Snowmen Time Again

Okay as much as I hate to admit that the summer is gone, I do enjoy the Fall colours and the time in my studio. Having just come back from a month backpacking through Greece, I found the adjustment interesting. And yet, three weeks have passed and lying on the beach seems a long way away.
My studio is now filling up with snowmen and items for the winter markets.
The snowmen will be available at the Red Barn Market on November 7th, and at Craft Culture December 12 & 13th. They are all packed and ready to go....
Amy & I will be teaching a needle felting workshop at the Rotary Centre for the Arts on November 1,2015, if you are interested in learning to make them yourself.
Contact me at coloursparks@gmail.com for details or visit our Facebook page

Summer Flowers and Vessels

 I have been working on vessels for the last little while. I have them sitting in various places around the house. Yesterday my neighbour brough me some Russian sage and I stuck the branches into the vessels. Loved the look. This morning I picked some Yarrow and cut back the red bush...don't know what its called...it needed a haircut anyway, and stuck them in the rest of the vessels.
I loved the look both inside and outside. It makes me want to more.
I will be offering a vessels workshop in Augusts...stay tuned.

Time of Change and Time of Goodbye

It's been quite a journey recreating and redefining myself since the days as a stay at home mom back in Basel Switzerland. Moving back to Canada when my children were older gave me an opportunity to step into the working world. My journey took me back to school and I completed  a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia as a mature student. Its funny how your labels change as you age, child, adult, mother, teacher, artist.
I've left my day job, that I have had for the past 7 years, at my local yarn store, and look forward to spending more time in my studio....doing my art.

Through the years, I've meet many wonderful women at the yarn store, and I would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye to all of you and express my joy at having gotten to know you.

I've got lots of fiber to share, so check out my etsy store.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColourSparks