Hi all,
I am a Canuck living on an island on the west coast of Canada. (Salt Spring Island.) I have been making glass beads for over 12 years now. I sell the beads online but I also sell my jewelry at shows.
We have a market here on the island that runs every Saturday from Spring to Fall that I sell at. The quality is very good, it is juried & you have to make everything you sell there, as well as live on the island.
There are about 150 artisans as well as some farmers, bakers etc & many of us make our entire year's income at this market.
There is a lot of info on this site & I am pleased I found it.
Anyway, Hello & I hope you are all enjoying some nice Spring weather!
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Hello Linda,
Welcome! I'm laughing at the Spring weather reference as I gaze out my window at the snow mounds, I think we've got some time yet before that happens. I live in Detroit, Michigan which is very close to the Canadian border at Windsor but otherwise, nope, not Canadian. I have traveled in Canada and love it and hope to get back there one of these days. It sounds like you have a pretty great set up with the Saturday Market but I see other members have given you some good networking ideas and places to look so you should have an easy time of figuring it all out...good luck!
Hi Linda and welcome aboard :) This site has people from all over (although at this stage I'm the only Australian!). Sounds like you have a fabulous market there and right near home - certainly saves on the travel & accommodation costs!
Hello Linda and welcome. We are glad to welcome our Canadian neighbors here. We have even added a section in our Art Fair Calendar with Canadian shows. We are hoping to add a section for Canadian show reviews to our Art Show Review website, as well. I do think we get several Canadians crossing into Michigan to do Art Shows here. I know crossing the boarder at Detroit can be a bear if you are bringing goods across the boarder. I don't know how the artists do it. That would be a good question to post here if you are looking for that information.
I am very familiar with Ontario as I have mostly Canadian roots. Your island sounds charming and that sounds like a wonderful place to live and visit.
Welcome and make yourself at home.
Hi Linda - welcome to AFI, I enjoyed a visit to Salt Spring Island a few years ago. Chi Lee is a jeweler who lives in Vancouver and has experience with shows in the US, met her at a show last fall in Seattle. You can also go to the members page, click advanced search, and search on the country. That will show you a list of all the other Canadians on this site.
HI Linda,
There are a few fellow Canucks here, but very few. I am from Brampton, Ontario just outside of Toronto. Most of my time has been focused on this market, but I am about to begin doing shows in the US. If you have any questions regarding border crossing and such please don't hesitate to let me know, I woud be more than happy to lend a hand in anyway I can.
All the best,
Jeremy Browne
www.jeremybrownestudios.com
Hi Jeremy, I am Canadian and would love to do some US shows but was under the impression that that was a strict no no so I would love any input and help you might have .