Join us this weekend for The Festival of Art!

Over the last few months I've been spending all of my spare time organizing this year's Festival of Art in Windsor. Now in it's fifth year, this annual fundraiser for the Hants County Arts Council is bigger and better than ever.

With so much added interest from members this past year, the event has moved to the spacious Vaughn Shand Centre. This large and open venue allows for plenty of breathing room for both the artwork and viewer; so that each and every piece can really shine.

Tonight at 7pm we will be kicking off the event with an opening gala featuring an inspirational speech by artist Kelly Mitchelmore and the awarding of our first ever "Hall of Fame" award to David Howells.

This evening looks to be shaping into something really special; we have received many generous donations from the community including tea and coffee from Just Us, tasty treats from Yum bakery, fresh apple cider from Mason's and beautiful flower arrangements from Blossom's Flower Shop. We are thankful to all our sponsors for helping to make this a night we can all remember.

The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday with the showcase open to the public to view at their leisure. I will be on hand for the weekend portion of the event revealing my mini "Cloud" kiosk which features the work of over 20 artists. Together with fellow Flying Cloud Boutique artist Jaki Durocher, I will be providing free art demonstrations as a part of Culture Days .

As if the Festival of Art wasn't enough of a reason to celebrate, we are also jumping with joy over the launch of our  online storefront! With Winter quickly approaching we are moving Flying Cloud online, so that everyone can still have access to our collection of wonderful Nova Scotia art and artisan products (while Silver Sue hibernates for the season).

So if you happen to be in Windsor this weekend, please stop by and take in some of the wonderful creative talent that our lovely province has to offer!

Friday September 30th 7-10pm
Saturday October 1st 10-5pm
Sunday October 2nd 10-3pm

69 Cedar Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia

Believe

 

Thank you stranger for the sweet little poem you threw away on our lawn... thankfully I can't help but read lost notes when I see them on the ground. This was a pleasant surprise, normally I find grocery lists and crumpled failed tests. This little rhyming message of hope and faith was a perfect summary of how I try to live my life.

Apparently "Believe" is a very popular piece by poet Emily Matthews, so I can't give credit to my anonymous litterbug for it's creation, but still it was a nice cherry on the top of a very awesome day! A day that was spent in meetings with vibrant folks like painter Kelly Mitchelmore and April Griffin from the new Vaughn Shand Wellness Centre, as we prepare to celebrate our local arts community with this year's Festival of Art. An easy flowing day spent following my dreams and listening to my intuition, letting it lead me to where I am meant to go.

Bryan sometimes walks around singing a little tune and ever ever since I first had my "Flying Cloud" dream (which I promise I will share with you all one day) it has become my motto. When ever things start to stray from my "plan" I repeat these words and remind myself that this is my path and that "everything works if you let it, if you let it all work out!"