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March 4, 2015

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Juniper Ornament. These hand painted miniature watercolour paintings are new for this year's markets! $40 each. •
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This piece was near impossible to photograph, but I'm kind of obsessed with it, so I spent a good half hour trying to find the best lighting to show it off (which is a very difficult task in my windowless house!). In all of my framing, I try to repurpose rather than buying new and I discovered this frame on one of my thrifting adventures. It needed a bit of love, but it was so unique and I knew I could create something beautiful for its folding frame. Bearberry and Juniper seemed like the perfect plants to showcase together in this “Winter Triptych”. This piece would be the perfect piece for a mantle or shelf and because it stands on its own, it's and art piece that can be moved around freely and seasonally. As I am one to want to change the art pieces I show in my home on occasion, I love that these framed miniatures are an excellent way to showcase art without the feeling of permanence or worry of putting yet another nail hole in the wall!
I will be bringing this one to the Remai Modern market this evening. Come on down to see it in person if you have a membership or would like a good reason to pick up a membership for the Gallery! •
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One of my favourites to paint- the Common Bearberry. I love the simplicity of the leaves and the deep holiday red of its berries. This 5x7 piece will be available at my upcoming markets! Bearberry is also known as Kinnikinnik and grows wild in in our beautiful province. Its berries a source of healing and nutritional value! •
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38 original pieces of artwork are framed and packaged and ready for showtime at my upcoming markets! This week starts them all with an evening market at the Remai in Saskatoon on Thursday, and then a full weekend in Regina for my second WinterGreen Market, starting on Friday. If you are around, make sure to share the event with a friend, and make a date of it for your holiday shopping! This Heath Aster watercolour piece was looking pretty today and is one of my favourites. It is available and I have a feeling it's going to go quickly...
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Something new happening every single day and not enough time to share it. The days are full as I prepare for upcoming markets and holiday commissions. If you haven't caught where I will be popping up over the next month, I have all my events listed on my website on the homepage. *
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Flowering Bearberry, an elegant and graceful lady. I think this one just won my heart.
P.s. If you are local, did you enter my giveaway from yesterday? See my previous post for details. •
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Hey friends, I'm getting ready for a pop-up event this Thursday, October 25 at The Well here in Saskatoon! It's going to be a fantastic line up of makers and brands- it should be a lot of fun! I hope to see some of you there. (Tap the photo to see who's all taking part). 🌿🌿AND I'd like to offer up a little incentive for coming... Tag a friend below and you will be entered to win a $20 credit to spend on any item of your choice at the pop-up! There's no limit on the amount of friends you can share with, so tag away. The winner will be drawn Wednesday evening at 8pm. •
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Friday Sunshine with a sneak peek at one of my recent pieces. My days have been full of prep work for this upcoming season and I haven't been updating here as much as I would like. I've got 4 markets, 2 (almost sold out!) workshops, and my commission spots are just about full. But I will hopefully be updating my website soon with holiday cards and a couple new pieces! If you'd like the most direct way to hear about it, please sign up for my email newsletter by heading to my website- you will be the first to receive any new updates! •
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#abmathome #liveauthentically #dshome #doitfortheprocess #canadianartist #dslooking #gowildlyandslow #sodomino #apartmenttherapy #aconsideredhome #seekthesimplicity #verilymoment #thatauthenticfeeling #decorhome #mywestelm #homewithrue #bhghome #bohohome #designsponge #myhousebeautiful #interiorinspiration #theeverygirl #dsart #studioinspiration #jennihaikonenart

