Artist #4: Jenna Rose

One last artist that I loved very much @ the One of a Kind Show, was: Jenna Rose.  She is a printmaker and textile creator.  Her prints are then turned into fantastic products.  My favorite is definitely the Audrey Hat, which I have shown below:

Artist #3: LU Prints

LU prints had some pretty kitchen linens and clothing at the One of a Kind Show.  They screen print their designs onto fabric.  We really liked Ulla's work.  We ended up buying a handkerchief which we plan to frame and add to our gallery at home.  She's from the West Coast, so it must have been a long trek to get out here!  I'm glad she came!

Artist #2: One of a Kind Show

I first saw Emma Nishimura and her work @ the Artist Project a few weeks ago.  I really really liked her work.  It is so simple, but it captures an essence of the subject.  I love the prints of the bird with the wave.  She was also featured in an interview at the One of a Kind Show: here.

I assembled a collage of some of her art, you should check out her work for yourself.  It is really beautiful.  When I was at the Artist Project, she was by-far my favorite artist there.  It's really neat.  She does her work at Open Studio, it's an artist run Fine Art Print Making Centre.  I find the artistic process so intriguing, I'd love to do some screen printing.  Enjoy her work, and visit her site!

Sketch: March 24, 2008

I will feature four artists that I just loved at the One of a Kind Show over this week.  The first one was from Montreal, Quebec.  (If I had to replant myself, my friends, my family and my work in a different city, that city would be Montreal).  They made some amazing plush toys with an eco sensibility: Velvet Moustache.  There's also an interview of them here.  They were fun, and they let our little girl play around with the plush soccer ball and stuffed toys with such a good spirit.

Toronto: One of a Kind Show

We went to the One of a Kind Show today in Toronto.  We loved it!  There were so many great artisans and people browsing.  I will post some of my favorite artisans up later during the week, but for now, here are two photos:  [1] monster factory toy {I really really love this company, I was given the Kyle plush for Christmas one year, go figure} and [2] mackenzie at the front display.

Toronto Artist Project

The snow hasn't stopped at all.  In fact, it is still falling and will continue falling until tomorrow night.  We braved our way into the city today to see the Toronto Artist Project.  There weren't many visitors on this wintery day.  It was a beautiful art show, with a wide variety of artists and a great venue.

There were two or three artists that really moved me a lot (Phil, Emma and Emily).  It was nice being able to speak with these artists, to understand their work and process.  It was an inspiring art show.  I now just want to play and create and see where things go.

Here's the snow I am talking about non-stop (this is a picture taken from my kitchen window):