by Venessa | Oct 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
add sunshine and knit. . . . . . . . . . . the beautiful autumn sun is shining on a variety of antique buttons, a birthday gift from Cashmere Washington. I have been using my rarely used egg cups to store them. The smaller version of these shell buttons are the...
by Venessa | Sep 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s back to school for the Bigs and the Littles! Our most important work is best done on the floor, it seems! Fall classes started up in the studio on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning in White Rock, where a variety of techniques are being explored. We are...
by Venessa | Aug 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Fair Isle students have spent the summer in ‘fair isle school’ at the Working Hands Fibre Arts Studio and at three bags full, working through the process of knitting a traditional fair isle cardigan. Beginning with a gauge and colour swatch, many...
by Venessa | Aug 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Living at the bottom of a cliff suits me. Although the urbanities are not far away, I feel as though the cliff has my back, and keeps things wild and simple. I am content to get no phone calls, a cliff thing. Good friends come over, instead. The huge boughs that...
by Venessa | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Lila and I have been walking in this park for fourteen years. She is now seventeen, and still finds a lot to smile about. She has taught me that walking slowly, listening, and chatting with the fearless tiny wildlife, is a great way to spend time in a beautiful...
by Venessa | Jul 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Canadian Statistics for Cancers “Below the Waist” Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in Canada Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer In Canadian men, prostate cancer will continue as the...
