Winnie Tam Designs - Handcrafted  Porcelain Jewelry 

• Winnie Tam was born in  Hong  Kong, and came to Canada in the early 70's. She received her undergraduate degrees ( B.A. , B.Ed. )  in Philosophy, and Art Education respectively from University of Alberta, Edmonton, and McGill University, Montreal. She also obtained  a graduate diploma  in Vocational Education from McGill University in 1984..

A passionate lover of the arts and the  great outdoors, Winnie lives with her papillon  and works happily  in the Kitsilano area in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Twice nominated for gold medal by her faculty,  Winnie was also the recipient of the James McGill Award ( University Scholar), and the Betty Jacque Travelling Scholarship  from McGill University in 1985 . She then further her studies in porcelain at East Carolina University in Greenville , North Carolina, U.S.A.

Pottery had been Winnie' s hobby for 14 years before it became her major in her professional training as an art teacher. Winnie's pottery instructors included famous potters Norburo Kubo, Sam Urlik and Richard Selfridge .She  also enjoys  painting , drawing & photography.

While she was working  as a high school teacher for 7 years, Winnie further her graduate studies in Art Therapy at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute .

In 1988, Winnie decided to become a professional  artist , and  started her own line of unique handcrafted porcelain jewelry . Her work is now showing at the new Audain Art Museum in Whistler and Polygon Art Gallery , British Columbia, Cadada,  and  had been shown at The Canadian Museum of Civilization and The George Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts, as well as many museum gift shops , art galleries , boutiques, and gift shops across Canada.

Winnie' s work has been collected by many individuals around the world.

Her other hobbies includes films, audio books, music, choral singing, sea kayaking, downhill skiing, canoeing , hiking , cycling, and  traveling .

The following are retail outlets presently carrying Winnie' s work :

       1.Audain Art Museum, Whistler, B.C.

       2.Chemanus Theatre ( Gift Shop), Chemanus, B.C.

       3.En-Vision Gallery, Mayne Island, B.C.                 

       4 Funktional Gifts, Kelowna, B.C.

       5.Ultimate Gift Gallery, Vancouver , B.C.    

       6.One of A Kind Gallery, Bragg Creek, Alberta       

       7.Indigena Gallery , Stratford, Ontario

       8.Indigena Gallery 3, Toronto, Ontario

       9.Granville Island  Soap Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

     10.The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

     11.Parliament Designs, Vancouver, B.C.

     12.Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.

     13.Artrageous Framming, Vancouver, B.C.

     14.Side Street Studio,Victoria , B.C.

     15. Little Cricket, Maple Ridge     

     16. Gallery Englewood, Calgary, Alberta

     17 Inushuk Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver. 

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     18. The Polygon Art Gallery, North Vancouver, B.C.

     19. Blue Poppy Gallery , Nanaimo, B.C.

     20. 4 Winds Nest Boutique, Fisherman's Wharf,   Victoria, B.C.

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 **** For wholesale and consignment orders in  B.C. interiors, Vancouver Islands and Alberta  , please contact Lynda Yager of Pentacle Distributing,  Winnie 's long time sales representative in Victoria. (1-250-380-2585 ).  Appointments can also be set up with her for shopping wholesale dog pins ( best sellers ) in bulk and  many other items which are not posting on this web site. Ask for Lynda's recommendation of    starter kits of  35 assorted dog pins  or 50 assorted dog pins .

**** For all Vancouver retail outlets, special commission work ,  spring orders , special requests and setting up new accounts, please contact  Winnie by phonr oe email.

Due to supplying existing accounts , and clip -on earrings are in huge demand, all styles of earrings may have limited availability. Advance ordering  is recommended.

Mixed breeds dog pins will be discontinued, customers can order custom dog pins by sending Winnie photos of their dogs.

James Bond Island,Thailand , 2012

         Pottery by Winnie

Watercolor Painting of Orchid by Winnie

 Watercolor Painting of Calla Lilly By Winnie