Thursday, December 1, 2011
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen West
Second Floor Lobby + Studio Room
Cover: Pay What You Can ($4.00 Donation Suggested)
For more information contact: David Brown
T: 416-533-1374
Chestnuts roasting, sleigh bells ringing and the season starts a-swingin’! Join us for holiday coctails, a few good tunes and another fantastic show. It’s an evening of arts, crafts and seasonal fun. It’s a chance to shop for hand-crafted holiday gifts.
It’s an opportunity for the public to see the work of 42 local artists
ranging from quirky one-off ceramics to handmade soap, jewellery, books
and hand painted Christmas cards.
Participating Artists:
WhiteLotus Design, Jewellery
pépin d’or Jewellery
Charming Fairy Beads
Poetic Designs, Jewellery
Fredrick Prince, Jewellery
Jodes Jewels
Pallina Beads
Shawnte Designs, Jewellery
Pikay Creations, Jewellery
Its Your Life Handmade, Jewellery
Sex on a Stitch, Risqué Crochet
Joy Pottery, Functional Ceramics
Flock of Tea Cosy
Elizabeth Victoria Millinery
Sneaky Moose Suedeworks
Your Time Boutique Inc, Artisan Beeswax Candles
Floating World Studio, Printed paper items
Kempton Jones – Owlies of Ontario
Deborah Sanderson, Jewellery
okku design, Various paper goods and silkscreened items
Arlumizú Designs, Handbags, & accessories
Cookie Friday Co. | Crafted in Toronto
Sallygirl Designs, Scarfs
RedHen Craft, Blank journals and bookmarks.
Chiho Tokita, Ceramic artist-potter
Anneke van Bommel, Jewellery, prints and objects
Priya Means Love, Organic botanical skincare
Catherine Carroll, Fired Earth Tiles
Offcut Studio, Wood objects
DylaniumKnits
Soap Scum, Soap for dirty people!
B the Balm, Artisan soaps and botanical balms
Claire Manning, screen printed and embroidered goods
Aww Gee, Fun creatures & accessories
periwinkle blue, Hand made bags
Natalie Waddell, Ceramicist & Maker of Things
Bev Dywan, Party Glass, Upcycled home décor objects
Wendy Jane, Bags and Accessories
Katie Muth, Lino-cut prints
bibu, Retro meets modern for home and baby
Katherine Miller , Peppermint Robot Surprise
Happy Seamstress
SpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. Since 1996 it has grown from a get-together of a few friends to an event that now draws regular crowds of up to 300. SpeakEasy takes place 6 times a year, on the first Thursday of the month, at The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West)
The atmosphere at SpeakEasy is casual…conducive to innovation and inspiration. Each month a selected group of artists from a different creative discipline displays work for the crowd. Some of our most popular shows have featured Photography (part of the city wide Contact Festival), Illustration, Industrial Design, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, and the SpeakEasy Craft Shows.
Why is there a need for SpeakEasy?
Many people in Toronto are working alone these days. At a venue like SpeakEasy you can meet new friends and make new business contacts. SpeakEasy allows people to see what is new and exciting in the industry, and learn how other people tackle the day to day challenges of the creative field. SpeakEasy is very informal. There are no annual fees and no rules. The event is about creative people coming together to share ideas, exchange knowledge, and learn from each other. There are no other associations that are focused on helping creative individuals to help themselves.
