Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Sweden

Merry Christmas Toni, you're going to Sweden.  I traveled by plane to Vancouver, then Vancouver to London, then London to Stockholm yesterday or the day before... I have no concept of the time right now.  Twenty eight hours later I was met by my younger brother, my nephew and a friend at the airport, and then drove two more hours.
Despite the fact that my computer said it was 11pm I got myself dressed and walked with Randy and Ben to daycare.  The sun is shining here, and the cold is crisp.  The snow is compacted.  There is a frozen over lake that people walk, skate, ski doo, or whatever across it.  We went into the small town of Nora for a little sight seeing this afternoon, Hanna, my sister in law brought us to a church with some amazing stained glass, an antique shop and walk around the streets.  Then we made it to the grocery store where I sought out the chocolate.  Cookies n'Cream .... totally made my day.
Its almost 4 in the afternoon here, and Ive decided to take a power nap to get me through to the evening.  Hopefully this jetleg with wear off soon.  

Randy, Hanna, & Ellie in the Church in Nora, Sweden

Close up of the stained glass windows

The Lake


Telephone Booth
The Church






Tuesday, January 4, 2011

2011 Classes & Workshops!

TLG Classes & Workshops
for Winter 2011

Beginner & Advanced Stained Glass Lessons
Mondays 10am - 1pm
February 28 - March 21
Instructor: Victoria Johnson

Beginner & Advanced Stained Glass Lessons
Mondays 5pm - 8pm (Please note MINIMUM of 4)
March 28 - April 18
Instructor: Toni Johnson

Introductory & Intermediate Kiln Casting
Saturday &Sunday 10am - 4pm
March 12 & 13
Instructor: Amanda Parker

Introductory & Intermediate Sand Casting
Saturday 10am - 4pm
March 19
Instructor: Toni Johnson

Glass Blowing
Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm
March 26 & 27
Instructor: Toni Johnson

Fancy Beads!
Saturday 10am - 2pm & Sunday 10am - 12pm
April 23 & 24
Instructor: Victoria Johnson

Multiples & Molds for the Torch Workers!
Friday 10am - 4pm
April 29
Instructor: Amanda Parker

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

Tide Line Gallery wants to wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year! We welcome 2011 with open arms, looking forward to the new classes coming up, new product, and traveling!

TLG will be opened regular hours started January 3.  Monday - Saturday 9 - 4:30 pm.  Closed Sundays.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Secret ~ A little inspiration for the New Year ahead for all of us!

To celebrate the end of the year, and to guarantee that 2011 is your absolute best year yet, this Secret Scrolls contains one of the life-changing revelations from the book The Power, and one of the most powerful processes you can do in your life.

Whether you realize it or not, you bring everything to you through the power of your imagination. The power of imagination is not something you have to acquire; you have it already! You think in images even if you aren't aware that you do, and you use imagination or imaging every single day of your life. When you think about the past you are imagining. When you think about the future you are imagining. And as you imagine and concentrate on anything with feeling, you are bringing it to you.

When you worry about something, you are using your immense power of imagination negatively. You are imagining the worst, and as you imagine the worst, you are bringing it to you. When you are excited about something, you are using your power of imagination positively. You are imagining the best, and as you imagine the best, you are bringing it to you.

Using the power of your imagination is something that comes to you naturally, but I want you to understand something about your imagination that will change your life: Whatever you can imagine already exists! You simply can't imagine anything unless it exists already, because when you imagine something you are actually tuning into a particular frequency, and if that frequency didn't exist in the Universe you wouldn't be able to tune into it. So when you imagine yourself with something you want you are tuning into a real thing that already exists, and you are looking at the very frequency of you with your desire!

Now I am going to take you step by step through a revolutionary process using your imagination from the book The Power.

First, imagine something that you really want. It could be money, health, a particular job, a partner, a vacation, happiness, or anything else. Imagine yourself with your desire; close your eyes and really get the picture of yourself with your desire.

Pay special attention to what you see about yourself in your imagined picture. Notice how you are talking. Notice how you are moving. Notice how you are walking. Notice how you are acting. Notice how you are feeling. Look at everything about yourself in your imagined picture, but in particular, notice how happy you are! Capture every detail that you can, and open your eyes.

Understand that the picture you just imagined of yourself with your desire exists already! You know it exists because if it didn't exist how could you tune into it? How could you see it in your imagination? When you imagined yourself, you were looking at the actual real version of you with your desire!

