Thank yous and see you soon!

Thanks so much to our sponsor, Rize Alliance, for giving us the opportunity to be one of the pop-up shops at 196 Kingsway.

This was such a great experience for us all. We learned a lot about doing such a project, working in a group, and running a retail store to name just a few things.

We are now gone from the space but another pop-up shop has taken over the space, so check them out!

All of us will be part of the Eastside Culture Crawl. We hope to see you then. The event starts November 18 and goes to November 20. This is an awesome event where more than 300 artists open their studios to the public.

In the meantime, we’re in our studios continuing to produce new work. Here is the latest pocket mirror by Laura Bucci.

3 inch pocket mirror by Laura Bucci

Thank you for bidding for charity

A heartfelt thank you to all that bid on our auction pieces. The silent auction closed this past Sunday and we will now contact the winners.

All proceeds will be going to ArtStarts- “ArtStarts in Schools provides innovative arts programs for young people, practical resources for teachers and artists, and leadership in advocacy for arts in education.Founded in 1996, ArtStarts is a unique not-for-profit organization that brings professional artists into BC schools for performances, workshops, residencies and exhibitions.”

The shop is open for only two more days – this Tuesday and Wednesday the 28th. Hope to see you there!

Our hours for the last two days are, 11 to 5. We’re at 196 Kingsway at the corner of 10th Avenue.

Hey September Shop fans! Jen Pleadwell of twofolds textiles will be in store this Saturday, and would love to gift one of these hand dyed, silk rosette broaches to the first 2 customers that mention this post… !

Romanticims in a modern era

How do you express your romanticism in your day to day life? Is it the jewelry you wear, a lovely scarf, special shoes, or a lovely neck piece? Let’s look at work in the shop that is distinctively inspired by romantic patterns evocative of perhaps the Victorian era and vintage images of a time gone-by. I think there are a few romantics amongst us in the group.  Here we are:

The earrings above by Patsy Kay Kolesar make use of the oval, a gentle and soft shape, and vintage wallpaper patterns the likes found in Victorian parlours. The work says to me “aren’t I lovely?”

It seems that love was also on Flight Path Designs mind. There’s nothing like a heart to convey love & desire. Notice also the little buds up on top. Click on the image for a closer look or better yet come by the shop to see the images applied on these leather pieces, which by the way are surprisingly light. These are definitely for those of you who want to be noticed and are bolder in their actions.

The lovely, ever romantic piece above was a collaboration between Patsy Kolesar and Jen of twofolds textiles. Jen provided the silk, hand-dyed flowers and Patsy took them over and created a one-of-a-kind neck piece. There is a lot of depth of colour in the flower buds. The spiral ring shapes in between them are another representation of the flower while also recalling the rings we wear on our fingers. Love can be complicated and maybe this piece speaks to that.

And lastly, I took this picture of Patsy’s heart-shaped necklace on my journal which was inspired by her work. There is no mistake of the theme here. My journal idea came about as I was writing my ‘morning pages‘ in bed, as I do every day, and thinking of the thoughts that must be going through my partners head. He probably often wonders if I am writing about him. More journals on this topic coming in the following months. Meanwhile, this journal is available also in charcoal and a lovely pink (only one left of each).

I hope you’ll find some inspiration here to add a romantic touch to your life.

Come on by only 7 days left for our pop-up shop.

– Laura

We are open until Wednesday, September 28 2011. Tuesday to Saturday, 11 to 5 and Sunday 11:30 to 5. Closed Mondays.

5 days left to bid on auction pieces

This Sunday, September 25th will be your last chance to bid on our auction pieces. All proceeds will go to ArtStarts.

All the pieces were collaborations amongst us and are all one-of-a-kind!

The beautiful necklace above is a collaboration between Patsy Kay Kolesar Design and Jen Pleadwell of twofolds textiles. The current bid is $50, valued at $275. This piece would really pop out with a little black dress.

This cool neck piece (above) is a collaboration between Flight Path and Bronsino (Bronsino is not currently part of the pop-up). Made of recycled leather. Current Bid is $50.

