the island’s destination & event service staff and partners are dedicated to creating remarkable destination and event experiences. tides is located in Sidney BC, the gateway to Victoria, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Join us to explore the Salish Sea! tides will deliver a very well organized and creative approach in making your trip or activity a success.

With over 30 years of global destination & event service, Steve Duck brings a wealth of experience. Steve enjoys living in the center of Sidney, a coastal town on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Sunshine & sea at his fingertips, Steve spends his leisure time cycling the Saanich Peninsula countryside and wandering the local beaches.

Location
Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 0A5

Hours Of Operation
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Contact Information
Phone: (250)891-6599
Email: steve@tidesgroup.com

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Website: http://tidesgroup.com

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Beautiful interiors to inspire!

With roots in both modern Calgary and the grand heritage architecture of the East Coast, Colleen Buker’s natural design flair is reflected in her elegant and esthetically designed rooms.

Referencing her early years, Colleen says “I have always had an affinity for design. When I threw my little red pony outside my crib I was space planning…” and she has never stopped. Colleen brought her talent to Victoria 10 years ago. “I value my clients…” Using her skill set of listening, identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems she has developed inviting, sophisticated interiors which reflect her client’s individual personality. Embracing traditional design principles, she crafts classic environments with the benefit of inspired contemporary design.

From residential work to hospitality and from health care and theatres, Colleen’s award-winning designs are matched only by her passion for people.

If you need an interior designer, let her bring this natural talent and professional flair to your home.

Services Offered

Residential Interior Design
Space planning
Paint Color Selection
Lighting | Plumbing | Material Selections
Kitchen | Bath Design NKBA Certificate
Design Drawings

Residential Interior Decorating

Furniture Selection
Custom Furniture Design
Fabrics | Drapery | Bedding | Re-Upholstery
Blinds
Artwork | Accessories
Paint Color Selection

Contact Information
250-220-4796
Contact By Email

Website: http://cbdesign.ca/

 J. Richmond Gardening
Victoria BC

Services Offered
J. Richmond Gardening offers residential gardening services in the Victoria area.
These services include design, renovations, and regular maintenance.
References are available upon request.

Contact Information
Phone: 250-744-3938
Email: janice.r@live.ca

Victoria’s Painting Experts

Rod Taylor is the owner operator of PaintPro Victoria and has been a proud member of the Victoria business community since 1995. Rod makes sure that he responds to every request for an estimate or consultation personally.

If you are looking for painters in Victoria, PaintPro Victoria has over 20 years experience at providing exceptional quality painting services for residential and commercial properties. PaintPro continuously exceeds expectations for owners of houses, apartments, townhouses and condominiums in the greater Victoria area and south Vancouver Island.

We are specialists in ensuring long lasting, true color finishes for the West Coast environment and pride ourselves on ensuring that all of our skills and dedication are focused on the most important aspect of the job – YOU.

Location
3054 Albany Street
Victoria, BC V9A 1R5

Contact Information
Office: 250-474-6200
Cell: 250-380-8240
Contact By Email

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Website: http://www.paintprovictoria.biz/

Photo Credit

The Microsoft Office Clip Art Collection

For Your Animal Companions

The foundation of the Tellington TTouch method is a specific form of light circular touches and strokes applied to the body. Done mindfully, this form of touch induces a state of relaxation and increased body awareness. The combination of TTouch bodywork with unique movement exercises improves focus and attention allowing optimal learning to take place.

TTouch offers animal lovers and professionals a gentle and effective way to solve behavioral issues, enhance performance and improve communication between humans and animals. 

Janice Richmond
Tellington TTouch Practitioner – Victoria BC

Services Offered
Individual Client Sessions
One Day Small Group Workshops
Group Classes

Contact Information
Phone: 250-744-3938
Email: janice.r@live.ca

Additional Information About Tellington TTouch

Why Use TTouch for Companion Animals?

Tellington TTouch Training Canada Website

A rare find in Arezzo: tastefully restored in 2008, an extremely large, elegant and luxurious apartment on a single level, with many windows and fine furnishings, at one of the best addresses in Arezzo. The reduced price of €1.145 million includes a fully fitted American-style kitchen with all appliances, and many incredible antique chandeliers and sconces. This property is at once a truly luxurious dwelling and a sound investment. In these troubled economic times, quality Tuscan properties have retained their value, and truly elite properties such as this have continue to appreciate despite the global economic downturn.

