My Creative Works

Checked out the 2019 Grand National Fibre Art & Quilt Exhibition with Pat at the Prairie Fusion Arts & Entertainment gallery in Portage la Prairie!  What a show, along with TFAM exhibit!  My Viewers Choice photos to follow!

When planning on visiting #Proutopia I had no plans in doing the WAVE Interlake Artist's Studio Tour of various mediums.   Well that changed after a brief visit to Gimli and a return trip along Hwy #9.

First we stopped at Dot Harapiak's Art by the Yard Renewal Studio - very very FUNKY garden art.  You had to keep your eyes roaming as items were everywhere even in the bush!  Edna was intrigued by red patten shoes garden planter.  Here I bought a lovely painting in a metal bowl - reminds me of Banff AB.   Also here sharing Dot's studio was Linda Goodman of Rune Stone Design - original jewelry inspired by nature - interesting but I passed.

Next we stopped at Milli Flaig-Hooper's - The Paper Fifrildi who is just amazing with what she does with office paper recycled!!!  She's won numerous awards and I could not resist picking up a fridge magnet and an ornament for my tree.  Edna also picked up an item.

Then we finished off the late afternoon with a stop at CJ Tennant jeweller - yes I was determined to buy something!  And boy would I have loved to pick up a very unusual piece but it was way out of my price range so I passed - maybe next year!  BUT while here she showed me her Mom's quilted jewelry bags made with the sterling  silver black protective fabric and I could not resist the Lotus bag for my Pandora-like jewelry to keep it from tarnishing.   Lovely jeweller though!

Then we finished off the day at Gaffer's just over the Lockport Bridge before heading back to Winnipeg.   NO it was not my idea but Edna's and she'd mentioned that midafternoon too!!!  Lovely idea I totally agree with and we shared bruschetta and scampi with our beverages on the upper patio!

From Dot's Art by the Yard Renewal Studio  - Winnipeg Beach

From CJ Tennant Jewelry - can be worn various different ways because of stoppers once looped.

Protective bag empty.

My Pandora-like jewelry lying on top waiting to be slipped into the 4 pockets.

Full and ready to sit on my dresser or to pack n go!

#Proutopia sticker on the move.

#Proutopia sticker here too relaxing with Edna and I.

Or two yesterday.  And what a lovely day it was with Edna and no rain until we got back to the city well after supper.

First we stopped at Whyewold Emporium and enjoyed a lovely well prepared lunch along with checking out the jewelry and antiques for sale there too with a stroll checking out the tomato and grapes growing outside.

Then we went to Heidi Hunter - Runs With Scissors Studio, #Proutopia - a Pop Up Art Market event out west of Winnipeg Beach where we chatted and checked out some 20 artisans set up in tents around her property.  Lovely event and beautiful items and entertainment.  And yes I was bad but love my purchases.  Thank you Heidi for arranging this.

I wanted to snatch these bunches and run!!!

Heidi sells bamboo clothing and shoes from Mexico.

Only about 1.5 x 3 inches.  Yes hanging on my window now.

OK it may not have started off on the right foot or should it be the hand?  See a couple of weeks ago I was out shopping on a very windy day and the van door slammed into my left hand and bruised me badly.  While the swelling was apparent the pain was minimal but with reduced swelling the pain increased so I got it checked out.  Basically I've a chip floating around inside of the left wrist knuckle and movement is painful - so it's in a cast with the hopes of it reattaching itself without surgery.  My first permanent one so far and with the nuisance it is - it better be the last one!!!


Anyways I did get my needlecases ready for the show and managed to sell a fair number and a table runner but not my large twin red/white/black quilt nor my coffee sleeves. Neither did I win any prizes for my two wall hangings but it was AWESOME to hear the positive comments from the public while walking around myself.  I just checked my critique and both earned 84 points and most of the comments were positive and a couple of suggestions that might have garnered me more points.  I'm happy with them.

Ode to Tommy T - retirement gift

Sandy Hook Evening - Jan's retirement gift

Saturday evening was the banquet, a family outing for me and with friends plus an inspiring trunk show by fabric artist Elaine Quehl from Ottawa - here are a couple of her show n tell items that I just loved.

niece Pat and mom Sylvia (my sister)

Elaine Quehl's hostas

Elaine Quehl's poppies

Thank you speech - short n sweet

Helen, MPQ President, making the draw

And the "winner" is . . .

Doreen S - MPQ member - she was surprised!

There's so much work to get the programs in place for the Show and Conference and before you know it the three day event is over and the energy bubble seems to have burst and everyone is exhausted.  Then there are the wrap up reports etc to get done too.  One quilter even commented that the second day seems to be worse yet!  I think I agree with her too.