The Mother’s Day Paint In show last Sunday at Hatley Castle couldn’t have been better. The sun shone all day creating some striking shadows on our cast stone sculptures.
There were crowds of people out and about, all enjoying the day.
And some who came by and pointed out sculptures that they liked… although it looks like [...]
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This week has been so busy, doing all sorts of things to prepare for the show this Sunday at Royal Roads and Hatley Castle. It’s the Mother’s Day Paint In. We participated last year too. And there is so much to do, like get the display panels ready, get the printing [...]
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Now here it is, Christmas Day at last and also my last little collection of Santas. I know they’re an odd little group, but I do like them all. The two, 3rd and 4th from the left are special to me, both a bit worn but still happy and guess what? [...]
You could be excused for thinking these Santas are kind of a “prickly” bunch. I call them the Grouchy Santas and they are always displayed in a group. A power group you could say. And they really DO want to know, this Christmas Eve…. were you naughty? Or nice?? Watch [...]
I didn’t count how many photos I took of this Santa Claus display. The little globe has sparkly bits floating around in it when you shake it and I was trying to catch that. But I’d shake the globe, centre the camera and by the time I hit the button the flakes had [...]
This is kind of a special gourmet Santa, who just wouldn’t fit into any group. To me he looks as though he’s a Parisian Santa, with his jaunty polka dot neck tie and his stylish mustache. So full of “joie de vivre”. Ah yes “mon ami,” this Monsieur Claus is very [...]
We used to have the whole Santa collection on the sideboard in the living room. Then as you may have guessed, the collection grew and grew until it didn’t fit anymore and had to be moved to the front door entry way. Of course that meant we had to move quite a few elephant [...]
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Of course, if you start to collect Santas you will run into the work of these wonderful artists. I first discovered Erika Oller and her “More Chocolate Please ” ornament in Hawaii of all places. I couldn’t resist the charm she brings to her art. Her Santa Claus’s eyes say it all [...]
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I just love it when photos turn out even better than I expect. And I love the glow in this one. These are my Candle Holder Santas so, of course, they had to be lit up. The Santa Claus on the left looks so young and sweet with his long lashes. [...]
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These two skinny-legged fellas with their wide-eyed looks are among the faves in my Santa Clause collection. Notice all the stripes on the skinny legs, the toque, even the ornament the little Santa is carrying? Well, it just seemed that our 40’s striped glass ornament which was passed down from Bill’s parents, [...]
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