In case you missed it – last week we launched our Maker Monday series and shared an interview with textile artist Gillian Schultze. Today we spoke with visual artist Sydney Rose. Sydney creates primarily collages that tell stories of human behaviours and habits. Most recently, she was featured in a mini-doc on CBC Arts where she talked about her art and creative process. Tell us a bit about your art. My art is playful. It’s surreal yet familiar. It asks questions and tells stories of who and what we are as human beings – our behaviours, beliefs, histories and......
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We say this a lot, but Sudbury is so full of talented people and we love to highlight them so today we’re introducing a new series: Maker Monday! Each Monday we will share an interview with a local maker and give you some insight into their design process and tips for any makers out there looking to start selling their own artwork. For the first Maker Monday, we spoke with textile artist Gillian Schultze. Gillian creates pieces that look like acrylic paintings but are created using fabrics, threads as well as paints and dyes. This past weekend her first......
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Listen up boys! If you’ve been working hard growing out the perfect lumberjack chic beard it’s time to step up your game with Nickel City Beard Blends! Gone are the days of brittle, dry and itchy chins now that all natural small-batch beard oils and balms are on the scene. Stephane & Monique are the pioneers behind the brand bringing supple ‘staches and gorgeous goatees to the Crater. To find out more about the brand and how you can add Nickel City Beard Blends to your routine we talked with Stephane, the master beardsman himself. Tell us more about......
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The newly re-opened Fromagerie has launched a delicious new venture that will make is easier for cheese lovers to enjoy artisan cheeses from an assortment of regions on a monthly basis. With the first in-store pick up date set for May, members of the new “Cheese of the Month Club” will have access to exclusive, speciality cheeses that will not be available to patrons visiting the store location. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lᴀ Fʀᴏᴍᴀɢᴇʀɪᴇ (@thefromo) “Our goal with setting up this subscription box was so that people can try different cheeses that they......
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I love seeing beautiful photos and paintings of my favourite city but these beautiful local scenes painted on leaves are definitely the most unique. We’re a huge fan of Alex’s work and when we met her at a brunch over the holidays, we knew we needed to find out more about her art and her creative process. Tell us a bit about A.L. Creatives? What is Al Creatives and how did it start? A.L. Creatives started as a name and instagram page to showcase my various forms of art and design. I like to do a variety of different......
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Our three co-founders received the greatest package from Alchemy North for Christmas and we were all excited to try everything out. We spent the last few weeks using some really amazing new products and today we’re sharing our review of the 8 we loved. If you want to find out more about Alchemy North you can read our interview with Melodie here. Jessica’s Favourites: I have hormonal acne prone combination skin so when I say I’ve tried a lot of different skin products over the years I really mean it. I’ve settled into my tried and true favourites after......
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We are lucky to live in a city filled with so many talented makers! I love being able to talk to these makers and find out more about their process and what got them started. Our Shop Local series is one of our most popular and we have quite a few coming in 2018. Today we’re talking with Alchemy North abut what got them started and what we can expect in the future. We first heard of Alchemy North at one of the Makers North markets and I was instantly drawn to their beautiful display and branding. Owners Melodie and......
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You may have noticed how much we love to support our local businesses so we wanted to share a local gift guide with you guys. There are only 12 more days until Christmas Eve which means it’s time to get all of your shopping done. Avoid the malls, and shop local this year! I’m guilty of waiting until the last minute to finish all of my holiday shopping so I’ll be using this gift guide to check off everyone else on my list. For the coffee lover: Old Rock Coffee Holiday Blend View this post on Instagram A post shared by Old......
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I’m guilty of leaving pretty much all of my holiday shopping until the last possible second so I’m VERY excited that Makers North decided to host a POP-UP Holiday Market next week. If you’re like me, a slacker, and someone who wants to buy some beautiful, unique handmade items, we suggest you head to Laurentian University next Friday and check out the 20 local vendors. What is the Makers North Holiday POP-UP Holiday Market? The Makers North Holiday POP-UP Market is a one-day event that brings together a selection of high-skilled makers to share and sell their lovely wares in......
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What is Eat Local? For those of you who have never been, Eat Local is a not-for-profit food co-op, which means they work with local farmers to bring you the best local foods. Stores like these use customer support and donations or memberships to keep running. Why Eat Local food? Most main stream grocery stores look at the cheapest way to provide you food and bringing it in from all over the world. With a local food co-op, such as Eat Local, they try to bring in food from the closest sources (mainly Ontario). When your food has less......
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