 3, 2020 | Inspiration
Revised by Mary Elizabeth from a post she originally shared in her new blog at keepthestories.ca During the early days of COVID-imposed social isolation, many thought that it would be a couple of weeks and they vowed to use the extra time to get organized and strike a...
by Stephen Parsons | Jul 2, 2020 | Design, Inspiration, Materials, Strategy, Tools and Equipment, Work In Progress
OK – so if you are going to be isolated, you might as well be isolated to your workshop. Except, of course – the workshop is not looking for the moment like the kind of shop I want to be isolated in. It’s truly a mess. So how did I get here you ask?...
by Stephen Parsons | Oct 6, 2018 | Inspiration, Marketing, Resources, Strategy, Sustainability
We were delighted to be part of the first ever Surfside Studio Tour this past weekend – an event highlighting the artists and artisans of Highway 207 from Lawrencetown to Chezzetcook along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. With the prospect of a new studio...
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