Eastside Culture Crawl, November 15-17

Get your culture on Vancouver! It's the Eastside Culture Crawl- where 300+ makers, artists and designers open their studio doors to the public for the weekend of November 15-17.  Please come and support a local economy of makers, be amazed and inspired by the talent we have in this city, and get a glimpse into some of the amazing creative spaces Vancouver has to offer!!

Friday, November 15, 5-10pm
Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17, 11am-6pm

dahlhaus studio
965 Vernon Drive
The Mergatroid Building

Featuring new work, with a special 10% off price especially for Crawl visitors!
Also there will be a seconds or sale table with 50% off items!

If you have any questions, please email me at heather@dahlhausart.com!

photo and styling by Tyler Payne  & Francis Chan

Strathona Charm

 Strathcona is indeed a charming neighbourhood.  It's a historic neighbourhood in East Vancouver that borders downtown's China Town and the industrial side of Clark Drive (near my studio).  Many of the older homes have been renovated in recent years, causing the price of real estate in this area to really jump.  Here are just a few photos that I took while I walked to Gailan's studio sale the other day from my studio.  I loved how the Robin just sat there while I tried to take photos of it, getting as close as possible.
Hope your day is going well! I'll be loading a kiln and packing up for my set up for the One of a Kind Show tomorrow.  It's almost show-time!

Chasing the end of the Rainbow

Since the Olympics are officially over, I finally feel like we can all embrace Spring here in Vancouver.  It's a shame to feel sorry that the flowers are blooming in February- it seemed like we had to make up excuses for the lovely spring weather we've had over the past 3 weeks. 
There was a glowing pink light in the sky the other night and I quickly donned my cute clogs to run down the street with my camera and my umbrella to catch the rainbow that was showing off it's colours in the sky. 

Playing in the Sand

 One of the best things about living in and around Vancouver is that we aren't far from the ocean.  There is something so therapeutic about heading down to the beach on a balmy February day and making a sandcastle with the boys.  It was great to see their faces and imaginations at work as they built tunnels and roadways, borrowing buckets to see whether the water would make it through their canals. 
Today we celebrate Sasha turning 6.  It is amazing that the time has flown by so quickly and every time he grows a year older I feel a little sad that he can't stay 3, 4 or 5 for a little longer.