If jobs grew on trees, we'd probably have more than we can handle. Did
you ever wonder if you've simply been looking in the wrong place?
Jobs happen when someone has an idea and a passion, and
then goes about making it come true with patience and determination.
Here are the stories of three such individuals and their supportive
families.
Otis Thomas came to Nova Scotia in the early 70s with his wife
Nadene. Friends call her Deanie. They bought a small piece of land on
a hillside overlooking St. Ann's Bay. Working at odd jobs, they spent
their first Nova Scotia winter in a Teepee, planning the log home they
would start to build in the spring. Otis has always had a passion for
making musical intruments. This made a small workshop an essential component
of their new home. Over the years, Otis has been perfecting his craft,
building mandolins, dulcimers, guitars, and finally some of the finest
violins to be found anywhere. Read
more here!
John Roberts and his partner, Marion Thompson, also came to
Nova Scotia in the early 70s. They settled on the North Shore of Cape
Breton the first of two log homes. John loves working with leather.
Word of his workmanship spread and he was eventually commissioned to
supply authentic replicas of leather implements for the restored Fortress
of Louisbourg. Using traditional materials and techniques, John initially
supplied the leather buckets and the shows (complete with wooden 'nails')
for the staff at the Frotress. Read
more here!
Norbert Sattler, with his wife Helga and two teenage children,
arrived in Nova Scotia in the early 90s. The family settled near Bridgewater
on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Norbert is a master glass painter.
In cooperation with the designing artists, he creates stained glass
windows for churches and institutional buildings. Another of his specialties
is the expert renovation and restoration of older stained glass windows.
In moving to Nova Scotia, the Sattler family has managed the successful
recreation of their long established German studio with the impressive
facility at their new home. Working on international commissions, the
Studio Sattler has also been active in Nova Scotia where one of their
projects involved the restoration and replacement of all windows at
St. Paul's Anglican Church in Lunenburg after the church was destroyed
by fire. Visit the website and
take a few minutes to treat yourself to the beauty of Norbert's work.
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then goes about making it come true with patience and determination.
Here are the stories of three such individuals and their supportive
families.