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Graffiti C o . A r t Studio and Gallery 1 7 1 , East 1 Street ( 2 n d floor) November 13-December 19 " O N E - O F - A - K I N D " G r o u p e x h i b i t i o n of h a n d made objet d ' a r t , c o n t e m p o r a r y m i x e d media and paintings w i t h prices ranging from $50-$600. T h i s is a w o r k i n g artist s t u d i o a n d g a l l e r y . O r i g i n a l and a f f o r d a b l e w o r k s of Fine A r t , by local and i n t e r n a t i o n a l artists, are d i s p l a y e d i n a n i n f o r m a l s e t t i n g , n e a r L o n s d a l e Q u a y M a r k e t . Featured artists include Bill A d a m a n t i d i s , Pooneh Alizadeh, Reyhaneh Bahktiari, Vange Brossard, A J B r o w n , Fariba Dashtaray, Lucy G o d w i n , R o b y n H a g a n , Sia K a s k a s , L a r r y L a h o s t i , G a b r i e l e M a u r u s , D a n n y Siggers, L a u r e n T r i m b l e , Sian W o o d w a r d and M a r i n a Yanen. L i z D e Beer a n d H e a t h e r C a i r n s p o t t e r y ; N e l l B u r n s f a b r i c art; Ross M u n r o paintings; L i n Crane handbags and L l o y d Skelton art magnets. S e y m o u r G a l l e r y at the Q u a y 147-9 C h a d w i c k C o u r t , L o n s d a l e Q u a y . ( N e a r the seabus) Thursday-Saturday Noon-6pm. Sunday Noon -5pm J e n n y B u l l e n a n d L i z D e Beer pottery, large pieces; Susan M a r c z u k p a i n t i n g s ; C h i jewellery; J o h n Steil large landscape paintings. Giftworks 3 0 8 0 Edgemont B l v d . in T h e Village A t least 5 0 % o f gifts are C a n a d i a n made a n d m a n y are by N o r t h Shore artists a n d c r a f t e r s . N e w this year are pieces f r o m "The Dazzling Gourmet" (North Van C o . ) b o o k m a r k s , kebab skewers; waterc o l o u r p a i n t i n g s of the N o r t h S h o r e , by J o h n Foley. Y o u w i l l f i n d G e o f f r e y Lane candles and Bill A d a m s paintings. J e w e l l e r y i n c l u d e s " R o c k S t a r " by K i m Painting by Gary Eder Parkgate Pottery S t u d i o Parkgate Recreation Centre, 2625 Banff Graffiti Co. Art Court Studio and Gallery - Bluebird Mask, December 8, 10am-2pm Shelf Marina and T h e r e are o v e r 2 6 m e m b e r s o f t h i s s t u d i o Vases w h o c o n t i n u e to w h e e l , h a n d b u i l d a n d sculpt clay to their hearts content a n d for the pleasure of others. L i z de Beer the s t u d i o manager e x p l a i n e d h o w hectic it w a s d u r i n g s u m m e r c a m p at the s t u d i o . C l a s s e s f o r c h i l d r e n c o n t i n u e o v e r rhe w i n t e r . O t h e r p o t t e r s i n c l u d e B a r b M a t h e w s , N a n c y C r a m e r , Betty W i l t o n , M a r g a r e t S c o t t , M a r i l y n W a l l a c e a n d Sue R a n k i n . C h e c k out this w o r k i n g s t u d i o across f r o m the Parkgate l i b r a r y . GIFT SHOPS The Gift B o x CityScape Gallery 335 L o n s d a l e Avenue To-January 31, 2008 See a n e w s e l e c t i o n o f u n i q u e a n d m e m o r a b l e gifts for the h o l i d a y season. Valerie G o b e r t creates earthy and feminine handmade jewellery... "because every w o m a n is u n i q u e , every p i e c e is u n i q u e " is h e r m o t t o . H e r Summer Handbags b e a u t i f u l necklaces a n d earrings are a Lin Crane g i f t a n y w o m a n w o u l d l o v e to w e a r . Charles Fawcett one- of- a