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Welcome to the website of Hall's Harbour Handcrafts, located close to the ruggedly beautiful Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, on Canada's East coast. My quilt studio is in my 1820's heritage home, surrounded by trees and wild gardens. Enjoy the peace and serenity which inspires my work. Visit the nearby fishing village of Hall's Harbour where you can observe the action of the world's highest tides. Visit artists' studios, hunt for antiques and sample seafood and lobster. If you wish to stay a while, there are several bed and breakfasts in the village and lots of other things to do and see nearby. If you cannot visit my studio in person, rest
assured that my custom quilts are made in the traditional way - entirely
by hand every step of the way. They are made of the finest available
100% cotton materials in a smoke-free home, and are truly one-of-a-kind.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 AN UPDATE ON MY FOLK ART INVENTORY I just noticed that I hadn't before showed you this Tom Rector Bird Tree. Tom, who is now deceased made very few of these - his specialty was "crotch men" made from crotched tree branches. This is another of the pieces that makes me smile whenever my eye lights on it. Somewhat primitive, but carved and polychromed with a sure eye for detail but whimsical sense of colour, I am offering these fellows as a surefire hit under someone's Christmas tree. I will be adding pictures soon of a model of a cape islander fishing boat, and a harness race horse - two of the many maritime icons that are seen everywhere in the Atlantic Provinces. Labels: Atlantic Provinces, bird tree, cape islander, Christmas, harness racehorse, Maritimes, Nova Scotia Folk Art, polychrome 12:36 PM
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