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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ouf! I finished the cable sock!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The story of my Singer Fashion Mate 257!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
For the love of paper
I just posted two new ‘Hand Made Journals’ and it made me think about how I first started my love affair with bookmaking.
I’ve always been attracted to the feel of nice paper in a beautiful handmade journal. As a young woman I kept many journals. I would buy a cheap book only for the inside pages. Then I would transform the cover with collage and drawings. I still have them all and promise myself to read them in my old days!
When I attended art school, I took an elective class of papermaking & bookbinding with Sharyn Yuen. Wow! I already had the love for paper but she gave me the tools to express that love. I made many books that year…
‘Nikohl’ is a book I made to remember precious moments in the life of my dear friend, while she was fighting ALS. It’s a collection of my photography along with short stories we shared together.
I have made this book in collaboration with my husband. It is a symbol of our life coming together in one book with each side showing photographs of our families. My husband is Chinese descent and I was raised near the ocean on the east coast of Québec. We brought forward our differences side by side in this handmade book. And symbolically tied this story of our togetherness with a piece of bamboo joined with beach wood.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
First we take Tokyo then we take the world!
When Galstudio became so big that it needed it’s own corner in the house, I had no choice but to take over the dining room.
Right away I installed a large world map to visualize all the places I would sell to. To think that I could make something that could be enjoyed across the world is overwhelming. My first sale was the “Paris-Roubaix Cycling Cap” going in North Carolina. I can just remember the excitement, what a rush! I put the first pin on my map. With each new sale I added a new pin. Soon the east coast and the west coast of America was covered. I knew that I would sell in Europe and the UK eventually but the real surprise came last week when I sold in Tokyo. I’m as excited today as when I place my first pin last March. I am so grateful to have found Etsy, a place where I can express my creativity and be recognize & rewarded for it.
I see a bright future for Galstudio. Now that I have taken Tokyo I can take the world!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Winter Cycling Caps
Friday, November 20, 2009
My funky Laptop Tube's made especially for your Macbook
Thursday, November 19, 2009
See me on Etsy's Treasury!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Reversible knitting with Addi
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Elvis rockin' in the house!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Hip Hip Hooray for the Olfa Rotary Cutter!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Winter Knit.
For my first cable sock I decide to use one of the 15 designs included in the book. At first look it appears easy enough and I love the big cable running in the back.
Well it wasn't as easy as I thought, I had to redo it about three times to figure out the proper gauge to use for the yarn. I had to because I wanted to use my favorite sock needle #00. After looking at this picture I realize that using the variegated yarn does not show well the beautiful pattern. Oh well this is the yarn I have and it's still a good project for my busy hands!