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The Butchart Chronicles : March 12, 2014
GALLERY OPENS IN APRIL
What: Boutique Gallery
Where: Next to the Information Center
When: Early April to October 16
Our boutique Gallery is located next to the Information Center. The Gallery displays and sells local artisanal works such as sculpture, garden décor, and jewellery.
This year the Gallery is showcasing recycled-metal jewellery and accessories made from vintage silver, copper and brass serving platters, serving trays and plates, turning family heirlooms no longer used or cherished into jewellery for people to enjoy.
Mimi Roy is the artisan behind Mixed Metal Mimi. Asked when she started turning old, unused metal objects into jewellery and accessories, she tells a story about glancing at a rather non-descript copper pot one day. It had sat on her desk for ages, and in the blink of an eye, she didn't see a copper pot any more but rather a pair of 'funky' copper ear rings. The ball was set into motion and Mixed Metal Mimi the result. We enquired about what keeps her interested after almost five years of doing this work and she explained, "Each piece intrigues me because there are so many secrets, history and mystery locked in their blemished, tarnished exteriors. You never know what was served on these beautiful pieces, or who might have eaten from them. Some pieces date back to the early 1900s when times were simpler."
We are sure you will be as delighted with her designs and fascinating story about how she recycles old metal into new and one-of-a-kind creations.
Mimi Roy is the artisan behind Mixed Metal Mimi. Asked when she started turning old, unused metal objects into jewellery and accessories, she tells a story about glancing at a rather non-descript copper pot one day. It had sat on her desk for ages, and in the blink of an eye, she didn't see a copper pot any more but rather a pair of 'funky' copper ear rings. The ball was set into motion and Mixed Metal Mimi the result. We enquired about what keeps her interested after almost five years of doing this work and she explained, "Each piece intrigues me because there are so many secrets, history and mystery locked in their blemished, tarnished exteriors. You never know what was served on these beautiful pieces, or who might have eaten from them. Some pieces date back to the early 1900s when times were simpler."
We are sure you will be as delighted with her designs and fascinating story about how she recycles old metal into new and one-of-a-kind creations.
