sketching at MAKE

this saturday i checked out the current exhibit at my local coffee shop MAKE, entitled "sketch". the drawings themselves were pretty interesting, but i also enjoyed the DIY sketch tables and the fact that each drawing was mounted with the exact medium that was used to make it. it really let you imagine the artist hard at work. stopping in, patrons were friendly and smiley, and i even saw an old friend from high school with her mother and had a chat. it was a happy saturday, for sure!

MAKE

saturday was such a good day. i decided i would try to do all of my christmas shopping in the locally owned shops in my area (NOT finished, y'all) and checked out a very local new place called MAKE on the way.

when i say local, i mean local, because it's about 2 minutes by foot from my front door. i am so overjoyed about this new space. its so snazzy! they're working on a coffee-shop set up (you know, with places to sit) but for now it consists of an espresso bar at the rear, and an interesting display of the locally-made products hung from the ceiling like a baby's crib mobile. the featured products will change every month or so, and i was told Wi-Fi is on the way! the girls graciously let me hang a poster for the POP UP and take a few pictures around the gallery. i may have also picked up a little something (very little) for my baby nephew, who turns 6 months old on Christmas day. what a day to celebrate! :)

on display at MAKE at the moment are local makers tony chestnut by jill sawatzky and for you, me & us by christie peters and jennifer pauls. check out the websites for their rad stuff.

and winnipeg, let's support winnipeggers!