The one who got away

Two years ago during the East Side Cultural Crawl a man came to visit my studio and we sat on a quite Sunday morning talking about what it was like to be an artist. He had a large successful advertising company downtown but really missed creating your own art, his wife told him he should give it all up to paint. He told me that I was the one that got away because I was till doing it. I told him I still had no money to speak of.
Recently I have started to feel yes like the one who did get away and to be eternally grateful for it.
Especailly since I have started to do these painted landscapes. I go search out a great view with my folding chair then I sit and draw for a study I'll take home and paint. There is incredible freedom in this because I 'm choosing what to draw what is important or beautiful for me. Nothing unexpected difficult or disrupting goes in my Landscapes.
I'll share them with you when they are done.

l&l(love &light)

Peggy

today I'll include the digital self portrate that is a collage of jewellery and plant images I've photo graghed

These are pictures of some of the Jewellery I have made. The piece on the right  is a sterling silver bracelet with a piece of natural coral.  

The singular pendant is cloisonne enamel with a 

smoky quarts. 

The bottom neck piece is created from a set of bone trade beads with Budhist inscriptions. The clasp was hand made with a piece of Baltic amber set in it. The work was strung with amber and hemitite beads.

  

This image is of a foggy day in White Rock with a lone eagle looking out into a barely visible sea. It seems like a perfect metaphor for my life these days.

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae
Vancouver, BC


Artistic Medium: Vitreous Enamel and Precious Metal Jewelry

Juried exhibitions and craft fairs
Naturally Inspired. Exhibition, Vancouver BC, The Silk Weaving Studio, Granville Island,
2008
Fire and Fusion Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan (Jurors: Aggie Beynon, Jean Johnson, Brian Musselwhite),postponed until further notice
Arnold Mikelson Festival of the Arts , White Rock S. Surrey, B.C. 2007-2008
8th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Northern California Enamel Guild, Richmond Art Center June 27th-August 13, 2006
Langley Spinners and Weavers Guild Annual Artisans Fair Nov. 2005-2007
Fab Fair (Heritage Hall, Vancouver,BC.)Oct. 2004 and Summer 2005-2006
Vandusen Christmas Craft Fair (Vancouver, BC.) Dec.2003, 2004 and 2005
Vandusen Flower and Garden Show (Vancouver, BC.) June 2003
Anacortes Arts Festival (Anacortes, WA, USA), August 1996
Original Traditions (Chemainus, BC), August 1993
Harrison Festival of the Arts, (Harrison, BC), July 1991, 1993 and 1995
“6 x 6 Metal and Wood” Cartwright Gallery- Canadian Craft Museum, September – October 1987
“Medium is Metal, Theme is Colour” Metal Arts Guild, Toronto National Tour 1986 – 1987
“Detour Show” Harbourfront Community Gallery, Toronto, November – December 1985
Student Show – Metal Arts Guild, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, June 1985
Harbourfront Floor Show, Community Gallery, November 1984
“Crowd With A Silver Lining” Neo Faber Gallery, Toronto, August 1984
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, July 1982

Awards
Mary Beacom Bishop and Frances Merritt Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, USA, summer 2004.

Teaching Experience
LaSalle College, The metal work instructor, 2006-2007
Vancouver School Board, Beginners and Intermediate Jewelry, Enameling, Lost Wax Casting, 1987 to present
Arts Umbrella, Children’s Jewelry, 1997
Harbourfront, Toronto, Beginner and Intermediate Jewelry, 1984 to 1986
Toronto Board of Education, Danforth Technical School, Advanced Jewelry, 1985 to 1986
Adult Daycare Association, Vancouver Foundation Grant, Traditional Crafts with Seniors, 1980 to 1981.

Professional Memberships
Crafts Association of BC, Vancouver BC
The Enamelist Society, Jamesville, New York
The Metal Arts Guild of Canada

Education
Uncommon Objects with Wendy Ramshaw. Haystack Mountain School of crafts. 2007
Fine Arts Program, Langara College, 2005 to present
Goldsmith Course 1984 to 1985, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario
Diploma in Jewelry Arts, 1983, George Brown College
Drawing Courses, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, 1988 to 1989
Enameling I, Ontario College of Art, 1984 to 1985

Recent Retail Outlets and Markets
Ladner Farmers Market, Ladner Village
ShaShuka Art Gallery and Eatery 6555 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC
Diana Sanderson Silk Studio, #15, 1551 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Arts Off Main, 216 East 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Yaletown Farmer’s Market, 1100 Block, Mainland Street and Davie, Vancouver, BC
Artisan Farmers’ Market, Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver, BC