Category — Art

Quote: Albert Camus (French Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1913-1960;) Art/Image: Christina Crook  

I am terribly disappointed to have missed the make it fashion, art & design market. My very own slice of London on Vancouver soil! Did anyone make it? (pun intended)

I hope there’s another coming soon…

Any other recommendations? Portobello or otherwise?

I leave Toronto one week today. I can’t believe how fast it’s flown by. Just three months ago I was curled up in our condo cursing the cold and nursing my 24-hour ‘morning’ sickness. Today I am staring out at the sun-kissed waters of Lake Ontario filled with regret. I will miss this city and all its eccentricities — the buskers of St. Lawrence Market, Kensington’s nooks and crannies, Little India on Queen Street — where you’ll find us 3 out of 7 nights a week. I hope to share a few more ‘Signs of Hope’ from Toronto before we hop our plane next Wednesday. 

Priority number one, upon my return to Vancouver (April 18, after our trip across the pond) is hitting up Raw Canvas: a full-service paint-on-canvas art studio complete with wifi, lounge and fresh crema. 

I’m making plans and taking names. Who’s in?

My Valentine and I made something…

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We’re three months, and counting… baby is due in August!

Our kitchen table and living room floor have, for the last two weeks, resembled Santa’s workshop. The resident elf? Yours truly.

My first project of the season has been recreating an adorable swallow (acrylic on canvas) spotted at Portobello West for $50. My goal? Recreate it for under $12.

First I painted two small canvases grey.

Second, I made a swallow stencil using card stock and a magazine image, and taped it in place.

Third, I rolled the paint on top careful not to let the paint spill over.

Fourth, I pulled off the stencil and…

Voila! A lovely little gift.

(photos taken by jenuine)