Well, I am making changes again, a woman's preogative apparently..This time the Holiday Open House will be a Festive Shopping Spree on Sunday, December 12th, from noon to 5 pm.
Refreshments and holiday cheer...along with shopping!
If you are not on my email list and want an invitation to attend, please drop me a line at annette[at]caledoneastudio.com.
All in attendance will receive a small gift certificate they can use towards purchasing my designs in 2011...perfect for my friends who come to the St.Norbert Farmer's Market...
I will also be looking for a few individuals who would like to attend some beta classes on lampworking..what that means is I am in the development stage of organizing some teaching workshops and private lessons..and I need to "test" what works and doesn't work.
See me at the Festive Shopping Spree for details and to see if we can work together..
Cheers!
Annette
30.11.10
3.10.10
I am changing things again! And Oct 12th last market day!
Well, if you have found your way here, it probably means you were surfing to my website at caledoneastudio.com and found out I am re-vamping again!
Just an FYI for my regular customers who drop by the market, next Saturday, Oct 12 will be my last day at the market this year. Please remember though, that the St.Norbert Farmers' Market will continue for the next 3 Saturdays after that until the end of October.
If you need to get in touch with me, please drop me a line at annette[at]caledoneastudio.com and I will do my best to answer you promptly. Won't be until the evening as many of you know I work at a "regular" job during the day, only getting to work on my passion a few evenings a week!
Please be patient with me and my website re-launch...I hope you will like the new layout and collections for 2011...yes...2011 will be here soon!
Come see me at the events listed to the right, hope to see you soon!
Annette
Just an FYI for my regular customers who drop by the market, next Saturday, Oct 12 will be my last day at the market this year. Please remember though, that the St.Norbert Farmers' Market will continue for the next 3 Saturdays after that until the end of October.
If you need to get in touch with me, please drop me a line at annette[at]caledoneastudio.com and I will do my best to answer you promptly. Won't be until the evening as many of you know I work at a "regular" job during the day, only getting to work on my passion a few evenings a week!
Please be patient with me and my website re-launch...I hope you will like the new layout and collections for 2011...yes...2011 will be here soon!
Come see me at the events listed to the right, hope to see you soon!
Annette
7.7.10
exciting news!
Just found out yesterday that I am accepted as a member of the In Plain View Artist studio tours! Though I am not on the website yet please check out In Plain View to see the wonderful company of artists I am joining!
Even though my studio is 99% done, I am always tweaking and wanting to paint something! The interior is white right now and it needs to reflect me and my love of colour. I am also adding a window facing the house and a screen door so it feels cottage-y and part of the yard. Other additions will also include a new lampworking table and delegating my work bench to metalsmithing. I am dying to practice my newly acquired metalworking skills-thank you Doreen Lapointe,BFA/ Goldsmith-...adding soldering, riveting, piercing...hoping to add value and extend my already handy skills of metal manipulation.
So, lots to do, as always!
See you at the market this Saturday! And remember to check out In Plain View!
Annette
Even though my studio is 99% done, I am always tweaking and wanting to paint something! The interior is white right now and it needs to reflect me and my love of colour. I am also adding a window facing the house and a screen door so it feels cottage-y and part of the yard. Other additions will also include a new lampworking table and delegating my work bench to metalsmithing. I am dying to practice my newly acquired metalworking skills-thank you Doreen Lapointe,BFA/ Goldsmith-...adding soldering, riveting, piercing...hoping to add value and extend my already handy skills of metal manipulation.
So, lots to do, as always!
See you at the market this Saturday! And remember to check out In Plain View!
Annette
11.6.10
Having trouble getting to the Market
Well, if you had gone to the Market last Saturday, the 5th, you would have noticed I was not there. Had big plans for the evening so I decided I needed to do some pampering.
This weekend, I am sorry to say I will not be there either...put my back out and have very little mobility. So I will miss you all again.
I am going to give it a try for next Saturday, June 19th....let's keep our fingers crossed.
If you need to get a hold of me send me an email via my contact page on the website http://www.caledoneastudio.com/
Have a great weekend...well at least better than mine!
Annette
This weekend, I am sorry to say I will not be there either...put my back out and have very little mobility. So I will miss you all again.
I am going to give it a try for next Saturday, June 19th....let's keep our fingers crossed.
If you need to get a hold of me send me an email via my contact page on the website http://www.caledoneastudio.com/
Have a great weekend...well at least better than mine!
Annette
11.5.10
getting stuff done is almost impossible!
Been having a rough time getting my massive list even dented! Life has gotten in the way.
I fell on Sunday. Nothing too too major, but old bones and old bodies do not recover very quickly I have found and I ache all over!
My Dad says "those dogs will be the death of her yet" as I tripped over my lovely Margo while heading to the living room to retrieve my glasses. Also, didn't help that I need the glasses more and more these days to see at all! Old eyes too!
Well with bruises and all I will attempt to have some new items ready for June and the St. Norbert Farmers' Market...though it has been even slower going since I got all these boo-boos! Sorry, no open studio this month...will have to save for a big one at Xmas time!