A few images of this wonderful home
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Location

Arezzo, City of Goldsmiths and home to Giorgio Vasari and Petrarch, is one of the true jewels of Tuscany, from the towering Duomo and the churches of San Domenico and San Francesco, to the Piazza Grande, depicted in Roberto Benigni’s now-classic film, “Life is Beautiful.” It is a city of rich cultural and artistic traditions that continue today, and the historic centre, with its ancient cobbles and centuries-old palazzi, reflects this fact.

By fast train, the property is just over an hour from Rome and about half an hour from Florence, with all that these major centres have to offer. The countryside surrounding Arezzo itself is stunning in its verdant beauty. It is a city of tranquility, a splendid and safe haven in the rolling Tuscan hills.

The apartment itself is located in a palazzo at one of the best addresses in Arezzo’s historic centre, or “Centro Storico,” in easy walking distance of parks, churches, schools, shopping and other amenities.

Read more about the location

Contact Information
Contact The Seller

Website: A Luxury Home In Tuscany

The Images And Text In This Listing Are © A Luxury Home In Tuscany, All Rights Reserved

In seeking the art of life, the creative process is a prayer for understanding. The art work created is the evidence of that process. ~ Marco Zecchin

Sottoportico, Venice – 1995

Marco Zecchin’s personal art work has been influenced by many inspirational places, and people.

“In my travels, I find wondrous things everywhere I look. This said, there are special and spiritual areas like the American Southwest, Minnesota, England and my ancestral home of Italy, that influence and touch me greatly.”

Buildings and other man made structures are a running theme through the majority of his personal photographs.

“I find it interesting how we have worked so hard at separating ourselves from the elements and the magic and self awareness that we can derive from them. We have actually tried to protect ourselves from the elements through these structures but ultimately the elements prevail in the ruins that I find everywhere. I can only hope that we will not have to fall to ruin to discover our magic and awareness.”

Sottoportico can also be found on page 17 of his fabulous book, The Spirit Of Northern Italy.

Marco Zecchin’s inspirational limited edition prints are of the highest quality.

“Ensuring that the final prints will satisfy my aesthetic and make them a value to buy, I print them on the finest archival materials and limit the number of prints I produce, in each size, to editions of 45 – unless otherwise specified. Once the edition is completed, the file is retired, never to be printed again.”

Sottoportico Limited Edition Prints

8″ x 10″ – $450.00

11″ x 14″ – $650.00

16″ x 20″ – $850.00

Purchase Here

Location
P.O. Box 786, Los Gatos, California, 95031

Hours Of Operation
Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00

Contact Information
Phone: (408)930-2490
Email: marcoz@image-center.com

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Website: http://marcozecchin.com

Latest Posts At Marco’s Site

The Images And Text In This Listing Are © Marco Zecchin, All Rights Reserved

A scene from the Venetian in Capitola Village

“One of my favorite places on the planet is Capitola, California. The coast is beautiful, the architecture colorful , and the Pajaro River walk is magical!”

“Here’s a scene from the Venetian Cottages. These brilliantly colored cottages have inspired many a painting and my earthy song, The Missing Link” ~ Shannon Grissom

Oil on Canvas: 40″ x 30″ – $3,300.00

To purchase the beautiful original or some fabulous prints, click here.

About Shannon Grissom

Location
719 San Benito Street, Suite H, Hollister, California, 95023

Hours Of Operation
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Studio visits welcome by appointment.

Contact Information
Phone: (831)638-4928
Email: shannon@shannongrissom.com

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Website: http://shannongrissom.info

The Image And Text In This Listing Are © Shannon Grissom, Inc., All Rights Reserved

The 6th painting from Janet Vanderhoof’s CityScape Series

 
Inspired by photos taken from San Francisco, Twitterville is also inspired subliminally from Twitter.

“When choosing subject matter to paint, I often just rely on my gut feeling, definitely not the head, until it gets to the critical aspects of the creating.  But at first, I listen to the intuitive messages I am receiving from the initial choice of subject. As a result, many times I don’t realize what the painting is saying to me, until I start painting it.  Color, scale and composition all play an important part of the process.  So for me, this was quite a surprise, when I realized that I might be painting pieces of Twitter.  I was painting my own little Twitterville, having the same characteristics of Twitter in many ways, large city, large venue, yet close up in nature, noticing many layers and depths of the scene as Twitter has. Many things happening at once, others ignored, many on their own journey passing others, some dreaming about their future, some barely making it, some deep in thought, philosophical, symbolic nature, some seeking and searching, while others are satisfied with day to day acquaintances .”

