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...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 2, 2017 | Inspiration
Finished is better than perfect We have had another gap in our blog posting. That is partly because we have been crazy busy with business and reorganizing our living and work space. As a result, we have made progress in those areas but haven’t...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Aug 25, 2017 | Art Quilts, Design, Inspiration
Breaking a Creative Block Last week I was working on a challenge quilt that was giving me trouble because I was way over thinking. I can almost hear some of you saying “Wow, that is not at all like you”. To which I reply, that there is no need for sarcasm. So back...
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