The Odditorium Art Space

29/10/2024

We finally have some news to share!

Amazing NEWS, Please share and help us get the word out! We are relaunching the Teapothecary officially on November 1st! You can find us at and we are so excited to be back and we can not wait to see all of you amazing people once again!

It has been a tough year, but we keep pushing through and we need your support and love to get back on our feet. So if you come to a show and see us, say hi, offer a hug, or even just share this post!

Overcoming tragedy, and rebuilding after the fire and losing everything has been hard, but like a phoenix, we rise from the ashes, and we hope you are as excited about our teas as we are to be making them again.

I would like to thank everyone for the words of encouragement and suport we have recieved over the past few months. In the face of dark times, and hardship it has been a beautiful and supportive feeling to know that so many were rooting for us. So please consider visiting us at one of the places we will be over the next couple of months. Love to all - Wanda

22/08/2024

I am excited and honoured to be sharing a screen tomorrow with these other amazing and dynamic people for this talkshow on "Pride and Presence" to discuss 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy and Best Practices for Inclusion and Pride in Business. In this amazing talkshow hosted by of We will look at how different members of the community use their own voice and leadership styles in their businessess to create a safe and inclusive environment. Other panelists include Mica Daurie of and Trever McWilson of

Live stream will be at 1pm and can be found on shiftED Academy Inc. livestream on Facebook or Linked in! More info can be foundn here: https://www.facebook.com/share/RzhJfS1Qz5ahq5gg/

15/07/2024

Hello all!! We are trying to get back on track here! Our greatest obstacle has been finding a location! I do have a number of viewings lined up this week, but if you know of a retail/cafe space for rent in the North end, Downtown, or Quinnpool area (I need a place in walking distance for me preferably) pm me with info. Looking for 1,000sf or under but open to other sizes too. Wish us luck!!

13/07/2024

These are good people who helped a lot in New Glasgow, and who were always ready to lend a hand for so many causes. Can you consider giving even just a few dollars to help? $3 or 5 is not a lot, to be missed and it adds up fast even just a few dollars a person can make a huge impact as a whole.

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17/06/2024

Asa's trying to become a puppet-based reality television star. Is this where fate will lead him next?

Will I be Canada's next great puppet master? Stay tuned to find out!!

16/06/2024

Made the repairs I could using only my hands and a bottle of wood glue. At least it’s in one piece again.

19/05/2024

The dog is so neglected and lonely.

17/05/2024

After a nightmare of a move, we’re happy to finally be settling in and making our new place comfortable.

14/05/2024

In possibly the greatest testament to the artworks of An Oddity or Two, look at these great things we still have! Either we owned so much that this is just the small percentage that survived the fire, or their durability under fire, extreme heat, and deluges of water and then ice are exceptional! I think in reality these survive due to being in a cabinet that protected them. I am sad we lost some of your original collage pieces, but I truly loved these items so am happy they survived when so many things did not. Even now as we unpack the two bins of small treasures we were able to gather, many have crumbled after thawing or are forever marred. But Isabelle, of what we took that you made, all survived.

05/05/2024

Survived/didn’t survive the fire: foam rubber & paper clay marionette.

30/04/2024

U-haul is literally the worst. Got a call today, the day before our already extremely stressful move, informing us that the time, location, and size of truck had all been changed. This is far from the first time that U-haul has screwed us, but is definitely the most pathetic, unprofessional, and hurtful mismanagement yet. How does this company continue to operate? While we’re all boycotting Loblaws, can we throw U-haul onto the list? Shameful.

25/04/2024

Major Life Update:

As those of you who have been following our story already know, back on April 5th we were informed by the insurance company that they would possibly not be renewing our housing support, and so we would have to move out of the hotel by the 15th. Up until that point, we had been unable to rent a place or get jobs because of not knowing where we were going to end up, and when the insurance company communicated with us at all, it was to discourage us from making any arrangements without their approval. We had even gone so far as to turn down a generous offer to rent a reasonably priced place in Halifax from one of Wanda’s friends just two days before this frightening ultimatum.

What would you do in this situation? Ten days to find a pet-friendly apartment for the middle of the month during a housing crisis. The stress was unbelievable, but after reaching out, we were relieved to find that the place in Halifax had not yet been rented to someone else, and so we signed the lease.

There was still trouble, as the new place was not available until May 1st, and even though we told the insurance company that we had found somewhere to go, they still refused to extend the housing support by even two weeks. Thankfully, friends in Pictou have put us up in an apartment until then, and so we’re still surviving and housed.

We have been hesitant to reveal where we’re moving to, as we didn’t want the good people of Pictou County who have supported us feel betrayed, but know that we had little choice in the matter. Many have asked us what we plan to do, if we’re going to rebuild, if our businesses will reopen, but it’s impossible to answer any of these questions as long as the insurance company has us in limbo. We still own the property at 195 Forbes street, and hold a lot of debt that will have to be addressed in some way eventually, but our lives right now are focussed on moving to our new place and getting jobs so that we can afford the basic requirements of living.

Regardless of what happens, we will return in some way; we have friends here, and would like for the work we have done with local communities to continue and grow.

If you would like to see us before we go, please reach out and let us know. While it is reassuring to know we have a place, our days are still filled with a sort of low-level dread from which it is hard to escape, and we find it difficult to do anything more than plan for the move and apply for jobs.