A huge thank you to everyone who braved the weather and made it to this years Holiday Sale. We made $60 in raffle tickets and Hughes& Co will match this. This gives us $120 for Plan Canada to add their contribution taking the total to $720 for ‘Medicine for Mums and Babies’

I have had a number of last minute requests from people yesterday ; so will fulfill any last minute sales during the next few days. Therefore, if you missed purchasing anything please do not hesitate to contact me and I can arrange a time over the next few days for pickup.

Thank you once again for all your support and encouragement

Have a wonderful Christmas and healthy happy 2017

All my best wishes

Christine

Bells have different meaning in different cultures and religions:- some of these include harmony, clarity, protection or good luck.

These small ceramic bells are available at the Holiday Sale and can be associated with any of the above meanings, or more simply just to ring in the Holiday Season!

One of my passions these past few months has been working with new clay and forming these primitive small bowls and plates. They are different, full of character and very, very unique.

Hope some of them find a good home this Holiday Season!

With only 11 days to the Holiday Sale I thought I should start to add some updates to my blog …..so here is a small fresh image to remind me of summer before we move into the holiday season.

Hughes & Co Holiday Gift Sale!

Dec 2^nd & 3^rd

Friday night from 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm

338 East 14^th Street

North Vancouver

We welcome old friends and new to our annual event. Please join us to celebrate the holiday season while browsing our handmade gifts, art, treats, vintage finds and more.

Looking forward to seeing everyone after a busy year getting ready for this amazing event !

I’ve spent the last few months working on my art exhibits for Art in the Garden one of which you can see above.

These concrete houses are a reminder of how precious a home is to all of us …as a safe haven, both in terms of shelter and a sense of place.

As both the artist and the gardener at this event I have been constantly focused on my sense of home and how it is an expression of everything I value. It is where I raised my children,  make my art, and where I held my wedding; but more than that it’s an extension of who I am.

Art in the Garden

May 28th & 29th 12:00 – 5:00pm

Please join us

Thank you to everyone who defied the relentless rain this weekend and made it to the Holiday Sale. Once again it was an amazing time spent catching up with wonderful people.

If I missed sending an invitation to anyone this year, please excuse this oversight as I had some computer problems and lost a number of people on my contact list from previous years. Also, thank you for your contribution to this year’s raffle which raised $75. Hughes and Co will contribute the same amount and this $150 will be matched by the government of Canada so that we can contribute $300 to the Canadian Red Cross Refugee Crisis Appeal.

Finally, I have had a number of last minute requests from people today; so will fulfill any last minute sales during the next few days. Therefore, if you missed purchasing anything please do not hesitate to contact me and I can arrange a time over the next few days for pickup.

Thank you once again for all your support and encouragement

Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy Year ahead

My very best Wishes

Christine

Please help me raise money for the families in need by buying raffle tickets !

The Government of Canada will match every eligible dollar you donate to support the Red Cross response to this migration and refugee crisis through the Red Cross

In addition Hughes and Co will also match every dollar donated.

Refugee Crisis Appeal

http://www.redcross.ca/about-us/red-cross-stories/2015/red-cross-responds-to-syrian-refugee-crisis

Fresh and home made from the Hughes & Co larder find these goods at the Holiday Sale !

I have always been drawn to making wreaths ….from vines, metal, even barbed wire. It’s not just the forming of them I like, but the historical symbolism associated with them. Wreaths date back to ancient and pagan times.

This year, I have a more modern interpretation in the large crow copper wreath and an organic natural one made of clematis vines and birch bark.