Connecting Creatively

COmotion Artist Profile: A. Megan Turnbull from ooohlala.ca

CoMotion

At this month’s Spins & Needles special CoMotion installment, we’ll be collaborating with Winnpeg-bred, Ottawa-based artist A. Megan Turnbull (ooohlala.ca), a new media artist and director, in [...]

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More Holiday Goodness this Weekend at Idle Hands Craft Sale

Idle Hands Craft Sale Poster

It’s a weekend full of holiday goodness! After Spins & Needles Craft-mas installment in Ottawa, head out on Sunday to what is looking to be [...]

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Recap: Celebrating DIY, Craftiness and Beats at Culture Days

Culture Days 2010 | Ottawa | Spins & Needles Printmaking 101 Workshop

We’re a wee bit late on this posting but it’s still [...]

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Upcoming Opportunities for Makers in Ottawa

Spins and Needles - 4 Year anniversary 2009

Hey all! There has been so much great stuff going on in Ottawa this fall, and it looks like [...]

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Spins & Needles @ Culture Days: Free Printmaking Workshop

Culture Days

In case you haven’t heard,either via CBC or your local newspaper, Culture Days is upon us starting today and runs until [...]

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Call for Participation: Puces Pop 2010

Puces Pop

There’s still time left to apply – deadline is Sunday, August 1st. From the Puces Pop 2010 crew:

Our 6th edition of Puces POP is coming up and [...]

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Saturday Stroll Through the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Part 2

2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Here’s part 2 of my Saturday stroll through the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) last weekend at Nathan Phillips Square. In the [...]

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Saturday Stroll Through the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Part 1

2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

I took a mini-trip to Toronto this past weekend and found out just in time that the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) [...]

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Knit It, Knit It Big

I was super excited when local Ottawa knitting artist Greta Grip (check out her Winterlude Urban Cozy Artist profile) invited me to assist her with her “knitting big” installation [...]

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Capital Craft Market in Ottawa: July 1-3

 

If you’re still in Ottawa post-Canada Day celebrations you’ve still got time to check out the Capital Craft Market in the Byward Market (celebration central). The CCM features 18 hip, modern & [...]

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