Keepsakes is a registered non-profit organization, including a board of Directors and an Annual General Meeting.Keepsakes opened in the Exchange District in 2006. The gallery remained in the Exchange location for six years - until 2012. Over 75 Manitoba artists were featured in a 1400 square foot area. Art included Glassware, Pottery, Raku, Stained glass, Paintings, Calligraphy, Mixed Media, Photography, Jewellery, Greeting Cards and much more! Highlights included a handpainted 1885 vault door and handpainted faux marble floor / laquer waxed, by Keepsakes artists - Jennifer RL, Colleen C and Joy W-S. The floor was polished faithfully by Perry H.
tara's woven work is informed by her studies in textile arts at the ontariocollege of art and design and inspiredby her travels to thailand were where she learned traditional silk weavingtechniques. her loom is set up in the studio area of the winnipeg shop where you will often find her surrounded by skeins of beautiful yam rhythmically creating a one of akind luxurious scarf. although tara no longer has as much time as she would like to weave, it is the place she goes to calm her mind.