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Monday, February 1, 2010
Handmade necklaces recognized as best new product at P.E.I. Craft & Giftware Buyers' Market Awards
As published by The Guardian
Of Marcella Rosenberg’s six years on Prince Edward Island, her best moment came a week ago. During the 10th annual P.E.I. Craft & Giftware Buyers’ Market Awards, Rosenberg’s handmade necklaces were recognized as the best new product.
She lived in Argentina all of her life until moving to the Island.
“It’s a tiny place, with big, big heart,” she said in describing Prince Edward Island.
The necklace is part of her Princess collection. It has a sterling silver chain and frame around a piece of aqua, turquoise, blue and lime green glass. She said the colours depict the ocean and it captures the essence of her entire collection.
She said most people tell her that the necklace reflects serenity.
Jewelry is something she has worked on with all of her passion.
“This is really the launching point for my collection,” Rosenberg said.
She said a necklace can mean a lot.
“A woman can wear the same black dress and with a change of necklace, the dress is different.”
Rosenberg began making jewelry after a trip to a craft show in Halifax.
“I had background in making jewelry and just thought, ‘why am I not doing this?’ ”
The recent P.E.I. buyers’ market was filled with great people, she said.
“I met wonderful people, including the artists, who I had fun with, and the kind buyers.”
Back in November 2008, Rosenberg attended the P.E.I. Craft Council and met Cynthia Ryder from New Brunswick. Together, they collaborated and developed the necklaces Rosenberg now sells.
Much thanks from Rosenberg is directed to Marie Walsh, the craft co-ordinator with P.E.I. Business Development.
“She’s been so helpful, and much like a mentor.”
Rosenberg said she’s lucky to live in a place where she feels such
a strong sense of community.
“I’m a privileged woman to live in a place where everyone is friendly.”
Rosenberg’s collection can be purchased at the P.E.I. Company Store as well as her studio and gallery in Stratford.
Another winner at the recent show was Darlyn and Cindy Lentz, who walked away from the Buyers’ Market with a prize for Best Booth of 2010.
The couple owns a pottery company, Right Off The Batt Pottery, and have wanted to create a booth for a few years.
It included three carts that allowed the products to be stored inside as well as a room where buyers could watch the pottery being made.
“It may not seem like a lot, but it was a huge achievement to us to win,” Cindy said.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Gaudreau Celebration Box Goes to Korea
| as published in the Buzz July, 2009 | |
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Celebration Box, a birdseye maple and walnut box crafted by Diane Gaudreau, has been accepted in the Unity and Diversity Exhibition at the Canadian Pavilion of the Cheoungju International Biennale in South Korea (September 23- November 1, 2009). The Cheongju Internationl Craft Biennale is the largest of many visual arts events taking place in South Korea. It has been described as the “Cannes Film Festival of Craft” with over half a million visitors attending each year. Celebration Box has also been accepted into the National Crafts Exhibition. This exhibition will travel across Canada and the US for up to the next two years. It will be hosted at the Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC as part of the 2010 Crafts Exhibition during the 2010 Olympic Games. The design of the Celebration Box was inspired by the rising sun and the beauty of Confederation Bridge connecting PEI to mainland Canada. Diane Gaudreau is a gradute of the Holland College School of Visual Arts and co-owner/operator Gaudreau Fine Woodworking in Rustico. www.woodmagic.ca
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