Category: Travels
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The Leslie Street Spit in Toronto is one of my favourite places – it was originally the dumping ground for the construction refuse during a period of rapid growth in the 60’s. The land created was colonized over time by over 400 species of plant life and is now a protected area that serves as…
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I’m so excited – I’m finally ready to go to print with the final photo selection for my show! Selecting the final images was very tough, there were so many to go through and I’m sure there are some gems who escaped me, but I’ve done my best to narrow it down. Here are a…
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My latest Inspira bracelet is entitled “Plaça Reial” – after a famous plaza in the Barri Gòtic of Bacelona. I shot the plaza last fall. The bracelet is a different style than the others, to try and evoke more of the gothic/artsy vibe so intense in Barcelona – neither the chaotic charm bracelet nor the delicate…
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This past Thanksgiving weekend we had one of the most spectacular autumn days I have ever seen. The combination of clear skies and bright, colourful foliage was a true gift. Add to that the warm, slanted, orange light so particular to autumn and you have a perfect set up for beautiful photos. These photos were…
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Kiluea is an active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. Last spring, my girlfriend and I celebrated 20 years of friendship by traveling together to Hawaii. I think the most intense, and awe-inspiring part of that trip was a 4am boat trip we took, on 20 foot waves, to see Kiluea pouring lava into the ocean…
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Here it is at last! After months of careful planning I am deep in preparing the inventory for my latest show, Inspira. I hope that many of you will be able to make it out, it’s my first time including jewelry and knitted items in a show and I’m very nervous and excited for this…
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Just a lot of photos to post today – we’ve been doing so much driving around lately between Alpaca Farms and Merrickville that I thought I’d post of the photos taken along the way of beautiful Southern Ontario ♥ Apple Orchard Sheep Farm – black sheep! The foliage in Merrickville is spectacular Just about ready…
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So Tito and I got to try glass blowing for the first time this weekend – we drove out to beautiful Merrickville for a day long seminar at the studio Kiss my Glass (soon to be Flo, and based in Ottawa). Two lovely people, Bronwin (the studio owner) and Melody were our instructors. Molten glass…
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More Inspira goodies this week, these bracelets were inspired by photos of mine taken in Paris, Venice, Barcelona and Rome. The colours, textures and mood of each piece are drawn directly from the photos, and my memories of the cities. Each piece is hand-woven with gold/white gold plated findings. The beads are a variety…
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I’m inspired by so many things, and I love to express that inspiration in so many different mediums. Lately I’ve been playing with an idea called ‘Inspira’ – the idea that a photo can inspire a bracelet, that a skein of hand dyed wool can inspire a pottery glaze, that a sunset can be expressed…
The Blue Brick 