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Greetings and thanks for dropping in. If youre looking for the latest news, events, schedules and ramblings by Peggy and Brad at Turning Point Arts, then youve definitely come to the right place. Cheers! Peggy & Brad
DetailsGreetings and thanks for dropping in. If youre looking for the latest news, events, schedules and ramblings by Peggy and Brad at Turning Point Arts, then youve definitely come to the right place. Cheers! Peggy & Brad
DetailsNOTICE Our studio and gallery will be closed from Tuesday, November 11, 2008 to Thursday, November 20, 2008 inclusive. We will re-open at 11:00am on Friday, November 21, 2008.
DetailsJust wanted to share some of the wild and crazy things we do to challenge ourselves. I participated in the 2008 Nanowrimo Contest – that is – National Novel Writing Month Contest. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. This is the 10th year this contest has run…
DetailsWe’re celebrating the Snow Storm of 2008 by extending our Annual Studio Sale and Open House until Sunday, December 21, 2008. Due to the attack of the white stuff last weekend, many folks were stranded and unable to take advantage of our once-a-year blow-out prices on Peggy’s fine pottery and Brad’s digital art prints and…
DetailsWe live on Vancouver Island in arguably the warmest climate in Canada. We don’t get much snow, but 2008 will probably go down as a record year. We found out today, for example, that Victoria has the deepest snowpack (41 cm) of the 50 major urban centres in Canada. We might not have quite that…
DetailsIn the December 23rd edition of The Ladysmith Chronicle, I debuted my monthly column, called “Creative Parenting”. Using a question and answer format, my goal is to help parents learn how to deal with difficult teenage issues. Readers are encouraged to send me their questions and I will rack my brains for the answers and best…
DetailsWell, it has been quite a winter for us Vancouver Islanders. Today we shovelled yet again after another heavy snowfall last night. Brad could be seen wading through the snow after dark with a long stick to tap the snow off of Peggy’s prized Japanese Maple! The good news for you is that no one…
DetailsDo you use different video players? Have you noticed there seems to be no consistency in the use of (or even the existence of) keyboard shortcuts? For example, what’s the keyboard shortcut for “Pause” on your player? In some cases, it’s “spacebar”, in other cases it is “p” and in yet other cases (Apple QuickTime),…
DetailsThanks to everyone who came out for “Arts on the Avenue” in Ladysmith on Sunday. The weather was awesome and we think more people came through than ever before. For our part, we sold some stuff and we met a lot of very nice people, many of whom signed up for pottery classes and took printing brochures and…
DetailsI was very much impressed by how Cathi’s workmanship demonstrates a complete command of and intimacy with her medium.
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