New Work Taken to Jenny Jib, December 19th, 2017

Here are pics of new work taken to Jenny Jib in Lunenburg last Friday.  This very special shop is open for the rest of December (except holidays) before shutting over the winter as usual.

First, a large plate of a relief carved winter scene with a wolf howling at the moon. It comes wired to hang on the wall but is also ready to serve snacks.

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 Large bowl, with a relief carved winter scene that includes a fox chasing a rabbit.  This matches the wolf plate but both pieces are sold separately.

Next is a new large fox sculpture.  I thought it would be fun to photograph it on a stump and managed to find an old one in the woods that fit just right.  

Here is the fox relaxing on a lawn chair by the river:

 Next two bunnies holding flowers, ready to hold rings or just hang out.

A close up of the bigger bunny.

 
New fox figurines! Though one of the two standing foxes ended up coming home with me in a box by accident.

A raccoon bowl climbing a fallen tree.

Figurines: a lion, peacock, elephant and hippo to go with the Gayla Peevey Christmas Hippo song that played a few times on CKBW while I was glazing.

Two puffin figurines

 
A fox bowl

Two relief-carved whale mugs:

Elephant bowl

A sheep bowl

An eagle flying through the forest, or at least that's how it looked after being hung on a tree.

Plates! First, a relief carved puffin plate, which comes wired to hang on the wall but is also ready for a sandwich or what have you.

The rest of the plates are smooth as I thought I'd try painting instead of carving for a change.  Blue crab:

Whale:

Lobster:

Pirate flag:

Small whale trinket dishes.  I made three of these as an experiment but think it will be a fun product for next tourist season.  They are also suitable for dunking sushi pieces in soy sauce.

Another new small product I'd like to make more of, a flounder figurine.

...such a flat fish lends itself to painting messages on the back...

Next is an assortment of brand new brooches, a new product for both Jenny Jib and my art practice.  These are all handsculpted, one of a kind - I don't work with any sort of mold, stamp or stencil.

And handsculpted pendants on adjustable leather cords, tied with slip knots. 

  
These are the same two Christmas trees as in the above photo, they just seemed to go with the dove too.

And finally here are ten ornaments.

First, a shark that Jenny immediately called Hilton, I missed the news that there was a celebrity named Hilton the Shark swimming around off the Nova Scotia coast this summer.

Three fish which would probably prefer to be far away from Hilton

 
An 'orcament'.

And  five flat ornaments: 2 whales, a puffin, a dove...

And this dragon.

That's it!  A very Merry Christmas and/or other winter holiday to anyone checking out this blog! Happy New Year and all the best for 2018!







 

Now Available at Jenny Jib, December 7th 2015

Here are pics of the pieces that I dropped off at Jenny Jib in Lunenburg this afternoon! 

First pic is a stoneware Whale Tail Fruit Cake Stand, along with 14 egg nog/hot toddy cups with relief carvings: mostly whales and dolphins, one polar bear and one tree.  

We 'test drove' the stand in our kitchen and it is perfect for presenting a special fruit cake - the delicious one in this photo came from Lunenburg's Thursday morning farmer's market. 

 The stand is $125, foodsafe, with handwashing recommended.  Cups are $20 each, foodsafe, dishwasher safe, microwave safe.  They're an ideal size for a cup of Christmas cheer. 

Top of the Whale Tail Fruit Cake Stand

Before heading to Jenny Jib I stopped to get a few pics on the Lunenburg waterfront.

Lobster trap Christmas Tree that now adorns the Lunenburg waterfront!

There was a convenient stump nearby, a great place to get another photo of the Whale Tail Fruit Cake Stand

and here's a close up of one of the cups, with Christmas trees and the water of the harbour in the background

"Rodney the Walrus" selfie in front of the tree

Rodney's profile, with the harbour in the background

Next up are the ornaments, I took in 26 new ones to add to the ones left from the last firing.  

Like the others from this season, these are $25 each, and as always, are handsculpted/hand carved without the use of any type of mold.  Jenny also has an assortment of my older stoneware animal ornaments at $12, $15 and $18 each.

Three Killer Whales, aka Orcas.... "Orcaments!"

a close up of the orcaments - all of the ornaments hang nicely from trees, and come with a ornament hanging wire as well as a tag, but with the wind it was much easier to get photos with them resting on something

Three dolphins and two whales

Four humpback whales

A lion, a Christmas vulture and a camel.

the lion was my favourite ornament from this season

lion side view

Two pelicans, a crab and a swordfish

A cheery yellow seahorse

two sea turtles and a lobster

 

A fox, a bunny and a raccoon

Jenny Jib is open everyday up to and including December 24th for your holiday shopping pleasure!  

Hours are: 11-5 everyday until Christmas, shutting at 4pm on the 24th.  There are also some extended hours along with other Lunenburg retailers as part of Christmas in Lunenburg.   The shop is open til 8pm on Friday the 11th and 18th, and til 8pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday December 21st, 22st, and 23rd.  

As a "welcome, holiday shoppers" bonus, Jenny is offering her stylish regular stock tax-free during the evenings she's open 5 - 8.  This doesn't apply to consignment pieces like mine and other art, as her rate is already super generous!

Parking is free in Lunenburg for December, perfect for a relaxing, scenic seaside shopping trip away from crowds.  

As of Christmas day, Jenny Jib shuts down for the winter, with a spring reopening date to be announced.