Susanna Vento

My mental to do list is about a mile long and I'm stressing about the start of the semester, impending news, my lack of fitness, and leftover laundry. I think today it's easier to escape my little world and focus on the beautiful apartments of others. Namely, Susanna Vento - I spotted these over on Seesaw a week back and have had the tab open on my browser ever since.

I don't think there could be more things that I love crammed into one person's house. Actually though; a white Bertoia chair, string shelves, a Kauniste tea towel, that Olle Eksell poster I'm super infatuated with, amazing lamps (including one with a huge arm), and amazing textiles (including a pillow covered in triangles, yes). Pretty much, I'm one big gush-y mess, but I really love this space.

Final Days

It seems my days at the Harbourfront are coming to a close. I'm leaving my residency a week early to take a short break and deal with a battle against bedbugs and crazy neighbours. It looks like moving might be on the table.

Anyway, here are the last of my photos from around the studio; I printed some tea towels using natural dyes. This little set explores the whole process, first creating a pattern, then testing colours, and finally, printing the final pieces.

Ceramics

I've been taking a ceramics course this summer, taught by the wonderful and fun Tony Clennell. I meant to share these photographs a month or two ago. These are a few cups from a set I had been working on at the start of the course. Each was thrown with red clay, then covered with some drippy white slip. Next, I carved into the white slip to expose the red clay beneath. 

Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the work after glazing - I sold the set of four at Big on Bloor before I had taken pictures of the finished forms. Oops. I'm a little bummed, but mostly just grateful that someone is enjoying my work! I hope to put these into production in the fall - I like the balance of organic and articulate in these cups; the contrast between the drippy slip and hand thrown forms versus the rigid illustration. 

      

   

         

       

Painted Baskets

As someone who is always desperately searching for new storage solutions, I find myself intrigued by these paint-dipped baskets I spotted over on Apartment Therapy. Thoughts? I'm going to keep my eye out while thrifting in coming weeks - you know, so I can add yet another project to my to do list.

I'll be back to update with some new yardage I'm working on, to be printed with natural dyes. Enjoy the sunshine!

Things are quiet on the blog front, but a little hectic in real life! With Big on Bloor behind me and my summer courses coming to an end, I hope to have a little more time to relax and set up my etsy in coming weeks - just in time for school to start. I thought I would share a few photos from around the studio so you can see what I've been up to.

Also, thank you to everyone who stopped by my table! I received so much positive feedback - it truly made the day worthwhile!