by Stephen Parsons | Jul 2, 2020 | Design, Inspiration, Materials, Strategy, Tools and Equipment, Work In Progress
OK – so if you are going to be isolated, you might as well be isolated to your workshop. Except, of course – the workshop is not looking for the moment like the kind of shop I want to be isolated in. It’s truly a mess. So how did I get here you ask?...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello friends: It has been awhile. We’ve been busy creating and have been posting regularly on Facebook but have been away from blogging here for some time. We’re planning to get back to it with more of our work and that of others for inspiration....
by Stephen Parsons | Jul 1, 2019 | Marketing, Resources, Strategy, Sustainability
Our family of seven had, predictably, diverse tastes for food and drink. One of the few choices that we all could agree on was pasta and so it was made a lot in our family home when I was growing up. I asked my Mom one day how she knew when the pasta was ready....
by Stephen Parsons | May 4, 2019 | Financing and Investment, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
I have, lately, been reading Yuval Noah Harari’s “Sapiens – a Brief History of Mankind” – a fascinating story about our evolution from simple and unspectacular members of the ape family to become the most powerful, dangerous, and innovative creatures on the planet....
by Stephen Parsons | Oct 6, 2018 | Inspiration, Marketing, Resources, Strategy, Sustainability
We were delighted to be part of the first ever Surfside Studio Tour this past weekend – an event highlighting the artists and artisans of Highway 207 from Lawrencetown to Chezzetcook along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. With the prospect of a new studio...
by Stephen Parsons | Nov 23, 2017 | Design, Technology in Art, Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
In April, Mary Elizabeth addressed traditional technology in one of our Tech Talk blog posts. Her post focused on hand planes, one of Mary Elizabeth’s (and my) favorite tools. The typical woodworker has at least four or five unique purpose planes (flattening,...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 15, 2017 | Repurposing, Woodworking
Our woodworking challenge for November was to work on a small scale. I decided this would be the perfect time for a refinishing project that I have had on my list. The Original Find This was one of my ‘street finds’ that someone had thrown in the...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Nov 2, 2017 | Inspiration
Finished is better than perfect We have had another gap in our blog posting. That is partly because we have been crazy busy with business and reorganizing our living and work space. As a result, we have made progress in those areas but haven’t...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Aug 25, 2017 | Art Quilts, Design, Inspiration
Breaking a Creative Block Last week I was working on a challenge quilt that was giving me trouble because I was way over thinking. I can almost hear some of you saying “Wow, that is not at all like you”. To which I reply, that there is no need for sarcasm. So back...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 25, 2017 | Tools and Equipment, Woodworking
The 2×4 Challenge This week, I have been finishing a 2×4 Challenge through Taylor Timber Mart in Musquodobit Harbour. If you are a woodworker, you might be familiar with the 2×4 challenge idea, which is popular with guilds and online...
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