THE GIRL FROM AWAY
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THE GIRL FROM AWAY
APPAREL & STATIONERY
 

Hi.

I'm Nadyne. I started this shop back in the spring of 2014.
I have a pretty major soft spot for the East Coast, and a slight propensity for nostalgia
(but you may have guessed that already).
Anyway, thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you're here.
 

 
 
 
 
 
Thursday doodle / Lunenburg (is for lovers)
PEI Heart magnets! Now up in our shop and ready to adorn your fridge.
Since this year marks @thegirlfromaway’s 5th anniversary, I thought it might be neat to share a few memories and lessons I’ve learned along the way. This image from our 2016 East Coast Girl Gang photo shoot represents both a favourite moment and a life lesson learned. Photographer Aaron McKenzie Fraser and I came up with the idea for this shoot in the kitchen we shared at the time. We were lucky to get Evelyn O’Hearn, Mercedes Paull-Newton, Emma Wells and Stephanie Clattenburg on board to model, as well as Darcy Fraser and John Cochrane to shoot video. And I suppose the reason this day was so memorable to me is not only that I was really happy with the way the images turned out but that it was also a reminder of the power of collaboration and community. My life as a maker/small online business owner has me mostly working alone, from home, and it was hugely inspiring to join forces with these talented folks and see what could be produced when we pooled our abilities. But it was also a bit of a life lesson and here’s why: I was really excited by this project. When the shoot was done, we got back home and Aaron first showed me the images, I literally jumped up and down because my excitement was too great to be contained inside my body. I felt like we had made something really special. At least, it was to me. And I was excited to share the images. But when I first posted this pic here on IG, it didn’t get much of a reaction. Certainly not the one I thought it would get. Out of the couple of thousand followers I had at the time, 55 liked it, which didn’t feel like a lot given how much work (and heart and soul) had gone into it. So, yeah, I was a bit bummed by the initial reaction, or lack thereof. But the experience reminded me of this quotation from the Bhagavad Gita which I’ve always liked and which I suppose I had temporarily forgotten that says: “You have the right to your labour but not to the fruits of your labour.” So I went back to that, in my mind, and was like: “OK, Nadyne, you do the things you do because you want to do them. Because they’re an expression of you, because they want to come out, not for approval or validation.” (continued below)
Idea/Don’t go changing, Moncton.
Two women talking at a table. 1970. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
Pals, I’m so happy to announce that I’ll be going back to my favourite island for one of my favourite markets, @etsyteampei’s Annual Spring Market! In 2014, in the midst of deep grief, my mum and I packed up our lives, spent a spring and summer on PEI and, in an old school house in North Milton, I started this little shop. This year, for the shop’s 5th anniversary, I get to go back to where it all began. I can’t wait to see you in April, PEI! 🥔❤️🥔