Art for Your Head at The Gallery Upstairs in Milton

Hats turn heads, especially when they're made by Maria Curcic.

I am extremely pleased to announce that the Gallery Upstairs in Milton is now carrying a number of this Paris-born and trained, millinery designer's spring and summer line of colourful fascinators. Look for them in the glass case upstairs. In fact, get there before I do or there may not be too many left to choose from.

For added fun, check out the labels. Maria identifies her pieces with names like Look at Me, Sassy Pants & Spring roses.

Making Wide-brim Straws from 1960's Wooden Hat Blocks

It's Sinamay all the way for me when creating hats for summer weddings and garden party galas. What a great medium to work with, particularly when shaping high crowned beauties on vintage wooden hat blocks.

The finished project is so light and airy as to be almost weightless when worn.

I'm using a number of vintage1960's blocks previously owned by the great Toronto designer Philip Warde, to make the summer straws which are now on sale at the Gallery Upstairs in Milton.