People say I am lucky and I am indeed. On my third day I had the chance and pleasure to meet Ana Thiel, a world class glass artist. Together with Jill (a friend I met during casting workshops) we got invited to her studio and home gallery. We were amazed with every single detail of Ana’s work. Contemporary mixed media pieces filled her entire gallery. Ana’s hospitality made the experience even better, she explained the process involved in each piece, showed every single corner of her massive studio filled with glass treasure.

Ana has exhibited all around the world and her work forms part of public and private collections in many countries. Among her numerous awards and recognitions she has twice been the recipient of a fellowship from the Mexican Council for the Arts; award given to artists of high merit and who have contributed significantly to culture. In 2006 she won First Prize at the Latin American Biennial of Art in Glass from the Museum of Glass and the National Council for the Arts in Mexico. Her work is also included in prestigious publications.Thiel has been invited as a resident artist by institutions worldwide: Aichi University of Education in Japan; Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, in the USA; the National Glass Foundation in Segovia, Spain; and most recently the Musée-Atelier du Verre in France. She has been invited as a working artist and lecturer at symposiums such as “Imagining the Book” in Alexandria, Egypt.

Please enjoy few captured pieces.

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Soigne are pleased to invite you to Portobello West – 12th and 13th of December from 12-6pm (Rocky Mountaineer Station 1755 Cottrell Street ) . Meet over 110 local artists and designers and shop for one-of-a-kind fashion and art in one of Vancouver’s most impressive indoor venues.
We will be selling our new line of freshly cut soaps: honey and cloves, lemongrass and poppy seed with a hint of dill, and many more all scented with pure essential oils. Also lots of jewelry and felt accessories. Look out for our table with the Soigne logo.

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Soigne will be showcasing more leather products on Eastside Culture Crawl as well as Portobelo West in December.

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For this Winter’s craft fair season i am adding a few new designs, experimenting with both materials and styles. There will be new leather cuffs with intricate designs, leather pendants with photo-applied imagery, new fabric necklaces, and of course lots of felt….all to try on

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My recent love of leather and felt, influenced by my partner and his fantastic leather bags at www.palmerandsons.ca, can be seen in my new designs. These new bags have a soft and cozy touch for the winter season, and are finished with leather elements for form and function. Inside they are all lined with a contrasting fabric.

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Thank you to all the participants in the latest Soigne Spa workshop at Blim, it was a very successful two days. I hope everybody got inspired and addicted to soap making. I am working on our new line of Spa products including facial toners, body lotions, scrubs and masks. More info to follow.

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