Art Fix: The Eastside Culture Crawl
Vancouver is an artistic city and the local talent was out to impress last weekend! The Eastside Culture Crawl is one of the biggest showcases of art in the city-- over 500 artists open their studio spaces for 4 days. The participating artists are incredibly diverse: emerging artists rub shoulders with those who are internationally established and artists include painters, jewellers, sculptors, furniture makers, potters, printmakers, photographers, glassblowers, and textile artists. Whew! It's a lot...
The Palette Project #17: Abraham Lake
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Today we're travelling just slightly east of our Vancouver home to Alberta and visit the icy shores of Abraham Lake. Loved by photographers all over the world, Abraham Lake is renowned for it's unique frozen formations that return each winter: bubbles, voids, and spectacular fissures make their way to the surface to be capture by the ice. This man-made lake...
The Palette Project #16: Channel-Port Aux Basque, NL
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. From the mountains of the west coast to the ocean-side vistas of the east we go...
The Palette Project #15: West Coast Alpine
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. This week on our palette project we’re celebrating winter. Not to get poetic, but the winds of winter have blown through Vancouver—sub zero temperatures and even a little bit of snow came to visit us here on the west coast. However you cope with winter weather, either curled up insider with blankets or eagerly counting down the days until the...
The Palette Project #14: Tofino
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Last week we travelled to Atlantic, so this week we decided to hop across the country and visit the Pacific. Tofino is a dream for everyone from surfers to storm-watchers to seekers of that perfect instagram post. Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island it boasts a rugged coastline, old growth forests, and a picturesque community that make for...
DIY: Painted Pumpkin
Pumpkins, witches, ghosts, oh my! Hallowe'en is creeping closer ...
Fall Style Picks
As the weather shifts from the radiance of the summer sun to the darker rainy mornings of October, we recognize our wardrobes need a shift as well. So what to wear? We have a few ideas to spur your own creativity and imagination with your attire. Weekend Getaway by brooke123-817 featuring avon shoes Cut loose top 27 CAD - zaful.comAvon shoes 31 CAD - avon.comCÉLINE pocket tote 3,180 CAD - shopunder.com Weekend tank tops and flip flops have to be retired for another year as our soft cozy sweaters make their way...
The Palette Project #13: Prince Edward Island
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. For this week on the Palette Project we're heading east to PEI. The smallest of the Canadian Provinces, Prince Edward Island is home to rolling hills, charming communities, iconic red beaches, and of course Anne of Green Gables. Our inspiration photo comes from Cavendish Beach in PEI National Park-- though it looks gorgeously wild (and it is!) we were lucky...
Anne Carson Design: A Tale of an Accidental Business
Today we are pleased to have our friend and collaborator Anne Carson join us on the blog! On October 27 we will be hosting Anne's pop-up shop at our Mackenzie Heights studio-- we cannot wait to see her latest collection and want to make sure you don't miss out! When I open my weekend pop-up shop at Designers Collective on October 27, it will mark the 15th anniversary of Anne Carson Design, or as I think of it: my accidental business. When...
One for the Books
Today marks the first day of the 30th Vancouver Writers Fest. If you're not familiar with the event, each year the festival invites world-class writers, thinkers, and literary giants (think Salman Rushdie, Roméo Dallaire, and Margaret Atwood among others...