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Introducing Saskia Wassing Embroidery

Introducing Saskia Wassing Embroidery

Saskia Wassing in her Toronto Studio I'm not sure exactly when in the 1990's I met Saskia Wassing? And I'm not sure she remembers either? That was a long time ago now. It could have been at one of the very first years I did the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair? Or we met via the West End Studio Tour, which is now defunct, but used to run every Fall in the Roncesvalles area of Toronto's west end. It started in the mid-90's and ran until about 2005, I think?  I was a guest artist at Saskia's house every Fall, for...

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It's Almost time for Lisa's Studio Artisan Holiday Show!

It's Almost time for Lisa's Studio Artisan Holiday Show!

Can't believe we've made another trip around the sun and it's November already. Where does the time go? Seems to speed up the older I get.  November is the month when I am usually getting ready to participate in the Winter One of a Kind Show. As you know, last year it did not happen in reality, just virtually, and I decided to sit it out. Once again, this year I have decided that participating in the "real" show at the Enercare Centre still doesn't feel right to me. I wish all my fellow artisans a great show, and know...

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New Website, Same Great Jewellery

New Website, Same Great Jewellery

  Wondering where I've been this summer? Well, nowhere exciting, let me assure you! I decided after sticking with my same WordPress website since about 2005, that it was time for an upgrade. It is really hard to part ways with a "thing" I've spent so much time building, but sometimes you just have to accept that there are better solutions out there, even if it means basically starting all over again. How did I come to this decision?  Well, one day when I was talking on the phone with Jen Manuell from Fish Eye Sisters, once again complaining about...

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