Care Garrison - Fine Arts

05/08/2026

Buoys and Spring ornaments have been delivered to Made in the Maritimes 🩷

Enjoy Tax Free Shopping this Saturday May 9 at Made in the Maritimes in the Hydrostone Market and Bayers Lake. It's a three way celebration - 11 Years in Business, Open City and Mother's Day - and we are offering this sale to thank all of you for your ongoing support.

04/30/2026

Lupines & lighthouses

More of the buoys shortly heading to

🩷💜🩷💜

04/24/2026

I don't think I've added flowers to a Peggy's Cove Lighthouse before. Look how cute these are!

Continuing with that spring and summer theme, and I am really happy with these 💕

More buoys to paint before I head to

04/24/2026

Spring is trying to give us some better weather here!

I've started to paint some spring and summer buoys for

The lupin felt like a good way to start these ones 💜

03/22/2026

Forgot to post a couple of little wooden trees I was trying out!

03/01/2026

Government arts cuts.

Wanna help? Use the template to email your MLA about the arts cuts.

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02/22/2026

Applications open for a few more days!

Are you a Nova Scotia artisan looking for your next big opportunity? Applications are now open for the 2026 NS Art and Craft Show—and we want to see what you've been making.
📅 November 6–7, 2026
📍 Cedar Event Centre, Halifax
⏰ Deadline: February 28
Thousands of art lovers are waiting to discover your work. Apply at nsartcraftshow.ca
Photo: Pit Pony Designs 🩷

02/22/2026

Yay Canada! Check out that beautiful window display!

The Maritimes and the whole country is right there with you Team Canada as you go for Gold vs the USA this morning. We're all on the edge of our seats! Sidney, Brad and Nathan....the three of you represent the Maritimes well, no matter the outcome and no matter your role in today's game, we're all proud! GO CANADA!

02/21/2026

🔴 SOLD little 4x4 acrylic on cradled birch panel.

I had so much fun doing this little gift request. I wasn't sure how I would do it, but now that it's finished, I'm ready for more!

I love learning and growing in art. This current direction, alongside my Maritime art (yes, still doing that!), is reminding me why I chose to be an artist in the first place 🐸🩷

02/17/2026

I have really wanted the buoys to look a bit more classy. My new walnut stain has really made the colors pop!

What do we all think of the new stain? Yay or nay?!