See you at the Market June 5th!
annette
I fell on Sunday. Nothing too too major, but old bones and old bodies do not recover very quickly I have found and I ache all over!
My Dad says "those dogs will be the death of her yet" as I tripped over my lovely Margo while heading to the living room to retrieve my glasses. Also, didn't help that I need the glasses more and more these days to see at all! Old eyes too!
Well with bruises and all I will attempt to have some new items ready for June and the St. Norbert Farmers' Market...though it has been even slower going since I got all these boo-boos! Sorry, no open studio this month...will have to save for a big one at Xmas time!
See you at the Market June 5th!
annette
2.4.10
april 2 and it is raining at 7 am
well...nice change from last April! Sent Angie out of the house to get some peace and quiet (and Margo a well deserved respite from puppy carousing!) and it was raining!
Last April was snow.... it is still wet, but much warmer! And much more mood lifting...yes, I love the rain...I am weird!
The birds are happy about this April weather too...I can hear them chirping outside my window. As is Angie at the back door.
Now to contend with wet puppy and muddy paws......like having to catch a greased pig.....my flooring has taken a beating since her arrival!
Have been working on my new collections for this year. Doing a bit of re-organizing and re-vamping of my thought process in the area of design. The idea is to have a whole cohesive plan; and work smarter and develop groupings that intermix and compliment each other. I am being a bit ambitious I think, but hope to have 8 new collections done by open studio date in May. I will still do my one of a kind pieces, I do have to acknowledge my very small attention span, but I think re-focusing and narrowing my scope will aid me in creating better designs.
At least that is the goal.
The re-organizing has started with my studio...which is actually too toasty since the nice weather, have to turn the heat off!...all the flameworking glass rods are re-sorted or will be, into cardboard map tubes..provided by my lovely sister Yvette and cut down to size by my Dad. He even sanded the edges of the cut tubes...I am greatful to both. Need more tubes though as I have much more glass than I thought I had. Discovered colours to play with that will be in the new collections. So organizing does pay-off...it is just such a pain to keep up.
This past winter I invested in a bead core liner thingy...haven't tried it yet. It will aid me in lining my callies with sterling...big holed flameworked slider beads to collect. They fit my knit wire necklaces, special round-maille bracelet (opps...gave away a design detail) and most of the add-a-bead type of jewelry pieces out there. The sterling will add value and finish them off nicely.
Also purchased an "EZcube" light box...need new and better photos of my designs for web display. Haven't taken it out of the box yet...office area needs to be re-organized so I can set up my table top studio...junk needs to purged!
So you can see my list of "to dos" is long...and getting longer everyday.
Floor has puppy tracks all over it...gotta get out the swiffer!
ciao!
Annette
Last April was snow.... it is still wet, but much warmer! And much more mood lifting...yes, I love the rain...I am weird!
The birds are happy about this April weather too...I can hear them chirping outside my window. As is Angie at the back door.
Now to contend with wet puppy and muddy paws......like having to catch a greased pig.....my flooring has taken a beating since her arrival!
Have been working on my new collections for this year. Doing a bit of re-organizing and re-vamping of my thought process in the area of design. The idea is to have a whole cohesive plan; and work smarter and develop groupings that intermix and compliment each other. I am being a bit ambitious I think, but hope to have 8 new collections done by open studio date in May. I will still do my one of a kind pieces, I do have to acknowledge my very small attention span, but I think re-focusing and narrowing my scope will aid me in creating better designs.
At least that is the goal.
The re-organizing has started with my studio...which is actually too toasty since the nice weather, have to turn the heat off!...all the flameworking glass rods are re-sorted or will be, into cardboard map tubes..provided by my lovely sister Yvette and cut down to size by my Dad. He even sanded the edges of the cut tubes...I am greatful to both. Need more tubes though as I have much more glass than I thought I had. Discovered colours to play with that will be in the new collections. So organizing does pay-off...it is just such a pain to keep up.
This past winter I invested in a bead core liner thingy...haven't tried it yet. It will aid me in lining my callies with sterling...big holed flameworked slider beads to collect. They fit my knit wire necklaces, special round-maille bracelet (opps...gave away a design detail) and most of the add-a-bead type of jewelry pieces out there. The sterling will add value and finish them off nicely.
Also purchased an "EZcube" light box...need new and better photos of my designs for web display. Haven't taken it out of the box yet...office area needs to be re-organized so I can set up my table top studio...junk needs to purged!
So you can see my list of "to dos" is long...and getting longer everyday.
Floor has puppy tracks all over it...gotta get out the swiffer!
ciao!
Annette
30.3.10
our angelina piccolina
new pup...much to Margo's chagrin.
She joined our family in January and life
has not been the same since!
So you can see why I have had no time to update the blog!
Definitely border collie X. This sweetie was found with a litter in Churchill last October. She is now about 7 months and full of p*** and vinegar!
And we love her to death!
She joined our family in January and life
has not been the same since!
Definitely border collie X. This sweetie was found with a litter in Churchill last October. She is now about 7 months and full of p*** and vinegar!
And we love her to death!
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