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 a small rural community, 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.
New at the shop this week: Shimmers Ornaments by Judy Cooper
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| Codfish, Anchor, Polar Bear, Humpback, & Dory Shimmers Ornaments available at Norton’s Cove Studio for $10 each. |
Each original is made from a variety of threads. They can be used as Christmas ornaments, or as decorative hangings. Shimmers fit easily in an ordinary envelope for mailing.
You can find out more about Judy Cooper here,
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| Labrador |
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| Caplin |
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| Codfish |
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| Lobster |
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| Polar Bear |
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| Caribou |
Eleanor [my trusty clean hand helper] and I printed about 100 cards yesterday, in yellow and red, including the six new designs. [The colour here is a bit off- more of a candy apple red than the bright orange-red you see here!] When I get more colours printed, I’ll have good scans for the card & mini-print page of the website…
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| Starting 6 new plates for Norton’s Cove Cards & Mini-Prints. Drawings first, on paper and then transferred to linoleum with carbon paper. |
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| The drawings are more defined with India ink- what’s black stays and what’s white gets carved away. |
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| Labrador Puppy: Ready to be cleaned of the drawing material. |
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| A replacement for my worn out & popular Caplin. |
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| Two new images: Caribou and Lobster. |
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| A replacement Codfish. |
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| And a new one, a Polar Bear, still being carved. |
I’m getting ready for a huge print run of these as well as my older images: Cod Jigger, Dory, Mussels, Salt Fish, Sand Dollar, Schooner, Spring Ice, Squid, Starfish, & Teapot. Lots of paper needs to be cut first, and I need to count my current stock to make sure I print the things I don’t have lots of already. For my wholesale customers out there, this is a great time to get your order in!
The View from Norton's Cove 