Can you see the difference between yourself right now and your imagined picture of yourself? Because your job is to become as much like the version of yourself in the picture as you can! Walk like that now. Talk like that now. Act like that now. Feel the same as that, now. Become as happy as that person, now. Be that person, now! When you become the person in your imagined picture you have shifted yourself to the frequency of your desire, and it must and will appear. Your imagination is showing you precisely the person you need to become. It is showing you what you look like and how to act and feel so that you can copy it and become that person!

To help you become more and more like the person in your imagination, practice closing your eyes and seeing yourself in the imagined picture with your desire as many times as you want. Seeing the imagined picture of yourself will continuously remind you how you need to be, feel, and act. Then come out of your imagination and go about your day doing your best to act and feel like that person, now. You will be amazed at how little copying it takes before you see the evidence that your desire is coming.
This is one of the most powerful processes you can ever do to make your desires appear with lightning speed. This process is based on the physics of the Universe. Use it! Practice it! You have The Power to your life; every force in the Universe will do anything for you, but you have to use The Power that you have!

Happy Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year, and may joy be with you in every moment,


Rhonda Byrne
The Secret and The Power... bringing joy to billions

Saturday, December 18, 2010

News

If I were more organized I would have News Volume 1 and so on... Random thought pardon me.

Johnson Family news: It's a girl! Victoria is a proud grandmother! Her son Randy and his wife Hanna, had a baby girl December 16.  A very Merry Christmas to us!

Tide Line Gallery Sale continues: Glass and Supplies 30% off.  Selected artworks 30%off.  Selected Jewellery 30-75% off.  Sale ends December 24.

TLG Store hours:

Opened Seven Days a Week
9am - 5pm

Friday December 24
9am - 2pm

CLOSED December 25
Merry Christmas Everyone!

Closed December 25 - January 2

January 3 we go back to regular store hours
Monday - Saturday
9am - 4pm


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

December 15, 2010

Whats with the title? My brain is tired and creative thinking is just not what it use to be! I am busy, we are busy and its a great feeling.  I have so many ideas sketched out and so pumped to jump into them just in time to turn the furnace off for the year.  Boo!

Tide Line II aka the hotshop where we blow glass and sandcast is officially closed until further notice.  Although it makes me sad, its a great time to fix all the things that made the "when I have time" list.  I plan on cleaning up the colors, perhaps even take inventory and put together my wish list for the summer months.  Dust.  Oh the dust... AND just maybe I might take a couple days off. 

The kilns, torches, coldworking shop, and table space is still available for time.  Don't fret!

Now is the time to request classes, if there is anything inparticular that you would like to learn by all means let me know.  Just shoot me an email, come in and chat about it.  We are here to help!

AND this will not be advertised anywhere but on this blog and the facebook fan page so read carefully... this is for your eyes only!
TLG is putting on a sale.  All glass and supplies are 30% off.  All .925 silver jewellery is up to 75% off.  There is a stocking stuffer table with variety to choose from... buy 1 get one half price.  This sale ends in one week!

One more thing: The "Flashing" draw is December 19, so get down here and get your name in the FREE draw!

Happy holidays all!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

'Tis the season for the tired, the grinches, and the scowls!

Campbell River doesn't know how lucky they are to have such a dedicated art community as we do.  The lack of appreciation of handmade things was uncanning last Sunday at the Pier Street Market located here at the Heritage Centre.  Support your locals, buying handmade seems to be a distant thought to some of the people I ran into.  I was excited to hear today that we as a community filled the big truck of food for the shelters, which proves that spirit does exist in this town!
Tide Line recently visited the north island, and the town banned together to support each other.  The south end of the island appreciated the handmade, making special trips up to Campbell River seeking out more, wanting to know the process, and have a peak of whats to come for the summer season.
We are a community.  A community made up of many people, culture and things to offer.  Why not celebrate each other? Support one another.  And smile for gosh sakes!

So thank you to those who support their neighbor, are proud of the town they live in, and can see the glass as half full rather than half empty.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Tide Line Screens on SALE!

Tide Line Window Screens are on special!

Window Screens
Screen Doors
Custom Fit Screens
Re-Screen
Wooden Frames
Aluminum Frames

All screens are 40% Off Regular price from December 10 - 31!

Any questions?
Give Glen a call at 250-923-7186 or 250-287-7411 email at tideglas@telus.net

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Last Chance Christmas Show

Ok so you might have missed us in Sidney at the beginning of November...

