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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Obsession: Rhubarb

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My Obsession for the Month of May is Rhubarb.  It is such a beautiful vegetable.  Perhaps one cannot really call it a fruit, but it is the...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Accidental Collections: Needles and Threads

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Another collection of haberdashery related objects I inherited is this collection of assorted needles, spools of thread and empty spools. T...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Weekend Whirlwind

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It was a beautiful weekend full of activity.  Saturday afternoon, Kate , Erick and I attended some Doors Open Hamilton locations - Dundurn ...
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Accidental Collections: Belt Buckles and Other Closures

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 Another collection inherited from Grandma Blanche:  an assortment of celluloid, metal, mother-of-pearl and plastic belt buckles.  These we...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Accidental Collections: Knitting Needles

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  After last night's election, I feel the need to focus on light, pragmatic things.  Vacuuming.  Cleaning the bathroom.  Making a pot ...
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Rainy Days, Silver Linings

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The mud puddle that is my vegetable garden.  I have been so dismayed with our weather of late.  It seems every rare sunny day lands ...
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Thea Haines
Thea Haines is an artist and textile designer, who currently teaches textile design at Sheridan College, and numerous workshops in and around Hamilton. Her studio practice revolves around the use of natural dyes as an aspect of sustainable textile craft production - the focus of her 2012 MA thesis at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. Lifelong and more recent obsessions include drawing, embroidery, baking pies, canning summer fruit, pickling the bounty of her vegetable garden, growing dye plants, and walking the woods and trails of Hamilton in search of local colour.
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