Fill Your Wishes

Derek and I hope All your wishes are fulfilled this Holiday Season.

Derek's dream Christmas tree. All the Best... Tracey

Always..... New skirts, tops, dresses in linen and cotton will be featured in my Trunk Sales. Also on the cutting table bamboo yoga clothing.

The Show is Going Great

Here we are half way through the show and it has been very busy. Thank goodness because we are here to sell and you need people through the doors in order to make sales. I know my customer and she is showing up at the sale. Lucky for us that urban woman often likes Derek's metal work as well. His new peanut in the shell feeder has been a received enthusiastically, less than half are left. My new suit has been in the fashion show daily which has resulted in many women coming directly to my booth after the show to check out my other pieces.

The Countdown Has begun

The One of a Kind show starts a week from today. November 28 at 10am. There will be over 800 exhibitors from all over Canada at the show.

Here's where all of the sewing happens. It's getting rather crowded in here and typical of any 3 year old, my grandson Tyson, chooses spots in my sewing room in which to hide. Between the furniture and the bolts of fabric, it's playhouse heaven. I often find hot wheels cars "parked in it's garage" under piles of cut pattern pieces.

Derek's sparking up a storm. Just don't look at the bright light while he is working.

Save Money and Come See Me

Use this link to order tickets and save money. https://www.microspec.com/tix123/eTic.cfm?code=OOAKX13&promo=ASDrgfm

Here are a couple of pictures of one of my new pieces I will have for sale at the OOAK show.

Rocks and Sculpture

There was a great party for the unveiling of Derek's sculpture on Saturday. The Gilroys, pictured with Derek, commissioned Derek to build a sculpture that would hold a door which they purchased in Morocco. Derek's work which has always been very architectural in flavour works beautifully with the door.

Nick Eyles, Professor of Geology at the University of Toronto, was there to take us on a tour of the rocks which have been collected and displayed on the site of the Gilroy's home. We learned about the history of the rock specimens, how they were formed and how incredibly old they are.

This siltstone rock is from the Ottawa area and shows the beauty of the weather worn surface.

Ice Cream

There is so much involved when selling art. People want to see where you live, how you live and what gives you inspiration. We have always been here to answer those questions as well as others and tried to make people feel welcomed. We have been able to treat people to the sight of art, the soothing sounds of the birds, the fragrance of the blooming flowers and now the taste of great ice cream. We have rearranged our shop and brought in a freezer which will hold many flavours of ice cream made by Kawartha Dairy. From art to ice cream is it that big of a leap? It's not really from art to ice cream it's art and ice cream.

What does one wear to a wedding held at Toronto's Old Fort York you ask.

Well after a little research, an outfit that is reminiscent of the Fort's Officer's uniform and the Sgt. Pepper's album cover. The first show of my season is the Beyond the Valley studio tour and there will be uniform jackets for the fashion forward fashionista in all of us. www.beyondthevalley.ca