Join us this Friday, June 30, at the Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St W from 6 to 9 pm for the opening of our Canada 150+ show! For the entire month of July we are hosting an art and craft show featuring Canadian makers wares inspired by Canada.
What: Canada 150+ Art and Craft Show
Where: TEST Gallery, 906 Queen St. W., Toronto
When: July 1 – 30, 2017
*Opening reception Friday June 30; 6pm to 9pm.
For more information, please see show website here.
A big welcome to summer here in Toronto! Also, a big welcome to the newest addition to Sprouts Press journals: Summertime Notebooks! 
These are a mix of cheery, lighthearted and classic designs that reflect the season. They’re the perfect size for portability, to places like the cafe patio, the beach, camp and the cottage. Each book is finished with a gold trimmed label on the front, to label your adventures, stories or sketches.
The full line of Summertime Notebooks are being added over the next few days to my Etsy shop. Keep an eye on the ‘Soft Cover Books’ section, found here.
Tonight’s the night! It’s the opening reception for the Bees Show here in Toronto!
Join us for a few hours to celebrate pollinators and help us raise funds to support them! If you can’t make the opening, no worries! The show runs till June 20th.
What: Opening reception for Bees (& the Birds) Art Show & Craft Market
When: June 8, 2017 from 5pm till 8pm
Where: Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
For more information, please go here.
It’s that time of year, when your local makers and artisans come out to celebrate the warmer season with our finely made goods! This year we’ll be at Campbell House museum, both indoors and outdoors like last year. You will find art, crafts and fine food items!
Bonus: First 50 visitors get a free swag bag!
When: Saturday June 17, 11am – 6pm
Where: Campbell House Museum, the corner of Queen St. West & University Avenue (Osgoode subway station)
For more information about the show, please visit the facebook event page here.
A big welcome to the newest series of Sprouts Press journals: the Boustrophedon Journal! 
The beauty of this journal lies in the details, which are efficient and surprising. Hard covers (cloth-covered), thick pages that can handle light washes and dry media, and a leather wrap around tie. The surprising part happens when you open the book. 
But let’s back up a minute. The name, Boustrophedon (pronounced “boostro – feedin”), refers to the pages and their folded construction. When you open the book, there are 14 pages, 28 page if you use front and back. Take it a step further and there are 34 pages if you use the 6 hidden pages!! Yes, hidden pages that can be used separately or together as 3 separate panoramas! Perfect for travel sketching. (See my instagram feed for a short video demo of this: @sproutspress)
Learn more about the Boustrophedon Journal here.
I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be participating as an artisan in this year’s Bees (& the Birds) show over at the TEST Gallery! I’ll be making a series of pollinator themed journals and notebooks (think hexagons, florals and shimmery shiny gold!) that are perfect for garden notes, summer camp and cottage adventures.
When: June 7 – 20, 2017
Where: TEST Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday June 8, from 5pm – 8pm. We’d love your support as we support pollinators!
For more information about the show, please visit the facebook event page here.
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