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Some days, It actually feels like life is getting back to "normal" a little, and yesterday, It was really busy here at the studio, with people coming in and buying Christmas Cards, calendars and little bits and bobs which they identified as "stocking stuffers".  I have to admit, it felt really good to hear customers talking about their plans for the holiday season and I thought back to last year, when everything felt so compromised and "make do".  Here at Beaver Pond, a sure fire indicator that the Holiday Season in rapidly approaching is stock being assembled ready for the...

As the Covid restrictions drag on, I am trying to use my time wisely - though its not always easy! Recently, during the reorganization of the framing and storage area in my studio, I came across the motherlode of samples of my Christmas card designs from past years.  Thinking that I had been painting new holiday images for a while, I thought there would be about 30 or so, but as I continued to find more and more - most of which I had completely forgotten about - I realized I had been creating Vancouver holiday images since 1995 and have done over...

Lots of new Jigsaw Puzzles arrived in the studio today - an order I have been waiting for since the beginning of the Covid crisis to be honest!  Once we were all isolated in our homes, it seemed that if we weren't baking loaves of delicious Sourdough or learning to speak Swahili, we were all doing Jigsaws, and pretty soon, the few I had left over from my last order were gone.  It wasn't even possible for me to place another order until late summer and this batch will the the only ones I am able to get in time for the...

Well - there is nothing that can be said about 2020 which hasn't already been said.  It's just one discombobulating year all round and I can only hope that like me, you are all staying well and taking it day by day!   As you will see, the studio is open again to visitors and I am trying to focus on what is left of the year.  For those who follow me on Facebook and Insta,  you will see I am working on new designs for jigsaw puzzles (which have been extremely popular during the pandemic!) and hoping to launch a...

Hello - Just a quick note to let you know that during this crazy Covid-19 situation, my studios closed to the public, but I am able to take your orders over the phone (604 682 1993) or via email (beaverpd@telus.net) and you can pick up (at appropriate social distance!) from me at the Studio of Granville Island.  I am at the studio every weekday from about 9am - 5pm, so I'd be happy to hear from you!