X is for eXhibition

Inspired by the ocean edges of Nova Scotia and the treasures brought in by the tides, Caitlyn Purcell has created jewellery that evokes salt water and its metamorphosing effects. Silver cast crab claws, bone beading, hand harvested crystal rings, beach coal broaches and seaweed-esque beading are the direct result of Purcell's beachcombing days. Stop by Lost & Found this May to experince this breathtaking show and it's foreshadowing of summer days.

Beachcomber Over & Over photos by Levon Campbell

X is for eXhibition

____ & _____ is the latest art show at Lost & Found featuring the work of 43 local artists. I've gathered some photos here for your viewing pleasure, it's just too bad I'm not good at taking photos ; )

W is for Website

I've been working on a new blog (since yesterday) for the shop (Lost & Found) and I am having a good time!

X is for eXhibition

Stop by Lost & Found (2383 Agricola St.) to see artwork by the best person: Rachael Parsons

here's a bit of the press release I wrote for the show:

What You See is What You Get is the 3rd art show Halifax's Rachael Parsons has exhibited at Lost & Found. This show is an extension of the completely absurd yet totally familiar characters of Parsons' subconscious. The portraits evoke strange repressed memories of that guy you always saw at the bus stop and your friends Aunt that went out for cigarettes and a can of Pepsi and never returned. The show consists of Parsons' drawn/painted portraits and hand-puff-painted t-shirts. What You See is What You Get may imply simplicity, but there is a depth to the work and the artist that cannot be ignored, only imagined.

G is for Goods

Lost and Found now has an Etsy store! Also I am pretty sure I spotted this dress on Francis McDormand in Robert Altman's 1993 release Short Cuts

Q is for Quirky

I came home from grade school once and told my mother how people thought I was weird. She told me that I wasn't weird at all, I was just quirky. Empowered by my quirkiness I, to this day, strive to do things my grade school classmates would scrunch their noses about.

Holey Sheet Bags would be one of those things.

Back in the early 2000's I was making more money then I am now and was spending it all on fabric at thrift stores. Soon I came to find I had quite a collection of Star Wars and other nostalgic bedsheets hiding in piles under the bed and then I had a dream, to turn all those sheets into tote bags.

Its seven years later and I have way too many bedsheets...I still make Holey Sheet Bags but not with the fervor of a young twenty year old, now I just want to get rid of the fabric so I can concentrate on other sewing projects.

So sadly but hopefully this will be the last year for Holey Sheet Bags.

If you would like to purchase a Holey Sheet Bag you visit Green Man Vintage and Vinyl , 48 University Ave. Charlottetown PEI.

Or visit me at Lost & Found 2383 Agricola St. Halifax.

Also you can email holeysheetbags@gmail.com for info on what fabric i have available and I can ship them to you!