This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in the Great White North. One of the best parts about moving back to Canada is that we have more frequent visits from my family. We were graced with the company of my brother and his lovely wife for part of this weekend and we made the best of it!
We are having the most amazing fall! Last year it had already rained a lot by now and we'd settled well into our wellies, but this season has been dry and sunny and glorious! I don't mind the rain (I love how impossibly green it makes the forest!) but I'm doing my best to appreciate every single moment of sun before the rains come.
I've continued to be productive in the studio. I am forever grateful to have the opportunity to work there. I love everything about it. Even getting there. We are a one-car family so I often take public transit and I even love my bus rides! One morning I was literally moved to tears by the amount kindness I witnessed as I watched strangers interact with each other during my 10 minute commute.
People are good, when it comes right down to it.
I also love that my new building is a whirlwind of artistic activity. There are always models coming and going for fashion show fittings, or artists nervously preparing for show openings, or filmakers filming, or party planners planning... not to mention the regulars, making art in the studios around me. It's impossible not to be inspired. And the best part is that even with all of this creative energy and activity just outside of my glass-doored studio, I can close the door, turn on my music, turn my back to the action, and be in my own creative space, just like that.
A few new items in the shop. In addition to adding some new options for mens/unisex wedding bands, I've also finished this beast:
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| Sterling silver (but of course) and New Mexican Apache Rhyolite. Size 7 |
And two bracelets:
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| Double Strand Bracelet, Sterling Chain and Seed Beads |
And this, the first of several made-to-order bangles I will be adding to the shop:
I've also worked on several custom orders and have a few other pieces near completion on the bench.
I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow.
How lucky am I?
xo
