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I just read over on Poppytalk about a great project happening on Granville Island, here in Vancouver, so wanted to spread the word. Keep an eye out on the island starting February 11th for a few scattered hearts, as artist Jasna Sokolovic will be playing cupid... Up to 200 ceramic hearts will be dispersed across Granville Island, on the upcoming weekend and will be waiting for you to pick one up. If you find it, take it, keep it for yourself or give it to someone who will cherish the love. Each heart has my the artist's website on it, so you can send an email, comment or a photo. Read more about this project and see more of Jasna's work on her website .

On now at the Tate Modern, artist Ai Weiwei has created a room full of sunflower seeds... over 100 million of them. Wow. Actually, double wow because the sunflower seeds are actually individually handmade porcelain replicas of seeds. Since that video was made, the Tate has roped off the exhibi t, as they've had so many visitors that the seeds are getting damaged and the ceramic dust could be a health risk. Ai Weiwei's video about the artwork is really interesting. It highlights the amazingly extensive amount of work that went into creating it. Read more about the exhibit on the Tate's website.

I'm looking forward to the the open studio sale at the Mergatroid this weekend! StudioShop Saturday June 26th and Sunday June 27th 11 to 6pm 5pm Mergatroid Building, 975 Vernon Drive , Vancouver Featuring work by a collective of artists in the Mergatroid Building who include, Su Foster , Eikam , Laura McKibbon (Cul de Sac Design) , HeyDay Design , Dahlhaus , Braden Hammond , Bronsino , and on Sunday only, Karin Jones . UPDATE : A couple of revisions to the above info, thanks to Dahlhaus : "Our time for the studio shop will be from 11-5 (instead of 6). And unfortunately Braden Hammond won't be able to open his studio doors this weekend as he was planning on. The rest of us will be there so if you are in Vancouver, please do come by for a glass of wine and some nibblies while you shop in our studios."

I just finished a ten-week pottery course at my local community centre. I'll write more about it later, but for now I just wanted to say that I love it. LOVE it. I'm picking up a whole pile of glazed stuff, fresh from the kiln, on Saturday, but in the meantime, here are a couple of my bowls... Filled with a delicious snack of mangoes, yogurt, granola and honey. Mmm...

These bowls by Viennese designers Mischer’Traxler are fascinating and beautiful ... at once simple and complex. The bowls are formed around common vegetables, leaving a negative space that really shows off the beauty of each vegetable. Read more about this series on Edible Geography .