Gallery Opening
What an incredible summer! Although I haven’t been posting since June, I also haven’t been on any sort of vacation. In fact, the opposite is true… this has been the summer of ‘hyper-productivity’ with many amazing projects accomplished, including the overhaul renovation of our new gallery space, scheduled to open this upcoming weekend.
Back in January we purchased the old Union Bank building on main street in Plenty and began work on the upper level, turning it into a working fibre art studio. As the project progressed we envisioned the main level as a gallery space in which I could showcase my own artwork and conduct creativity workshops. Well, as they say “if you can dream it, it can happen” and our little dream has become a reality. I’ve been producing work in my new studio since June and I am currently hanging my body of work entitled “artless fabrications” in the brand new gallery space in preparation for our gala opening on Friday, September 4, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
On August 17, 2009, the Saskatoon Star Pheonix newspaper featured a wonderful article written by journalist Peter Wilson, in which he described our journey from survival- in- the- big- city to small- town- living-your- dreams. If you are interested in reading the article I am sure it can be accessed through the newspaper’s website at TheStarPheonix.com. In the meantime, as we gear up for our grand opening, I would like to extend an invitation to all artists, old building lovers, and anyone who has ever had a dream that seemed unachievable, to come share our dream with us by attending our Grand Opening Event in Plenty, Sask. on Friday, at ‘one speckled egg’, 61 Grand Avenue, Plenty. We will also be open on Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and look forward to welcoming all of our friends, old and new. In the future, the gallery will be open to the public every Friday afternoon from 1:00-4:00 p.m., with an ever-changing display of multi-media artwork.