Encased

The other thing that I have been working on

has been a big delight for me.

Something that I have wanted to make for

years and years.

I have one at our home in Newfoundland

and love it.

These frames are filled with

colourful pieces of glass, 

weathered sea glass,

pretty china

and other tiny little treasures.

They hang in your window

and the light dances through the

glass collage.

They are the Stonetown Arts Show

in St. Marys this weekend

and one will be on

display at The Emporium in St. Marys.

This should be hanging in a window ... it will be one day - not sure where.

This one is painted with antique white chaul paint. It will hang soon. I do know where. It lives in Stratford.

Brush Folk

I didn't truly do it again, but sort of.

Forget that I had a blog to share my creations.

I guess the more accurate truth is that

there hasn't been that much 'creating' happening.

I was glad to get back up to my studio

and mess around with paint and glue and wire and jewels

as the new community of 

Brush Folk 

were born.

They were created 

because I needed something to take to the

Stonetown Arts Show in St. Marys.

It was a wonderful excuse to get

playing again.

They had to get to where they were going

before I got a chance to name them.

That was really hard for me,

to send them off into the world 'nameless'.

"Sybil"

Sybil came into being for the simple reason that I am colour-crazy.

And fiber crazy.

It's always SO hard for me to make the decision of 

WHAT COLOUR?

There's so many too choose from.

So, I did half and half.

She's my pin cushion

and I think it kind of creeps people out

that she seems like a voodoo doll.

But she's not.

But I guess she could be.

Brush with ... losing my mind.

Yep ... sometimes I wonder about my head.

Is it just too full or is it getting worn out?

I was reading up on market tools & it talked about putting them on your blog.

I thought: 'Great idea! I should start a blog.'

It took me days to remember that I already have one.

Seriously.

That's likely the reson that I haven't posted all year.

So ...

I have a blog to promote my creations.

This is it.

I had 18 Brush Folk

12 found homes

6 are looking.

These are the ones who are still available.

Wavy

Midge

Ethel

Rosa

Gerta

Sally

Back in the Ark Business

Twenty five years ago last month I finished my first Noah's Ark.

Two and a half decades and more than a thousand arks later

I'm at it again.

This is the first for 2014

22 inches long by 13 inches high

Noah & the Mrs. and 12 handcarved animals...

giraffes, zebra, lions, donkeys, pigs & sheep.

All handcrafted from pine.

The cabin is painted, crackled & antiqued.

The bottom opens up & there is a ramp as well.

$495.00

#2 has a solid bottom.

It's just a little shorter - 21" x 11"

Noah, Joan and 12 animals all handcarved.

The cabin is made from 100+ year old lathe.

$450.

The story behind my years of building Arks

is on my blog - EVolution. 

Ev Scott Studio

Times change.

  

I started selling at Craft Shows in 1974.

I did that until I went into Retail with a store in 1989.

Then I offered my wares in US magazines -

The Country Sampler and Country Folk Art in 1994.

And then I started selling wholesale at trade shows

in Pennsylvannia & Ohio.

That was craziness.

Supplying 65 stores through the USA

and tackling the challenge of crossing the border.

The most difficult thing though

was being inundated with orders

until the joy of creating was smothered 

by the sheer weight of it all.

So then I went to Retail Shows in the US.

No orders hanging over my head, 

but going through customs after 9/11 was 

a headache.

So I did shows here.

That was fun but not viable and sustainable in the long run.

So I started selling on Ebay.

Oh my goodness - that was fun.

And entertaining.

I met so many wonderful people and loved watching

the auction part of it.

A few years ago, when I didn't have enough time

left for the auction, I did

'BUY IT NOW'

That was fun too.

And now comes FACEBOOK.

A Business Page called

EV SCOTT STUDIO

Now that is great fun too!

I still may list some things on Ebay.

And I may start an Esty Shop.

And I plan on pinning some things on Pinterest.

Yes, times change.

Things change.

They get just get better and better.

And the world gets smaller

and closer to our fingertips.

Creating Again

There hasn't been much happening here over the last number of months.

There hasn't been much happening in my Studio either.

Until September.

And then I was too busy creating to actually talk about it.

Oh how I enjoyed being up there again.

Rooting through my massive stash.

Finding inspiration in everything I lay my hands on.

Finding stuff that I had totally forgotten I have.

While I work away from morning til night, 

content in my chaotic mess,

someone reads to me.

It's an important part of my process.

It not only allows me to catch up on books

that I never seem to have time to actually sit down and read,

but it also keeps me focused -

my mind on the task at hand.

I sit still longer.

I created 20 pieces.

And now they are ready to move off in the world.