Summer is always a busy time of year for my family. Weekday evenings are filled with trips to the ball diamond and weekends are spent driving from one event or activity to another.

Did you hear about the artist who sold nothing for 15,000 Euros?

Salvatore Garau’s “invisible sculpture” titled “lo sono”, which translates to “I am”, sold in auction in 2021. The conceptual piece is based on the idea that nothing can still have a weight and energy…

Last week seventy artists gathered in Elora to paint outdoors. Elora En Plein Air is an annual festival for those who love art and the outdoors….

How does that saying go? “Do something you love and you will never work a day in your life.” I completely understand the sentiment of this saying, and when I went off to college, I had this mantra in mind when I selected interior design as my program of choice. And as much as I have been fulfilled by my career and have enjoyed what I do for a living, I feel like the “do something you love” phrase is a limiting thought and that it is just as important to find activities that you enjoy outside of work….

Growing season is upon us. I started seeds back in March and they have now sprouted and grown into tiny seedlings….

When I was a teen I had a few of my dad’s old shirts that I wore for painting. They were button down work shirts that he no longer had use for. The sleeves of the shirts had little smudges of paint on them from where I dragged my arms through a painting or two…

This weekend I visited the Alice in Bloomland exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens with my sister, sister-in-law and son. I knew that there would be whimsy and an air of magic in the exhibits as is known with a theme such as Alice, but what was unexpected was there sheer amount of orchids on display.

For those who know me well, they know that I am a planner. I like to plan a book events months in advance, I even plan weekends to do nothing. What this means is that occasionally, plans that have been made have to change and flexibility is needed to adapt.

It’s always around this time of year that I like to go back and look at what I have accomplished in the year. I take a look at the stats and see where I have grown as a business to see if it is in alignment with my efforts for the year. This process helps me to plan for the following year and to review if I need to pivot.

My last market of the year finished last weekend and after the hustle and bustle of setting up booths and greeting the crowds of people, the following quiet in the aftermath is a welcome rest for an introvert like me. While I enjoy talking to people about art and meeting new vendor friends, I also find it very exhausting and a little recharge is necessary after market days. In the quiet of this weekend, I am reflecting on all of my favourite things about the holidays and I thought I would share some with you.

Today I am talking about the November Square art challenge that I participated in for the month of November. This was a month of creative exploration and I talk about what I like about art challenges and this one in particular.