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Sharl Smith
Dec 5, 20232 min read
World's Largest Bead-stitched Sculpture - Closing Reception
This Week is your last chance! — Closing Reception for Shelter II, the largest beadwork sculpture in the world will take place at the...
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Sharl Smith
Sep 27, 20231 min read
You're Invited!
Hi everyone, this summer has been a blur of weaving beads large, gigantic and small! I have just completed installing 2 major exhibitions...
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Sharl Smith
Jun 22, 20231 min read
New Exhibition !
My exhibition, Embodying Femininity: Power, Radiance, Care is now open at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery in Grimsby, ON until August 5th....
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Sharl Smith
May 3, 20231 min read
May 2023 Update: Shows and Globe and Mail feature
Hi Folks! It's been a very busy Spring so far. I have been hard at work planning and producing two upcoming exhibitions. The first...
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Sharl Smith
Mar 3, 20231 min read
INHERITANCE
Installed on March 1st 2023 in the Berlin Tower ARTSPACE at Kitchener City Hall, the exhibition Inheritance is a supportive display to my...
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Sharl Smith
Feb 22, 20231 min read
value shift (inflection points)
Last week we installed and built-in-place my largest work to date in the Rotunda of Kitchener City Hall. A special thanks to Karoline...
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Sharl Smith
Feb 13, 20231 min read
DesignTO 2023: woven steel
Hi Friends, 2023 is already shaping up to be jam packed with new projects and new ways of working. A couple of weeks ago I had the...
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Sharl Smith
Jun 1, 20222 min read
may 2022 newsletter
giant bead sculpture Hi Friends, May went by so fast!! The opening for my exhibition at Homer Watson House & Gallery on May 12th went...
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Sharl Smith
Apr 21, 20223 min read
april 2022 newsletter
Hi Friends, There are only a few days left until I have to pack up my work and install it at Homer Watson House & Gallery for my debut...
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Sharl Smith
Feb 25, 20222 min read
february 2022 newsletter
Hi Friends, February has been filled with studio visits with curators and experiments for new work. I’ve been spending a lot of time...
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Sharl Smith
Jan 28, 20222 min read
january 2022 newsletter
Hi Friends, Mark your calendars!! Homer Watson House & Gallery has agreed to have an in-person opening on May 12th for my upcoming...
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Sharl Smith
Dec 28, 20212 min read
grant news & project updates
It's been quite the month at Sun Drops Studio! Lately I've been spending my time beading sculptures and getting things ready for my new...
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Sharl Smith
Aug 26, 20201 min read
DAY 1: Done is Better Than Perfect
The years are littered with the corpses of unfinished projects strangled by self-sabotage and self-doubt...
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Sharl Smith
Aug 22, 20201 min read
My 1st Youtube Video!
In 3 weeks I have learned about video editing, lighting, white balance, 'peaking', apertures, how to setup and use a gimball and much more.
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