![]() What are some challenges you've faced as entrepreneurs and how did you overcome them? On the last morning of our stay, we sat around the kitchen table sipping on coffee and chatting with Chrissy and Kyle about life, in particular how Spark Box came to be, what they've learned about owning a business, and how their interest in sustainability and protecting nature transcend into their art practice and business in general. ![]() I spent my time reading, writing, shooting photos, and trying to unplug from the day-to-day. My husband originally met the owners, Kyle Topping and Chrissy Poitras, while attending an SGCI printmaking conference a couple years back. They recently collaborated on a screen print ( available here), so we drove up for a long weekend for them to print the edition. ![]() Whether you're a printmaker, painter, photographer, writer, designer, or essentially any other kind of artist, this residency is the perfect getaway for someone seeking space and time to just create. Located just a couple hours east of Toronto, Spark Box Studio offers artists and creatives a quiet, peaceful place to live and work with few distractions (aside from admiring the beautiful natural landscapes and farmhouses, and tasting all the delicious local food). One of the benefits of being married to an artist is having the opportunity to explore fun and unique places that I otherwise probably wouldn't visit, and connecting with awesome people along the way. Our most recent art adventure? Spending a weekend at Spark Box Studio in Picton, Ontario!
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