Monday, Monday… and the sun is shining for now! Rain this afternoon… hopefully get another walk in later this afternoon. Out yesterday for an afternoon stroll… You just never know what you will come across… not a fan of snakes..(any size!)

Another “lock down” /”stay @ home order” is in effect. Please stay safe… wear your masks… Wash those hands…

My morning visitor this morning. We left the back window open in our back porch… during some renovations. I came out into the back porch to find this little devil sitting in my sunflower seed container… just stuffing his/her cheeks! He/She was as startled as I was…lol I think the noise I made scared the begeezes out of the little fellow.. and he hightailed out the window again. I quickly slammed the window shut! Good for the heart! Right!

Cannot complain Spring of 2021 has been stellar!

Happy Spring… Sending many blessings to you during this time of hope, joy, and renewal.

Happy Family Day! Happy Monday! The birds have been a tad scarce these days… too cold maybe? Washing dishes this morning I saw a couple of chick a dees at the bird house so I quickly added some sunflower seeds… I attracted a Nuthatch as well. (Don’t get too many of those! ) No jays lately …

As we negotiate our way through this “lockdown”… remember to reach out to your family and friends. Stay safe… wash your hands!

My goal is too start my workshops… in Sudbury and North Bay in early Spring. (if permitted) Stay tuned!

Happy Wednesday… half way through the week! 9 days till Christmas day! The count down is on at Gateway to the Arts! On Friday our Christmas Tree Auction will go live at 9AM Friday December 18th and it will close at 5PM Saturday December 19th. The funds raised will go towards helping a few local families struggling with serious illness this holiday season. So far the tree includes:A fresh Blue Spruce Tree from Walker’s Tree FarmA 10-week session at North Bay Gymtrix (195.00 value)Four gift certificates from Lou Dawgs valued at 100.00A gift certificate and baking platter from Oak East Eatery A package of kids outer wear, stuffed toy and back pack from Jr. WorldA photographic print on metal from DLR Photography (200.00 value)Print by artist Melinda Shank (300.00 value) Mandala Painting by artist Karrie Emms (100.00 value)Crochet gifts by Shelby Watson (50.00 value) Gift from Acclaim Sound and Lighting (TBA)Dragonfly Welded Piece From Artist Mike Gardiner (25.00 value)Christmas Tree Art by Moe McGuinty (40.00 value)Chainmaille Jewellery set by Dreamweaver Jewellery (50.00 value)We are constantly adding to the tree and will continue to do so until the auction goes live if you would like to donate or your business would we would love to include you!I am so pleased to donate to this AWESOME cause! My print is from Lake Superior. It is 16 x 20 on metal.

Morning all… how lucky I am to live in a city and have these visitors regularly. So far this summer/fall.. we have had blue jays, chick a dees, a couple of wood peckers, sparrows, 2 northern flickers, crackels, mocking jays … and of course sea gulls, crows, ravens… and the ever dreaded pigeons!!!!

Gateway To the Arts Co-operative
151A Main Street West.
North Bay On P1B 2T6

Gatewaytotheartscoop@gmail.com

Allow us to introduce ourselves, we are a new co-operative venture in the heart of downtown North Bay. Currently we have 8 member artists and four rental studios and a large open concept gallery which is approximately 1300 sq ft in size. We are striving to create a wonderful and inclusive member based operation which focuses on positivity and inclusion within the arts community. Our four founding members are all Northern Ontario artists and as such we have opened membership to all Northern Ontario fine artists. (Dani lynn Redgrift-Berthelot, Karrie Emms, Shanan Thibault King & Anne Brule)

Please feel free to contact us by email for more information

We look forward to hearing from you !

Yours,
Gateway To the Arts Co-operative
Www.gatewaytotheartscoop.ca