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.
In addition to printing cards, the other kind of paperwork, and thinking about other projects (which I’ll tell you about in another post), I’ve been tidying up around the shop and rearranging some displays. Here’s how this c.1890 Kean’s General Store is looking today…
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.
At the beginning of each new fiscal year, I reassess what has been working for me and what hasn’t. Lots of questions get answered with my sales reports and financial statements: how many people visited? How much did people spend? What did they purchase? Where were they from?
Turns out that my 1,958 visitors were more interested in purchasing my own artwork than anything else that I sell in my shop. So I have decided to discontinue the beautiful items that I sell made by other Newfoundland artisans and devote the retail space, my time, and my dollars, to my own works.
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| New oil paints, brushes, palette knives, and canvas arrived today in time to make a Christmas art supply kit for the artist on your shopping list… |
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| Here’s what I’m up to today… These muslin cloth prints of netting needles will be embellished with some hand embroidery once the ink dries. Thanks, Joanne, for doing my fabric shopping for me! |
The View from Norton's Cove 