At the Sign of the Whale Nova Scotia Crafts and Art Gallery has been operating since 1981. From its beginning we have been an all-Nova Scotia craft store and art gallery.

This web site offers you a sampling of what we have in our shop/gallery. We carry the work of over 150 Nova Scotia craftspeople and artists who produce pewter (Amos, Basic Spirit, Gillis),weaving, jewellery, glass window ornaments, bubble glass, hooking (Cheticamp), knitting, capes, turned wooden bowls and lamp bases, stone lamp bases, folk art, carved birds, wind chimes, candles, pottery and Nova Scotia books.

Morris Pottery is made on the premises by owners Michael and Frances Morris. We also carry original works of art by the following artists:

Susan Paterson Ruth Rideout Angélina Comeau Twila Robar-DeCoste Dan Earle Denise Comeau Clive Roberts Kath Kornelsen Rutherford

Diane Castonguay Rosati Maggie Schmidt-Mandell Bob Hainstock Robert Rutherford JoAnn Horton Nelson Surette V. L. MacLean Lucy Jarvis Roy Mandell

Michael Morris Cecil Day Anna Syperek Maurice LeBlanc Helen Weld Lio Lo Brian Porter Pierre Ferron Isao Sanami Morrill other Nova Scotia artists

We are located in a Provincial Heritage Property (built by Jacob Tedford c. 1795) three miles outside Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on Route 1. We are the recipient of the TIANS (Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia) Tourism Services Award and are recommended by Frommers, Fodors, and Michenin travel guides. We offer the highest quality craft and art that Nova Scotia has to offer. Michael Morris is an appraiser of Modern Canadian Paintings (1900 to present) and an accredited member of the Canadian Association of Personal Property Appraisers. At the Sign of the Whale is a member of Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Nova Scotia Potters Guild, the Yarmouth Craft Guild and Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce. We welcome you to visit At the Sign of the Whale when you are next in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.