k i n d o r i g i n a l note c a r d s , w i l l be sold i n d i v i d u a l l y , in packages o f three or o f six. These s t r i k i n g cards make an excellent gift for f a m i l y a n d friends o r for personal use. K a t h y N a s h crafts h a n d m a d e b o o k s , i n the f o r m o f j o u r n a l s , p h o t o a l b u m s , purse-size a n d large size n o t e b o o k s . These b o o k s are m a d e o f i n d i g e n o u s p l a n t papers f r o m o t h e r c u l t u r e s a n d each b o o k is d i s t i n c t i v e . S a n d r a D a w s o n is an artist w h o crafts F r i l l s H a t s a n d a c c e s s o r i e s . A l l are free f o r m c r o c h e t o r i g i n a l f a s h i o n s . I n s p i r e d by b i o l o g y , c o n t o u r s a n d flourished emerge as each piece is c r e a t e d . T h e y are m e a n t to e v o k e g r o w t h a n d w h i m s y in the N o r t h Shore's w i l d e r n e s s , w h i l e p r o t e c t i n g y o u r w a r m t h . Liz C a l v i n is a mosaic artist. E x c e p t i o n a l mosaic pieces, m i r r o r s , key h o l d e r s a n d j e w e l l e r y h o l d e r s , m a k e p l e a s u r a b l e and long-lasting gifts. Seymour G a l l e r y Treasure C o v e G i f t Shop 4 3 6 0 G a l l a n t A v e n u e , Deep C o v e Open l Oam-Spm, 7 days a week A l l items s o l d i n S e y m o u r g i f t s h o p s are h a n d c r a f t e d w o r k by l o c a l a r t i s t s : C h a r l e s V a n S a n d w y k c a r d s a n d b o o k s ; J o d i H e i n h o r s t jewellery; M a d A b o u t G l a s s tea bag catchers, platters and ornaments; H i l a r y M o r r i s local landscapes, cards, prints, coasters; J e r e m y D a n e glass j e w e l l e r y ; P a m C a s w e l l j e w e l l e r y ; www.arts-alive.ca P o w e l l , " I n d i g o S t a r " by Suzie W i c k s t e a d a n d " O r c a S t o n e " by M a r y C h a r e t t e . G l a s s c o m e s f r o m PS D e s i g n s a n d M A D . W a l l p l a q u e s i n c l a y by L i n s y P a t e r s o n , transfers o n c a n v a s p l a q u e s by H e a t h e r J o h n s t o n e . V i c H a r r i s o n blue p o t t e r y a n d h a n d s t i t c h e d n i g h t l i g h t c o v e r s by N i k k i W i n t e r h e l t B r o w n are also displayed. V i s i t their a n n u a l " A r t E x t r a v a g a n z a " i n the b a n q u e t r o o m at the C a p i l a n o S u s p e n s i o n B r i d g e . W o r k b y B i l l A d a m s , I n d i g o Star, R o c k Star, H e a t h e r J o h n s t o n e a n d others. November 16, 5-9pm November 17, 12-5pm R o s s ' Treasure H o u s e L t d . ( M i n i a t u r e s ) D o l l s houses a n d b o o k s w i t h p l a n s to b u i l d y o u r o w n ; s m a l l , h a r d to f i n d m o u l d i n g s a n d h a r d w a r e ; e x q u i s i t e l y h a n d c r a f t e d (by M a r y B i n M e r r i f i e l d ) s m a l l d o l l s h a t s , c o l o u r e d c l a y b o u q u e t s a n d v a n i t y sets w i t h a l m o s t m i c r o s c o p i c p e r f u m e bottles. T h i s year a n enlarged craft s u p p l y includes r i b b o n s a n d lace. Mad About Glass Chickadee Bowl Chi's Creations Sponge Coral Pin Treasure Cove, Lonsdale Quay and Seymour Art Gallery Rakue-fired Horsehair Vessels Heather Cairns Mad About Glass Garden Stake Sunflower Treasure Cove, Lonsdale Quay and Seymour Art Gallery Functional Blue/Honey Teapot Heather Cairns NovemberjDecem