a note from my studio (no.001)

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White text reads "a note from my studio no.001". The background is a close up of red leaves on a northern redo oak tree in autumn.

Hello!

Just thought I’d write a quick note to let you know about a few things I’m up to!

Four squares with zig-zag edges are arranged in a square shape (two rows of two squares). In the top left one, there is text that reads "Kwartzlab Makerspace Holiday Market". The top right square has a snowflake design. The bottom left square has text that reads "Tour our creative space with over 20 talented artisans: leather, yarn, pottery, wood, art, and more! Stair access only. Masks required and provided." The bottom right square has text that reads "Saturday November 22, 11am-4pm".

On Saturday, November 22 I will be a vendor at the Kwartzlab Holiday Market!I’d love to see you there 🙂

Kwartzlab Makerspace
145 Bedford Rd., Kitchener, ON Canada N2G 3A3 (*2nd floor, accessible by stairs only)
November 22, 2025
11 am – 4 pm
Masks required and provided!

A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.

I’m hosting the next Earthshakers Creativity Club meetup on December 1 at 7:00pm Eastern! This session will be virtual 🙂

Learn more about Earthshakers & RSVP!

Here’s some art I made recently!

A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.

Wax pastel study of Evening Silhouette by Arthur Lismer (1928).

A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.

Watercolour pencil sketches of some reference photos Mel, an artist friend of mine, took.

I went for a walk at Huron Natural area the other day and it was exactly what I needed. Here are a few photos I took! It was a few days after our first snowfall, and I really did feel the changing of the seasons.

Never underestimate the power of a long walk in nature!

P.S. There are currently proposed and approved developments that jeopardize not only Huron Natural Area, the adjacent Aster Meadow Natural Regeneration Area, and all the Life that lives within! These lands are both part of Kitchener’s Core Natural Heritage Features, which are supposed to receive the highest level of environmental protection. Learn more about the proposed developments and how you can help protect HNA.

A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.
A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.
A digital painting of a globe. White handwritten text reads "earthshakers creativity club". The background is a photo of a night sky with northern lights.

Naming the River

The water in your body is just visiting.
It was a thunderstorm a week ago.
It will be the ocean soon enough.
Most of your cells come and go like morning dew.
We are more weather pattern
than stone monument.
Sunlight on mist. Summer lightning.
Your choices outweigh your substance.

by Jarod K. Anderson

Thank you for reading 🙂

Nikki

NS | sent via email November 16, 2025; posted online May 16, 2026