My "new" studio

At last I was able to move all my baskets down to my basement studio and set them up there. They were piled up in the upstairs living room pretty well immediately after the July 24th flood. 99% of the renovation work is completed. A cupboard still needs to be installed to box in the water meter and clean outs in my storage room. But that's about it.




As you can see from the photographs, the basement is newly painted in three shades of yellow. It is bright and sparkling. My baskets make a colourful display and I can now find a particular item easily. Any new sales from my Etsy shop will entail a short search rather than a long one.

Visitors to the studio are welcome. I could even teach students in this warm and inviting area.

The Ottawa Valley and Studio Tours

The Ottawa Valley is a hot bed area for Studio Tours. I have taken part in a number of them. The Red Trillium Tour is one such and it has two Tours in rural areas next to Ottawa. One is the spring tour for Mother's Day Weekend, and the other is the Fall Tour.

This year I visited three Studios on the Tour as a visitor. Each of the stops had a garden as its main focus. Guest artists or artisans could be found too. The photos above show the gardens of Joan and Doug McNab, Master Gardeners, and the work of Chris Van Zantan, Glass artist. Chris is shown with his works. You can see more of Chris's works at www.CVZ.ca.