Christmas with the Rural Mail (Board Book) decor Deanne Fitzpatrick: The Very Mention

Deanne Fitzpatrick: The Very Mention of Home is currently on view at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

These jigsaw puzzles provide an entertaining way to keep your brain engaged and creates a beautiful piece of artwork upon completion

a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art

and reflects on the role museums and galleries can play in inclusion

Rug-hooking artist Deanne Fitzpatrick is renowned worldwide for her stunning rugs and patterns

Christmas with the Rural Mail (Board Book) decor Deanne Fitzpatrick: The Very MentionA gentle poem describing the journey of a mail sleigh through rural Nova Scotia at Christmas time, delivering packages and parcels to children, Christmas with the Rural Mail is a holiday classic. The poem is carefully crafted to fit Maud Lewis's colourful paintings, and the mail sleigh passes children skiing and tobogganing, oxen and Clydesdale horses pulling heavy loads, and the train station, among other classic rural winter scenes. Lewis's artwork