So Tide Line Gallery will be returning to Sidney for

Last Chance Christmas Show!

Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC
December 11, 12, 13

Friday: 12-7pm, Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: 10am-4pm


See you there!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Pier Street Markets

Thats right, the Pier Street Market crew has moved inside at the Maritime Heritage Center... the TLG door will be open between the two venues.  Its a great opportunity for the Campbell River people to come out and do their Christmas Shopping, support their locals.  Buy handmade, what more can I say. 

Good food, awesome arts and crafts, some entertainment.... you can't go wrong! Every Sunday until Christmas! See you there!

Don't forget there is a draw to enter, win a "Flashings" piece by yours truly... all you have to do is come and in and spell your name correctly on the ballot!

Oh and PS! 25 days to go!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Dear North Islanders

Dear North Islanders,

You can not be forgotten on our road trip this wintery season! We hope to see all of our friends from the rainy north December 4 at the Port McNeil Craft Fair! 

Sincerely,

TLG

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Thank you

We're a small business with big dreams to fill, some days easier than others but it just takes one person to come through the doors and without even knowing says something positive and encouraging  and we remember why we do what we do.  We have had some big hurdles to jump due to equipment failures and whatnots but that didn't stop us from coming in every day. So thank you to all of our volunteers, students, customers, family and friends for your ongoing support.   
With that being said, Tide Line Gallery is hosting a draw to win a Flashing piece.  The piece is on display at the gallery, and we encourage all of you to come in and enter your name to win it.  Draw date is December 19.   

Friday, November 26, 2010

'Tis the Season

99.7 THE RIVER'S 2ND ANNUAL RIVER RELIEF TRUCK

It's Back! The River's own Dave Reynolds will, once again, move into an empty 53 foot Van Kam transport trailer at Merecroft Village Plaza for 99.7 The River's 2nd annual River Relief Truck in support of the Campbell River Food Bank and Salvation Army. Starting Wednesday, December 1st, Dave will live there 24/7 until the truck is full of non-perishable food donations.

Last year, generous Campbell Riverites donated over $150,000.00 worth of food in just 11 days, which kept the Food Bank going from Christmas until the end of June!

Sadly, this year, the need is greater than ever. Please get together with your family, friends, neighbors, community groups, sports teams, or businesses and bring your non-perishable food donations to The River Relief Truck at Merecroft Village Plaza.

Lets make sure that no Campbell Riverite go hungry this Christmas...and beyond!

** I took this right from www.97theriver.ca I heard this on the radio and thought I'd share this with all of you.  No one should be hungry, theres no excuse.  Do what you can! Happy Holidays! 


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Its about time!

Christmas in a Manger!

TLG is on the road this weekend to Saanich Fair Grounds 
for Christmas in a Manger! 
November 27 & 28
10am - 5pm

Small Angels $5. & Little Snowmen $3. great for stocking stuffers and gift toppers!
Hand Blown Christmas Balls... $20. ea or two for $30. great for all year round too!
One of kind SnowFlakes $16. to 80.  
Great gifts of all price ranges will be there and available! 

Enjoy your weekend!  


Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Sand Casting at Tide Line II

Explore mold making with sand and molten glass.  Meet for the afternoon, create casted tiles experimenting with textures, organic matters, and so much more.  Class is limited to two to three persons.  
Now taking names and emails for 2011 classes! Dates to follow after the winter holidays!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Kiln Casting Class


Amanda Parker was a guest artist at Tide Line Gallery this month. A group of five made a clay positive, mixed their own one part plaster mold, and then put them into the kiln for days of melting and annealing. Amanda shared with us her favorite kiln casters in a slide show, went over mold making, and taught us about the annealing schedules.
Amanda's next classes at Tide Line will be the Pate de Verre, and kiln casting multi part molds. We are now taking names and emails for those interested. Dates to follow after the Winter Holidays!


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Stained Glass Beginners Class

Stained Glass Classes for Beginners and Refreshers
Given twelve hours of studio time and instruction.  It's expected to do something at home to make sure your project is done in course time.  After you learn how to cut the glass, you will be well on your way to creating a small panel, colors of your choice using the copper foil method.  You will leave with enough knowledge and confidence to continue the art on your own.  Class sizes are limited to eight.  Please note that should you require more studio time than allotted, there will be studio hourly drop-in charge.


We are now taking names and emails for the February Classes! Dates to follow after the Winter Holidays.