The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

That’s me :) I pride myself on still being able to get by with a backpack, 65% of which is my camera. And of course, super comfort traveling means crocs and hand knit socks :)

This is the Fujifilm X100s. It’s a beautifully designed, all-digital camera that looks just like my first camera – an old Minolta SLR. I’ve had it for only a day, and it’s totally transformed my idea of what a point-and-shoot digital camera is capable of.…

I’ve finally booked a vacation, just me and my camera and some knitting. Yes, not even resin shall accompany me on this on. Maybe a few books. I’m leaving for Italy on Thursday, this time for the Amalfi Coast. Here are some of my favourites,…

A quickie test … Can I blog from my phone ? Yes !!

I found these gorgeous wooden bezels at an Etsy store called Art Base. Right from the moment they arrived I was delighted – even the wrapping is lovely, and contains a sweet, handwritten note. It’s the little things. The bezels themselves are a delight to…

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…

For the Friday Shiny I’ve got some serious eye candy today. I’ve discovered the moulds of Agata Piotrowska, owner of the Etsy shop Resin Sun. Agata makes dimensional moulds – that is to say that instead of pouring the resin into a flat bezel, or…

During the day I’m the art director/photographer for a tiny, busy, design and communications firm (read: advertising). One of my favourite gigs is aerial photography. I’ve done a lot of aerial work and, though it’s not for the faint of heart, aerials are definitely some…

I remember being in an art gallery in Montreal and looking at paintings that had a shiny, hard, glossy surface to them–they looked almost candy-coated–and the colours were so vibrant and beautiful. I kept wondering ‘how the heck did they do that?’. For years I…

Deep blue hydrangea petals in a large antique copper bezel = love

I wanted to create a series of jewellery pieces themed around Ontario wildflowers. It’s that time of year where even the scrubby stuff on the side of the highway is a riot of colour; goldenrod, chicory, loosestrife, new England astor and the unromantically named cow…

So many lovelies for my resin adventures. I’m trying to put together a resin display (with lights and everything!) of Ontario wildflowers. Stay tuned for photos of how I did!