I’m Just Another Fish in the Sea
2007/08
7.5 x 22.5 inches
Lino-cut printed with watercolour on 250g white Arches cotton paper.
Inspired by a song written by my brother Trev Davis, of the same title.
Let me introduce myself: I'm Janet Davis, an artist and entrepreneur living and working on the North side of Bonavista Bay, on the island of Newfoundland in Eastern Canada. There are many challenges to running a business here in my small rural hometown, and there are many wonderful benefits too. This blog is where I share some of those challenges and triumphs, and share what it's like to live in this part of the world.
I’m Just Another Fish in the Sea
2007/08
7.5 x 22.5 inches
Lino-cut printed with watercolour on 250g white Arches cotton paper.
Inspired by a song written by my brother Trev Davis, of the same title.
Nothing like leading a mat hooking workshop to get me hooked on matting again… while my students were starting their 5 x 5″ mats today, I dove back into revamping Clifford’s Education Fund.
I’m hoping that the next Book Club book is available as an audio-book that I can listen to while finishing off this 8 x 10 foot hooked mat so that I can start a new piece on the same mat hooking frame. I find that the time spent listening to a book while mat hooking flies by- a great source of entertainment while still feeling like I’m getting lots of work accomplished: win win!
Thank you to all those of you who have made it possible for me to keep this little business going for all these years! I am very grateful to be able to do what I love in order to make a living. Year 16 will undoubtedly be the best yet!
There’s a campaign happening on the world wide web that I feel I can wholeheartedly be a part of…
I have been saying these words for all 15 years that I’ve been in business here. If everyone in my hometown bought one card each year, I’d be able to make a living as an artist. But my business has made it for 15 years- because I’ve had support from a loving family who didn’t mind helping out. And because I’ve also been working for another company for the past 10 years in order to gain a dependable income. For most of those years, I have not taken a pay-cheque from Norton’s Cove Studio Inc. Oftentimes, the business costs me more money than it makes. And now I’ve taken all the credit/financing/loans I can get to build a restaurant which needs the support of the community too.
It is incredibly important to shop locally and support our own community. Just a card. Or a piece of cake. It makes a huge difference to twelve employees of Norton’s Cove Studio & Café now, not just me. So it’s even more important to me than ever before to help spread the word. Just a card.