Fredericton, NB: Gallery 78

June 7, 2011 | Leave a Reply

While in Fredericton last week I was able to visit Gallery 78.

Situated in historic downtown Fredericton, Gallery 78 presents major solo and group exhibitions of local artists throughout the year. The building itself is stunning. The 19th century mansion has a corner turret, decorative shingles, beautiful stained glass windows and overlooks the Saint John river. And then there’s the inside…

Of course, I was most interested in all the white pieces at Gallery 78 and so, in anticipation of my visit, the Gallery 78 crew set up one room in the gallery as a white room – paintings, sculptures, furniture and jewelry all in white. It was so pretty!

Toby, Darren Emeneau

Stallion #9, Catherine Linfield

Joanne Hunt

Queen, Ann Balch

White Azalea, Molly Lamb Bobak

I was so happy to see beautiful white flowers, including the most fragrant lilacs, displayed throughout the gallery.

Photos by Jordana.

Many thanks to Stacey at Tourism Fredericton for arranging this visit.

View some of Fredericton’s architecture here.

Scherenschnitte: Scissor Cuts

June 1, 2011 | 4 Commentaries

I received such a nice card in the mail a little while ago (thanks Shannon). Isn’t it pretty? I love how the orange pops through the background.

I also recently received this paper cut wedding invite (thanks Celina & Wojciech).

These cards reminds me of a some paper cutting artwork that my friend Shannon and I attempted a couple of years ago. We made these pieces (not our original designs) after many hours of drawing and cutting.

Scherenschnitte by Shannon & Jordana; photos by Jordana

Shannon and I always use the word Scherenschnitte, which means scissor cuts in German, to refer to the art of paper cutting because it was while living in Switzerland that we first learned about and attempted it ourselves. Although neither one of us have done any more Scherenschnitte, we do have a great appreciation for those that do as we learned that this art form takes precision, creativity, and a lot of patience.

Designer Spotlight: Krona & Lion

May 30, 2011 | Leave a Reply

Krona & Lion is a Toronto-based creative team of four you may have first met at 2010’s Come Up to My Room (Room 211). I wrote about their amazing white flower installation here.

The fantastic four – Fiona, Jonathan, Kristen, Lisa – are designers, illustrators, educators, and all around talented artists. In addition to the success they had at Come Up to My Room, they have also worked on projects with various stylists and photographers.

Their flowers are whimsical and delightful. Their paper flower bouquets are spectacular!

All images courtesy of Krona & Lion.

Collected: Issue 1

May 14, 2011 | 3 Commentaries

Collected, the latest design magazine to hit the Internet, highlights the art of refined living. Co-founded by Los Angeles-based interior designers & bloggers Krista Schrock (of A Note on Design) and Jessica Comingore (of Destined to Design), Collected brings to its readers inspirational interiors, carefully curated products, mouth-watering recipes, ideas for travel and fashion, and even a design history lesson. Talk about a great Saturday morning read!