Archives for April, 2008
Tiger Maple Lamp Table
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Article by Su Murdoch
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spend much of my time evaluating heritage buildings. Some are exquisite in their design and craftsmanship; others prove that bad taste has...
Viceregal Uniform
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Article by Dr. Lorne F. Hammond
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n 2007, at the end of her term of office, Her Honour Iona Campagnolo, the first woman to hold the office...
Furniture at Fanningbank: A Story of Survival in PEI
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Article by Catherine Hennessey, C.M.
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t was an ambitious act in 1829 for a colony the size of Prince Edward Island to authorize the appointment of commissioners...
Ross Morrow’s Interactive Works In Silver
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Article by Ornamentvm
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n the following pages, Ornamentvm converses with Canadian silversmith Ross Morrow, whose work combines meticulous traditional techniques of metalsmithing with innovative and whimsical design....
New Artists At The Alberta College Of Art + Design
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or the second in our series of articles on the national schools of art and design across Canada, the editors of Ornamentvm asked a number of...
Has Postmodernism Changed Collecting?
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Article by Colleen Watson O’Reilly
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his past October at the 25th annual symposium of the CSDA Objects of Desire: Pursuits of the Collecting Eye, veterans and...