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Rachael Hatala

Rachael is a wife, the mom of a spunky toddler, an artisan and a maker. Her journey in jewelry began as a young child when she would spend hours and hours developing her skills with beads. In 2007, Rachael took her first silversmithing class and was instantly hooked. The skills she learned over the subsequent years have allowed her to realize her creative ideas in new and exciting ways.

Nothing gives Rachael more joy than seeing someone wearing a piece of her jewelry that they love. It is the reason she does what she does. She designs, cuts and polishes her own stones allowing her to have complete creative freedom in her designs. Rachael’s time spent cutting stones is cherished and each piece she creates is truly a one of a kind extension of herself.

Website: www.laughingsparrow.ca

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A month ago we moved into our new space on the sec A month ago we moved into our new space on the second floor at 321-6th St. 

Our resident artists are settled in. The studio and our Salon space is already busy with classes and workshops.

Yesterday we hung art on the gallery walls for the first time.

And suddenly everything shifted - it feels like the entire community is home. 

#BraidStudios #NewWestminster #ArtistLife #CreativeCommunity #ArtStudio
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. T We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.  This Saturday, artists throughout Braid Studios are clearing out their studios.

Art supplies. Tools. Materials. Original artwork. Hidden treasures.

Come explore working artist studios and discover what usually stays behind closed doors.

The Braid Loft
2nd floor 
321 6th Street, New Westminster
Saturday, June 6
12–4pm

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale

#newwest #newwestminster #artstudio
Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of art. From @momodead @catandsheep.dolls 

Blanchet 🤍
A doll created especially for a woman who embraces Mexican culture as her own. Her home and her memories are filled with afternoons wandering the streets of Oaxaca.

Getting to know her is a true pleasure, and creating a doll inspired by her has been a great honor. 

#HandmadeDoll #ArtDoll #TextileArt #OaxacaInspiration #MexicanCulture
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. F We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.

For our June Open Studios, artists throughout Braid Studios are opening up the cupboards, shelves, storage bins, and corners of their practice that the public rarely gets to see.

Not just finished work. Materials. Experiments. Surplus supplies. Works at studio pricing. Things that have been tucked away for years. Some artists will be opening their private studios. Others will be set up in our Studio Salon market style featuring resident and returning alumni artists.

If you’ve ever wondered what really lives inside a working artist’s studio… this is the one to come to.

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale
The Braid Loft
321 6th Street, 
New Westminster
June 6
12–4pm

#newwest #braidstudios #artsnw #bcartists #artsale
There’s a moment every artist knows. When the tab There’s a moment every artist knows.

When the table is finally clear enough.
When the machine is within reach.
When the light hits just right and you think…
yes, I can work here again.

@judyvillett had been reshaping her new space on the 2nd floor—small shifts, thoughtful moves—until this studio started to feel like it was working with and for her. And just like that… she’s back in “business”.

Back in the rhythm.
Back in the making.
Back in business.

This is what happens behind the scenes at Braid.
Not just studios—but spaces that evolve with the artist inside them.

(And sometimes… a little rearranging is all it takes to begin again.)

——————-

Studios, both shared and private available. Artists join Braid Studios to work within an active creative environment that encourages connection, mentorship, and the growth of their creative practice.

#braidstudios #artiststudio #textileartist #behindthestudio #newwestminster
TODAY: Open Studios We’re open today—and still be TODAY: Open Studios 
We’re open today—and still becoming.

The new space isn’t fully settled yet.
Some walls are still waiting for art. 
Some corners are just beginning to take shape.

But that’s part of it.

Because this isn’t a finished gallery—
it’s a working studio.

And today, you get to see it as it is:
in progress, in motion, alive.

Open Artist Studios
Today | 12–4 PM
321 6th St, New Westminster
2nd Floor

Come wander our new space. Come peek behind the doors.
Come see what’s unfolding.

#newwest #newwestminster #braidstudios #100braidst
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8 Aug 2024

In Studio this weekend. West Coast Creatives Salon. WCCS are a diverse and multidisciplinary ...artistic community in British Columbia’s lower mainland. They’d love to see your work. August 11 1-3pm

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braidststudios Braid St Studios Arts Community @braidststudios ·
8 Aug 2024

In Studio this weekend. West Coast Creatives Salon. WCCS are a diverse and multidisciplinary ...artistic community in British Columbia’s lower mainland. They’d love to see your work. August 11 1-3pm

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A month ago we moved into our new space on the sec A month ago we moved into our new space on the second floor at 321-6th St. 

Our resident artists are settled in. The studio and our Salon space is already busy with classes and workshops.

Yesterday we hung art on the gallery walls for the first time.

And suddenly everything shifted - it feels like the entire community is home. 

#BraidStudios #NewWestminster #ArtistLife #CreativeCommunity #ArtStudio
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. T We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.  This Saturday, artists throughout Braid Studios are clearing out their studios.

Art supplies. Tools. Materials. Original artwork. Hidden treasures.

Come explore working artist studios and discover what usually stays behind closed doors.

The Braid Loft
2nd floor 
321 6th Street, New Westminster
Saturday, June 6
12–4pm

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale

#newwest #newwestminster #artstudio
Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of art. From @momodead @catandsheep.dolls 

Blanchet 🤍
A doll created especially for a woman who embraces Mexican culture as her own. Her home and her memories are filled with afternoons wandering the streets of Oaxaca.

Getting to know her is a true pleasure, and creating a doll inspired by her has been a great honor. 

#HandmadeDoll #ArtDoll #TextileArt #OaxacaInspiration #MexicanCulture
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. F We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.

For our June Open Studios, artists throughout Braid Studios are opening up the cupboards, shelves, storage bins, and corners of their practice that the public rarely gets to see.

Not just finished work. Materials. Experiments. Surplus supplies. Works at studio pricing. Things that have been tucked away for years. Some artists will be opening their private studios. Others will be set up in our Studio Salon market style featuring resident and returning alumni artists.

If you’ve ever wondered what really lives inside a working artist’s studio… this is the one to come to.

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale
The Braid Loft
321 6th Street, 
New Westminster
June 6
12–4pm

#newwest #braidstudios #artsnw #bcartists #artsale
There’s a moment every artist knows. When the tab There’s a moment every artist knows.

When the table is finally clear enough.
When the machine is within reach.
When the light hits just right and you think…
yes, I can work here again.

@judyvillett had been reshaping her new space on the 2nd floor—small shifts, thoughtful moves—until this studio started to feel like it was working with and for her. And just like that… she’s back in “business”.

Back in the rhythm.
Back in the making.
Back in business.

This is what happens behind the scenes at Braid.
Not just studios—but spaces that evolve with the artist inside them.

(And sometimes… a little rearranging is all it takes to begin again.)

——————-

Studios, both shared and private available. Artists join Braid Studios to work within an active creative environment that encourages connection, mentorship, and the growth of their creative practice.

#braidstudios #artiststudio #textileartist #behindthestudio #newwestminster
TODAY: Open Studios We’re open today—and still be TODAY: Open Studios 
We’re open today—and still becoming.

The new space isn’t fully settled yet.
Some walls are still waiting for art. 
Some corners are just beginning to take shape.

But that’s part of it.

Because this isn’t a finished gallery—
it’s a working studio.

And today, you get to see it as it is:
in progress, in motion, alive.

Open Artist Studios
Today | 12–4 PM
321 6th St, New Westminster
2nd Floor

Come wander our new space. Come peek behind the doors.
Come see what’s unfolding.

#newwest #newwestminster #braidstudios #100braidst
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