Planting An Herb Garden for the City-Dweller Even though Mother Nature hasn’t told the snowflakes yet, technically its Spring–the perfect time to start thinking about making things bloom. Aside from being a homespun way to get...
Do you love mountain peaks and beautiful flowers? From May 9 to June 6, 2013, you are invited to view the mountain ranges and vibrant flowers of watercolour and acrylics artist, Virginia Layton. You will...
Essentia Calgary is honored to display the works of British-born artist, Simon Wroot during the month of April. This is the first time that Simon Wroot’s exhibit, “Remnants of Community”, has been shown in Calgary, although the...
Meditation, it’s a word which conjures up a lot of different things to different people. To many, particularly those who do not partake in the practice, it can seem silly, one of those alternative things...
As the spring slowly approaches (man this winter just won’t end) gardening enthusiasts are getting their seeds in order and starting to plan their 2013 vegetable gardens. My wife is a big vegetable gardener and...
(“Finn” by Whitelight Photography) The month of March is going to the dogs at Essentia, starting with our ADOPT-a-DOG event! On March 14, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., a special Dog Adoption Event will...
What if I told you that your next home might be made from recycled materials? It would be great right? What if it were made of used shipping containers, would you want it? If...
Why don’t luxury fashion designers use more environmentally friendly materials? This is a question that many “green-conscious” women have asked for the past few years. At least, I hope. Coming from a high-end retail background,...
I love making personal discoveries, especially ones that I intuitively know are universal in nature. I recently finished an acting class with the esteemed Andrew McIlroy, a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada,...