This screenprinted jornal and pocket mirror is a collaboration between Laura Bucci and Patsy Kay Kolesar Design. Current bid is at $45, valued at $60.

We are open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 to 5 and Sunday 11:30 to 5. We’re at 196 Kingsway at the corner of 10th Avenue.

Gifts & drop-in craft making at September Shop this Saturday

We had a great opening party this past Friday. Thank you to all who came and thanks also to our evening sponsors for the wonderful crackers by Gone Crackers, humous by Golda, pastries by Fratelli Bakery, and wine by Diamond Wines. DJ Adam Rogers was great and truly helped to get a good vibe going.

If you haven’t been able to come by yet, we hope to see you this Saturday, the 17th.

• The first 10 people to come through the door for September Shop will receive a gift! First come, first choice!!
  

• Plus we will have drop-in collage button making with Laura Bucci. It will be only $2 to make a professional collage pinback button

Come on by for some refreshments, button making, and also check out Autumn Shift Festival on Main Street.

We are open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 to 5pm and Sunday 11:30 to 5pm.

A peek at what’s in the store

Here’s a peek at what we have in our pop-up shop. Beautiful wool jackets by twofolds textiles. The jackets are hand-dyed with subtle decorative machine stitching and handmade buttons made from porcelain or paper-clay. Jackets are available in other colours. We currently have the red one you see here, a bright green one, one in oatmeal, one in teal and one in gray.

Photo below: On the top of the photo you can see one-of-a-kind belt buckles by Flight Path Designs made using found materials mounted onto leather with rivets and gold-leaf detailing. Leather belts are also available at the store.

At the bottom of the above pic, you can see Nana Fro’s beautiful linen scarves and her colourful tights and leggings. We also have knee highs and tights for children. All are hand-dyed and one-of-a-kind.

Pictured above is Laura Bucci’s newest work — eco friendly screenprinted journals featuring a wallpaper pattern and text that says “There is nothing about you here.” You can also just get a peek at her other new work, 3 inch collage pocket mirrors — all one-of-a-kind.

We’ll be giving you more little peeks in the coming weeks but remember, we’re only here until September 28th so come on down.

We are open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 to 5 and Sunday from 11:30 to 5pm. We’re at 196 Kingsway at 10th Avenue. You’ll see our sandwhich board outside.

Opening Saturday September 3rd

We started setting up our shop yesterday and putting in the final touches today. We are ready for business tomorrow, Saturday September 3rd!! Needless, to say we are very excited!

We are also so thrilled to have Fratelli Bakery and Golda’s Finest Foods as sponsors for our grand celebration on Friday September 9th.

Be sure to visit our event page to RSVP. RSVP’s are required.

See you soon!

Collaborating for Auction

We are busy at work working on collaboration projects that will be auctioned off at September Shop.  The proceeds will be going to ArtStarts, a leader on advocacy for arts in education.

My (Laura Bucci) collaboration project involved working with a pattern image that Patsy Kay Kolesar uses in her jewelry work. My interest in working with her image was not only based on the appeal of the pattern (a very different look from my current work) but was also tied to the opportunity of working within a new theme, namely love and relationships. I saw this as an exciting opportunity to explore new directions and mediums.

I’ve been familiar with Patsy’s work for a couple of years now and by following her blog and through various conversations we’ve had, I have been exposed to the different facets of her theme. I began to tie this background information with my own personal experience of love and slowly began to find what I wanted to say within this theme. After exploring various formats and mediums, I settled on working with objects of daily use and in letting them present yet another side of relationships.

The journal will be auctioned together with a pocket mirror still on the topic of relationships as  seen below.

Thanks to our new sponsors

We’re glad to have Diamond Wines and Gone Crackers sponsor our Grand Opening of September Shop on Friday September 9th. Join us from 7 to 10pm for drinks and appetizers and music by DJ Adam Rogers. Mark your calendars!

Join our Facebook event for September 9th if you are planning to attend. RSVP is required.

September Shop will officially open Saturday September 3rd and will be open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 to 5pm.