The Friends of DesBrisay Society Gift Shop
Our Gift Shop is managed by the Friends of the DesBrisay Museum Society and is now temporarily located at the South Shore Centre, 421 Lahave St, Bridgewater. We sell a variety of local history and art, books, as well as trinkets and pieces by artisans across Lunenburg County. Learn more about some of our featured artists and writers below.
Interested in selling your work at our Gift Shop? Want to know our updated open hours?
For more information, visit the Facebook page for the Gift Shop by clicking here, or contact the Gift Shop Manager, Christine Bell, by e-mail at desbrisaymuseumgiftshop@gmail.com.
Featured Work
Philip Arenburg
Blue Hive Bees, owned by Philip Arenburg, produces local honey and beeswax candles. Click here to learn more.
David Morison
David Morison focuses on wheel-thrown functional stoneware in his pottery work.
Anne Morison
Anne Morison loves to explore using textiles and making clothes. Visit our Gift Shop to check out her work!
Karen MacPhail
Healing Stones Jewellery, by Karen MacPhail. Handmade jewellery using hand-selected raw and tumbled crystals and gemstones. Visit Karen’s Facebook page to learn more.
Patti Hirtle
Moon Porch Mosaics by Patti Hirtle. Artwork created using discarded and recycled items to bring them a new life. Visit Patti’s Facebook page to learn more.
Greg Van De Moortel
Greg Van De Moortele is an artist from Bridgewater who is invested in creating artworks using a wide range of materials and encompassing many subjects.
Bette Veinot
Bette Veinot uses her family’s history of living by the coast to create artworks featuring treasures from the sea
Gary Smith
Gary Smith’s photographic journey is focusing on capturing both the visual and emotional aspects of subjects he encounters.
Richard Novossiltzeff
Richard Novossiltzeff is a photographer with an interest in panorama techniques, and usually concentrates on architecture and interior volumes.
Debbie Smith & Donna Fleming
Debbie Smith and Donna Fleming work together to create Dsquared rug hooking
John Cunningham
John Cunningham is a Bridgewater-based author and his stories have appeared in many regional and international magazines. Click here to learn more.
Sandy Emenau
Sandy Emenau is a hobbyist artist from Bridgewater.
Pam Wells
Pam Wells is a hobbyist watercolour painter that creates for her own content as she loves escaping into the process.
Veronique Frechette
Veronique Frechette runs Les Bricos à Véro, a small business that focuses on everything macramé. Visit Veronique’s Facebook page to learn more.
Allison Weagle
Allison Weagle creates handmade Nova Scotian Tartan teddy bears.
Claudia Robar
Claudia Robar creates beautifully intricate hand-painted mandala rocks.
Shelly Withers
Shelly Withers is a designer and maker of jewelry and fibre arts and works as an artist in mediums such as leather, beadwork, rug hooking, and knitting.
Joanne Hadley
Joanne Hadley creates beautiful hand-made bags under the name Angelic Designs
Marlene Veinotte
Marlene Veinotte, a local crafter, creates fun yarn designs and goodies with her business Yarns at Play. Visit Marlene’s Facebook page to learn more.
Graham Baker
Graham Baker is a fine artist making artworks inspired by the Atlantic Coast.
Brandon Francis
Brandon Francis is an artist creating Dreamcatcher Teepees in Lunenburg County. Visit Brandon’s Facebook page to learn more.
Interested in selling your work at our Gift Shop?
For more information contact our Gift Shop Volunteer, Christine Bell, by e-mail at desbrisaymuseumgiftshop@gmail.com.
Stay up-to-date on new arrivals to our gift shop by following us on Facebook.