“There's a gypsy wind across the harvest land,
Let us fare forth with it lightly hand in hand;
Where cloud shadows blow across the sunwarm waste,
And the first red leaves are falling let us haste,
For the waning days are lavish of their stores,
And the joy of life is with us out o' doors!” —L.M. Montgomery •
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So very excited about my new thank you postcards to include in my packages! I always like to write a little note with each and every order that comes in. It's one of my favourite parts of wrapping everything up and feels like a tangible way to connect with my clients and patrons, even though they are often far away. I look forward to using these as orders come in for the holiday season!
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🔔 Announcement! 🔔My Holiday Event Lineup is full and filled with fun things for you to take part in. I'm starting to feel the fullness of it, but am excited to share with you all the exciting new events coming up, including something new for me this year... workshops! I will be teaching two this season- 1 in Warman and 1 in Saskatoon so be sure to click on the links and sign up early if this is something of interest to you. Here's the full lineup:
▪️10/25: Possible YXE Pop-Up, info TBD
▪️11/15: Remai Modern Art & Design Store Member's Market **Members Only** @remaimodern ▪️11/16-18: WinterGreen Market in Regina SK @skcraftcouncil ▪️11/29: Botanical Christmas Card Workshop at Hawthorn Floral Atelier @hawthorn.floral.atelier ▪️11/30: Botanical Christmas Card Workshop at Craft School YXE @craftschoolyxe ▪️12/7&8: Flock and Gather Market @flockandgather •
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Did you catch the giveaway I'm having? You could win your own framed miniature original painting, valued at $50. Just head one post back and comment to enter!
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F L A S H G I V E A W A Y ! This month Canada Post is offering free shipping on Tuesdays and I considered offering a free shipping giveaway, but I figured why not just up the offering a little and share with you a chance to win this Mountain Ash Original Miniature Painting at no cost! This piece is hand painted with watercolour on hand torn paper. It is framed in a 3.5x5 inch frame and is worth $50!
H O W T O E N T E R: Just make sure that you are following my account and tag 3 or more friends that enjoy October berries below. Each tag counts as an entry, so make sure to comment separately. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Thursday October 4 at 4pm CT. Good luck!
#botanicalart #giveaway #giveawaycontest #botanical #watercolor #watercolorart #mountainash #berries

I heard a new word today: Grieshog. And I think it accurately describes how I've been feeling about my work life lately. Grieshog is a Gaelic word that describes the process of burying warm coals in ashes at night in order to preserve the fire for the cold night to come. In this process, “the coals hidden from sight under heaps of ash through the long, dark night were tended carefully so that the fire could leap to life again at first light. The old fire did not die, it kept its heat, in order to be prepared to light the new one”. It was a preservation of purpose, energy, warmth and light in the dark of the night and a refusal to go cold.
I've been feeling like I've been in a bit of a lull for a while now, like there is a darkness in my creativity. It's felt like a struggle as I face a daily fight for motivation. I've pushed against doubts and negative thoughts that flood my brain each morning. I had experienced such a fire in Spring, as I let my artistic mind flow through the things I created each day. So it has been hard to have that fire feel dampened. But I'm reminded today that the fire hasn't gone cold yet... there are still burning coals deep inside. And this season of creative darkness is perhaps a preservation season for a time of greater creativity and light. For those of you struggling with your creative work (or other daily activity) may this be an encouragement for you today that a season of night might just be a preservation of warmth and energy. •
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Northern Bedstraw on handmade paper from @taraspencer_ . These deckled edge details have got me completely captured. (Also, capturing me this evening... have you seen that harvest moon?? I know I'm a day late, but it seems to be just as bright and beautiful this evening!) •
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Who first inspired you in the work that you do? This week I sat down to watch the new documentary on Mister Rogers, “Won't You Be My Neighbour?” (a highly recommended watch!). It had me feeling nostalgic for childhood and remembering my very first influences in the television that I watched. I didn't grow up with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as it was an American production, but I did watch the Canadian equivalent, “Mr. Dressup”, religiously. For those that don't know, he was just as kind and warm-hearted as Mister Rogers, but had more of a focus on arts, crafts, and dressing up (quite obviously). Each time he sat down at his easel with a big sheet of blank paper and nothing but a black grease pencil, I was mesmerized, wondering what pictures would emerge. He drew quickly, with such assurance and it translated into his drawings. I dreamed of having a grease pencil like he did, thinking that if I just had that tool, I could draw as well as he. I didn't realize it at the time, but he became the first person in my life to actively encourage me every morning to pick up my own tools and practice my skills. I'm not even sure that I would be the artist I am today without that initial spark. And for that I am very thankful! Did anyone else grow up with the influence of Mr. Dressup or Mister Rogers? Or were there others that first struck creative influence in you? 📸by @blythekingcroftphoto •
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This might not look like much, but this is such a satisfying photo for me to take. So much in this photo is the result of a lot of hard work and effort put into making this house a home this summer, and making a space for me to work in. When we moved in, the walls were bright orange and the trim was a high-gloss butter yellow, extending into the hallway. It was very distracting, dated and took away from the beauty of this 1912 home. Despite the offending colours, I was able to see past them and was excited to help bring back some of it's original charm and beauty. We've given our house a name, and it was chosen very specifically because I believe that intentional names and meanings are important. “Concord House” is its chosen name and I am excited to share more of it with you as it is brought back to life. Concord means “harmony between people or groups” or in musical terms “a chord that is pleasing or satisfactory in itself”. It is a desire of mine to bring harmony between the past and the present in this character of a home and to make it a chord that is pleasing in itself. There's still a lot of work to do, and if you look closely, you'll notice a lot of details that are unfinished, but it's coming together and I'm enjoying the process. •
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