Thank you for the great weekend!

I'll post a few more pics later, but just wanted to send a big shout out for the great weekend!  The studio shop went really well and my work for the Cheaper Show sold out before I even got to the show!  Thank you everyone who came out to support the Vancouver art scene!

Shows this weekend!

Lots going on: The Cheaper Show and our studio shop have made things quite busy at the studio for me this week!
I was able to get out to the preview night at the Cheaper Show last night and let me tell you- although I didn't think to bring my camera to show you all, it's going to be an amazing show! Seriously there is some smokin' great art for sale ALL FOR ONLY $200!  And the venue is HUGE.  For those of you that are a little put off by the rumour of a 7 hour line-up to get in, the venue is much bigger than it was last year, and they will have 4 different 'lines' going on  to make the process of everyone getting in the doors a whole lot quicker!

Some lovely links and plugs both about the Cheaper Show and our Studio Shop:

Art Hound has included one of my paintings (along with my good friend Fiona Ackerman's work) as a favourite pick if they were able to get to the show from NYC...

Our studio shop has been picked up by Handmade Evolution, the Magpie & Cake blog, and on the Got Craft blog.  Thanks for getting the word out for us all!

studio shop: Ceramics Friends

Grace and I, well, we share kilns.  We share frustrations and we share good things when they come our way.  We even share glaze recipes.  Yes, Grace and I share many things, because we are studio neighbours and have become good friends in the process.  Grace (aka eikcam designs) will also be having a little 'studio-warming' during our 'studio shop' since she just moved one studio over this past month, re-did the floors and painted and made everything look quite lovely in time for this coming weekend!  She's got lovely jewelry, very cute little bud vases that you can hang on your wall and cool new wall tiles that I'm quite fond of.  Her studio is right beside mine on the ground floor of the building.

We will call Claire of heyday design, the 'queen of mold-making', since she has truly mastered the art of, not only making amazing and beautiful molds, but also of slip-casting her Canadian vintage jar collection into porcelain oh so very thin and lovely.  To watch Claire work often leaves me a little breathless as she effortlessly and efficiently pulls out such delicate and detailed porcelain with such ease.  Truly, remarkable.
Heyday design can be found at the top of the stairs on the second floor at 975 Vernon Drive during our studio shop. 

Laura McKibbon or cul de sac design has been jet-setting herself and her ceramics around the globe these days.  Just back from Australia and heading to Denmark in September, Laura is most known for her silk-screened images onto slab-molded earthenware dishes.  My favourites include the 'canadiana' imagery of canoes  and canada geese but a close second are her silks-screens of branches, birds and doily designs. 
She will be showcasing her work at our studio shop along with Denise from Bronsino on the second floor ( up the stairs, through the door and down the hall) of our studio building!

studio shop: Su Foster Jewelry

Bark, rainforest, driftwood and rain are all part of Su Foster's west-coast collection. I love the texture and inspiration for these rings. 

Su's studio is around the back of the Mergatroid Building along with Karin Jones Metal Art who have her studio open on the Sunday of our studio shop.

studio shop: Bronsino Designs

Bronsino is both recycled and new leather bags designed and made by the lovely Denise Wilson.  Whenever I walk into Denise's studio I find myself saying 'Oooh, I love that one... oh, I haven't seen that one before... hmmm, I think this is the one...'. The classic designs, excellent craftsmanship, and quality of material make these bags an investment you can wear for a lifetime.
Denise is also the designer behind Patina Designs, a line of accessories, silk-screened change purses, leather-bound daytimers and other items that make such great gifts!  She will be offering 15% off of all her designs at our 2 day studio shop this coming weekend and up to 70% off seconds and samples.  It's a very good weekend to finally pick out that hand-bag I've had my eye on...

studio shop

It's been in the works for a couple of weeks now, a group of designers and makers from our studio building wanting to get together to have an open studio event before summer gets started!  I'll be posting more details here this month, along with some little insights and interviews with some of these great artists and designers (more than just pictured above).  If you are in Vancouver June 26th and 27th, you'll be sure to want to come by the Mergatroid Building to kick start your summer off!