“There is no right or wrong way to use Twitter, each person definitely has their own style, their own way, their own canvas.” ~ Janet Vanderhoof

Painting Oil on Canvas: 24″ X 48″ – $2,920.00

Unstretched Canvas Giclee – $272.00

Fine Art Paper Giclee – $262.00

Purchase Here!

About Janet Vanderhoof

 Location
Morgan Hill, Northern California

Hours Of Operation
Monday – Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm PST
Studio visits welcome by appointment.

Contact Information

Please Contact Janet Using Her Contact Form

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Website: http://www.janetvanderhoof.com/

The Image And Text In This Listing Are © Janet Vanderhoof, All Rights Reserved

Two beautiful Roy Henry Vickers signed and numbered prints!

Both have risen in value since this time last year. Interested? Please contact me using this form.

Mountain Eagle # 67 of 150
(click the image for a larger view)

 - Professionally framed by the Roy Henry Vickers gallery.
 - Perfect original condition.
 - Certificate of authenticity.

$3,500.00 Or Best Offer

Cedar Snags, snowcapped mountains, a full moon and salmon on the barbeque all comprise the essence of a westcoast summer evening. Emerald green glacial rivers, the scent of cedar on a warm summer breeze, and the ever present eagle, are my reminiscing of Bute Inlet. Fun in the sun, blue skies and hours of playtime on a fishing boat with my sons are favorite memories of a high quality weekend at Sonora Lodge, North of Campbell River.

Of all the recollections of a near perfect day on the Northwest Coast, the one that comes to immediate vision is that of a Bute Inlet Mountain Eagle. (text is from the Roy Henry Vickers Gallery)

King Pacific Sunset 47 of 150
(click the image for a larger view)

 - Professionally framed by the Roy Henry Vickers gallery.
 - Perfect original condition.
 - Certificate of authenticity.

$3,300.00 Or Best Offer

The eagle and the salmon enact a continual struggle for survival in the natural world. The salmon swims deep and keeps close to cover when near the shoreline. The eagle circles high in the sky with a watchful eye. The tides rise and fall, the seasons come and go, yet as the years go by and I continue to enjoy the pleasures of being out on the sea close to the natural rhythm of life.

My great joy is to share this love of nature with family and friends as often as possible. It is important for me to set aside time to recreate and relax. Each year I return to the land of my ancestors to enjoy the gathering of traditional food. Salmon, crab,halibut, herring roe, seaweed, and many other fish are some of the treasures I?find.

The Summer of 2002 was a very special time for me and my boys. We visited our ancestral village of kitkatla and harvested sockeye from our fishing areas. It was a time of recreation and special bonding between father and sons. We visited places familiar to them in stories that I have told hem over the years. They had photos taken of them at Eagle Rock, a well-known site among our people and a favorite playground of my childhood.

We traveled on the MV Western Spirit, a seine boat owned by their Godfather which was also part of many stories the boys recalled. On our journeys we saw many species of birds, animals, and fish. We lived from the sea and played on the land.

There was a new lodge, a floating hotel complete with all the amenities one would expect to find at a fine five star hotel. The boys decided to try to swim in the frigid waters and were fortunate to have the comfort of a hot jacuzzi to warm them up. We enjoyed delicious meals prepared by the resident chef and shared stories with guests of the lodge.

On one peaceful evening as the sunset cast is golden hue across the water and we dined in luxury, I was in awe of the beauty and serenity of an eagle perched on a tall cedar. The silhouette of the bird etched against the gold and blue sky reminded me of the beauty of creation and the patience of eagle waiting for a meal to swim by. I was reminded of the wealth of ancestors and the opportunity for the world to experience the awe and wonder of a King Pacific Sunset.

P.S. King Pacific Lodge is situated in the southern territories of the Kitkatla people on the North Pacific Coast. (text is from the Roy Henry Vickers Gallery)

If you love art and are not familiar with the work of Roy Henry Vickers, be sure to visit his online gallery at www.royhenryvickers.com. You won’t be disappointed!

Location
North Saanich, BC

Hours Of Operation
24 / 7 via the contact form

Contact Information
Please Contact Gil Namur Using This Contact Form

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Website: http://www.gilnamur.com/

The Images And Text In This Listing Are From The Roy Henry Vickers Gallery

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