For weeks I’ve been sharing sneak peeks of my work in developing ombré yarns, and I am delighted to say that I’ve finally achieved a technique that suits my picky personality and allows me to get smooth, lovely, long-run colour changes into the yarn. This Friday, The…
I love spring for lots of reasons; the temperatures are comfortable, the novelty of nice weather is fresh, the nights are still cool enough for knitted shawls and scarves. Most of all though, spring is a time of great inspiration for my work because so many beautiful flowers…
Actually, I’ve been up to a great deal more than this – I’m building out an e-commerce site that will allow folks to purchase patterns, books and jewelry from us, without having to bother with Etsy, but it’s not ready for release just yet :)…
Tito and I have been a serious production house lately! I’m not planning to put any of it on Etsy at the moment (though there are a few pieces up there still, and I might plan something small just for Mothers Day!) but I still…
I thought I might take a break from photos of Newfoundland to show off some of my latest resin work. I harvested a lot of Queen Anne’s lace before their season was over, and kept them preserved. Last weekend Tito made a few bezels for me,…
’Tis the season for all kinds of great things, if you happen to be a resin artist. Autumn leaves, for a start. Queen Anne’s Lace, Chicory, New England Astor, Goldenrod, and all those gorgeous flowers that grow in the scrubby bits on the side of…
September in Toronto has had more beautiful days than both July and August this year. To take advantage of this gorgeous weather, Tito and I went hiking in Caledon over the weekend. We left home at 6:30 and were rewarded by arriving at the park just as the…
I’m finally working through some gorgeous flowers for a new batch of resin jewellery. Before I started preserving my flowers though, I decided to have a little fun with my macro lens :)
A few weeks ago I tried my hand at polyester resin, and it was a complete disaster. I thought that scrubbing off the mold (and my skin) with acetone would be fine, but on my next experiment I found out I was wrong. The stress…
I got back from Italy with epic jet lag. Luckily Tito was on a weird work schedule too, so we were both awake at 5 am the next morning and we decided to suit up and take the cameras to the brickworks, see if we…
Every time I start thinking that I might just be getting bored of resin, I remember that it’s not the resin that thrills me – it’s the stuff that goes into it. My personal projects have always been focused on preserving and using organic material…
Last night I shot the last of the jewellery for the book. Final edits are happening this weekend, and this thing is going to print (crossing fingers) Monday. It should be available for purchase by mid-September latest. I can’t believe any of the above.