Happy Canada Day from Brockville, Ontario

Colour party from the Brockville Legion

City of Brockville Pipe Band on Court House Avenue

The Brockville Re-Enactors (The Brockville Infantry Company 1862)

The crowd on Court House Green

The ceremonies begin

Mayor Henderson cuts the Canada Day cake

Sneak Preview of Art in the City Studio Tour

Today the artists participating in the Art in the City studio tour visited each other's locations for a sneak preview of the show. What a treat is waiting for our visitors this weekend! Click here for more information about the studio tour. Here are pictures of just a few of the artists' works.

Bags by Linda Potter

Quilt by Linda Potter

A few of my memory quilts

Paper and Fabric Collage by Heather Savage

More of my quilts

Another quilt by Linda Potter

Opening of the Gallery Show for Art in the City

Here I am at the MVS Gallery opening at St. Lawrence College, Brockville. This was the kick-off event for the Art in the City studio tour next weekend. Fellow fibre artist, Linda Potter (centre) and Brockville painter, Deborah Glew, were also enjoying the festivities. You can learn more about the studio tour here.

Dark circles under my eyes, but no glasses and I can actually see what is going on!

What a Week!

The painters arrived last Friday and stripped the wallpaper from 2 bedrooms and sanded and refinished one floor. The painting is almost finished and the furniture that is now everywhere upstairs can soon be put back.

I had cataract surgery on Tuesday and Thursday and now have 2 new eyes! Hopefully they will start to work together again soon.

This week I also finished designs for 3 new fabric collections from Northcott.

Friday, June 11 is the opening of the Art in the City Studio Tour show at the Marianne Van Silfhout Gallery at St. Lawrence College in Brockville. For those of you who are in the area, please stop by from 5 - 7 pm to meet the artists on the tour, have a sneak preview of their work and enjoy some delicious munchies.

Next week I have to organize my quilts for the Art in the City Tour and get them ready to hang at the Brockville Museum. The studio tour is from 10 - 5 on Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20. Please stop by and say hello! I will be sharing the Museum space with basket maker, Gwyn Marriott and bird carvers, Bob Orr and Ray Tourangeau. There are 26 artists working in a variety of styles and mediums located in various studios throughout the city of Brockville.

And then I think I will take a rest!

Canada Day in Brockville

Brockville is a small city (population 20,000) but there is always a wonderful Canada Day celebration on Courthouse Green.

The Brockville Rifles is Canada's fifteenth most senior Reserve Infantry regiment. This year, for the first time since World War 2, the Rifles sent men to war. The officers shown below have recently returned from Kandahar and are returning the City of Brockville flag to the mayor. The flag was taken with them to Afghanistan.

The Brockville Legion flag bearers

Our wonderful City of Brockville Pipe Band entertained on Courthouse Green.

The kids had their pictures taken with the RCMP officers who were on duty.

The Canada Day cake was supplied by our local Tait's Bakery.

And a good time was had by all!

Artists' Studio Tour: Art in the City

On Saturday and Sunday I will be one of the artists in the "Art in the City Brockville" artists' studio tour. My quilts have taken over my sun room and family room!

If you are around this area, please come and visit. The hours are from 10 - 5 on Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21. Click on this link to see more information about this great studio tour. Tomorrow all the artists will visit each other's locations, so watch for more pictures of the work being offered. Here are some pictures of the quilts that I will have for sale this weekend.