If there is one shop you need to visit in Newfoundland, it’s this place. Gorgeous displays, beautiful staff, high quality hand made art, craft, and gift items; interesting bits inside and out that you’ll need some time to take it all in.

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.
If there is one shop you need to visit in Newfoundland, it’s this place. Gorgeous displays, beautiful staff, high quality hand made art, craft, and gift items; interesting bits inside and out that you’ll need some time to take it all in.
Just in time for the Annual New-Wes-Valley Crab Festival, my newest lino-cut Snow Crab is ready to go! See them at the studio, café, or online shop. Have a crabby week!
My husband has spent lots of studio time with me over the years, enough to learn the craft of lino-cut printmaking. He has made several small editions, and has sold every print. His imagery, unsurprising to anyone who knows him, is always marine related.
I’m at Flatrock, at Walking Bird Press, with my partner in crime, Tara Bryan. We’re continuing work on an edition of 100 books about Wesleyville. They are coming along very nicely, and it’s getting pretty exciting to see our efforts turn into something- not just proofs, but final printing!
A little blast from my past: Introduction to Intaglio Printmaking at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design (NSCAD), led by Dan O’Neil, in the winter of 1996. This image was made on a zinc plate using hard-ground and aquatint drawing techniques. Printed with black ink. Loved the process, and Dan’s teaching style.
This untitled piece was a part of my first solo exhibit back in 1998, teastory.
Each piece in the series is the size shape and image of a tea bag. The teacup fragments were collected from the floor of my Morris Street apartment’s tiny kitchen. Too precious to be thrown away, I tucked them away for an unknown purpose, until I imagined this piece.
It’s all about holding precious bits and fragments of the past, but going on with something new, beautiful, and cherished.
Black Friday Cyber Monday is a big deal with shoppers these days, even here in little old Newfoundland. You can read up on what BFCM is here if you’re wondering where this marketing terminology came from.
My friends over at http://www.justacard.org have come up with an alternative to Black Friday, aiming at supporting independent businesses and artisans, Indie Friday. And I’m jumping on board that bandwagon.
…so on Indie Friday, I’ll be offering up a sale on my Norton’s Cove Cards, Mini-Prints, framed Mini-Prints, and Bookmarks. Just use the code IndieFriday at the checkout to save 40% on your purchase. This sale applies both online and in-store.