Joining me today is Brigitte Gall of TheOccurrence Puzzles! These puzzles are a great new addition to the Avant-Garden Shop! TheOccurrence is a 100% owned, operated, and “unreasonably proudly” Canadian jigsaw puzzle manufacturing company located in the Haliburton Highlands in Ontario Canada. They design, print, cut, and box in Haliburton. All their Images are true … Read more
Kitras Glass is located in Elora Ontario and creates inspirational, one-of-a-kind glass pieces. While they use colour recipes, no two pieces are ever exactly the same and you can be confident that each and every piece is truly original. A wide variety of pieces are available from glass hearts, to colour wave balls, Tree of … Read more
We recently received some new wall art from Jon and Heather Zondervan of Guelph. Sometimes shiny metal is not the right fit for your space, or maybe you want something to accent an outdoor area. This collection of rustic art is perfect for both. Finished in a natural rust patina, these pieces have a varied … Read more
We strive to carry as much Canadian made as possible including our greeting cards! Supporting local and Canadian artists is very important to us! Without art our lives would be pretty boring. We have greeting cards from across the country and share a quick snapshot of them on this episode of The Garden Gate.
We carry a wide variety of hats. All made in Canada! UVA/UVB protection, fun, colourful and hey-you’ll look good! Mad Cap Hats, Tilley hats, Puffin gear, Lorainne Wake (BC), Sanibel (QC) and Flapjack hats for kids! Keep your head, ears and neck covered to protect from sunburn! Hat designs change regularly so we don’t normally … Read more
William boyd fraser (bill) is a sculptor from Bethany, Ontario. Bill has received Ontario arts council grants for his making and teaching. and has completed university education to the point of a master of arts in contemporary art history. We’ve had a few different items in the shop from Bill with these beautiful birds being … Read more
How it all started! Co-founder Oliver Harwood was asked to teach an elementary school class how to carve soapstone. The first class was a hit and grew to 33 classes in the first year. In the last two years they have grown to teach more than 10,000 students in more than 300 schools. They have … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Nov. 2, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online We carry a lot of beautiful Canadian made wall and garden art in the shop. So much, that it can often be difficult to decide what would look best! Maybe you have high cathedral ceilings and a large empty wall going up … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: August 18th, 2017) Click link to watch this episode online This summer my husband and I traveled to the East Coast in search of new artists for the shop. We visited with 3 artists and share their talents with you here on this episode. Marylene Menard and Robert Biron make beautiful sculptures with … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: July 21st, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online As our customers know we carry mostly Canadian made products including all of our wall art. We have artists from across the country who provide us with a wonderful variety of wall art that can go indoors or out. Join me on … Read more