MEET OUR TALENTED MAKERS FOR 2022
Ed Vandermeeren
POTTER Brockville ON |
Ellen Fraser
JEWELLER Perth ON |
Ellen Fraser is best known for her life’s work as a jeweller. She happily continues to make simply elegant designs in silver and complex textural pieces in silver and gold. Parallel to her practice in the jewellery studio, Ellen paints abstract landscapes and dreamscapes in oils on textured canvases. Both jewellery and paintings offer evidence of lively interplay between a creative woman and the land.
efraser@storm.ca |
Michael Doxey
CLAY WORKS Portland ON |
My new work is based on Parametric design. I decided to use my body as the production variable, and simple joining geometric forms as the algorithm. The final act of firing the objects in a wood kiln imparts an ethereal natural finish for the viewer to start their journey on. This journey from the natural to cerebral is intent on reminding us that in our cerebral digital world we are inescapably connected to nature. www.mdoxey.ca Instagram - mike.doxey Facebook - @mdoxey.art |
Anne Warburton
FIBRE ARTS Navan ON |
My fibre art focuses on the outdoor world and the impacts of time, weather, and human intervention on both nature and man made objects. I seek out the beauty and artistry in these impacts, capturing elements showing the transitory nature of our surroundings. My process begins with making sketches of these elements, close-up to capture the artistry and texture: tree bark discolorations and marks, lichen, moss, a crumbled leaf, worn or crumbling stone. I then assemble altering layers of fabrics, paper and repurposed materials to symbolize the changing layers of my subjects, sew them together, then cut and slash, distress, and embellish.
Blog: Musings of a Creative Journey - annewarburton.blogspot.com/ www.needleartsonpaper.com/ https://www.instagram.com/anne_warburton/ |
David Burley
GRAYMALKIN'S WIREWORKS Gananoque ON |
I am a Gananoque based artist who has sold at craft/art fairs in the Kingston area and across south and eastern Ontario for over a decade. I am a self-taught artist and over time I have slowly honed my skills through research, experimentation, and practice and expanded my workspace with new tools and equipment paid for by sales of my work. Whatever it is I make I strive for originality and the unusual. I tend to focus on textures over making things that simply sparkle. In particular, I like the natural colours and patinas offered by copper, steel, and silver. Likewise, when I use stones or organic materials I prefer bleached barn board driftwood, and unusual stones like eudialyte. When vending I display my work on a carefully collected set of colourful stones, antique tools, live plants, and tapestries to stand out and accentuate the style of my work. My art is unmistakably handmade and each piece represents hours of preparation, assembling, and finishing work. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/graymalkins.wireworks Instagram: @graymalkins.wireworks |
Eric Peters
WOODWORKER Lansdowne ON |
Eric Peters' background in art and antiques was expressed in his career of 40 years as a Woodworker specializing in heritage home interiors, staircases, furniture and kitchens. Since his retirement his attention and artistry has turned to creating bowls and hollow form vessels from fresh cut green wood, sourced locally, and then left to dry allowing Nature to reshape them as they dry out. The pieces can take on a unique and interesting re-shaping of their original form during the process. All of Eric’s work is finished with a food safe product. Cell: 613-561-4288 Email: EricTheDustyGuy@gmail.com |
Betty Matthews
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For many years now I have enjoyed being part of the world of visual art and believe that art – in its many forms – enriches our lives in so many ways. I have unconsciously narrowed my focus to local subjects and history of our town. I really enjoy the memories associated with each finished piece. https://bettymatthewsart.weebly.com/ bettymat@kingston.net |
Pamela Prince
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Pamela Prince is a jewelry artisan who works entirely with sterling silver and 14k gf wire to sculpt unique jewelry using an array of semi-precious gemstones, cultured opals and Herkimer diamonds. In addition to creating custom pieces, she enjoys sharing her work at exclusive shows such as “BTR”. prince.associates@gmx.com |
Maureen McDonald
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Maureen McDonald began creating pebble art images as gifts for friends and family members, but soon found herself busy filling orders for others. She loves the simplicity of design enforced by this medium, and is thrilled to find a perfect piece of beach glass that evokes the wind lifting a bride’s veil, or two pebbles that fit together perfectly to form a couple in a loving embrace.
www.thirdactdesigns.com/ |
Martha Stroud
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This year, looking for a challenge, I roamed around Frontenac County, searching for yard sales to photograph and then paint. It was a lot of fun and I probably ended up with a few things I didn't really need, but most people were gracious, if rather bewildered, when I asked their permission to take photographs. StilI painting trees from my morning walks along the Cataraqui River, and tried a couple of underwater paintings from a friend's photos. Nature remains important to me during these stressful times.
marthastroud1@gmail.com |
John Sorensen
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John Sorensen's background as an architectural antique dealer and passion for ballroom dancing influence his choice of subject matter. He uses the rich warm colours and texture obtained from traditional oil paint to interpret his two primary interests – old room interiors and “ordinary” people dancing or just sharing a quiet moment together.
jmsorensen@xplornet.com http://www.balleycanoeco.com/ |
Kevin Juckers
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Woodsparrow Fine Furniture and Design was established on April 2013 by Kevin Juckers. It is a company which focuses on solid woodworking for the home, including items such as tables, dressers, beds, and wardrobes as well as custom interior doors and stairs. Woodsparrow also constructs kitchen cabinets and does furniture replication.
Kevin Juckers was interested by woodworking when he was young. In high school he signed up for all the wood shop classes and was able to work side by side with James Raffan in restoring a 14-foot canvas canoe. From there Kevin went to Algonquin College in Ottawa where he took the Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician course and then went to Algonquin’s Perth campus and completed the two year Heritage Carpentry course. Once finished he worked for some of the professors from the college and also worked for the college, building new cabinets for their new campus wood shop. During those two years he also took a one week course in veneering at Rosewood Studio. Now he is currently working on his business in the 1000 Islands. https://woodsparrow.com/ <https://woodsparrow.com/> https://www.facebook.com/woodsparrowfurniture/ https://www.instagram.com/woodsparrowfinefurniture |
Lea Hamblett
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The creative spirit behind The Artful Dragon Studio is Lea Hamblett, who has been creating artwork using multi-media applications since 1984. Originally from England, Lea and husband, Phil, now call the beautiful Thousand Islands area of Eastern Ontario home. They live in a home hidden away in wooded lot surrounded by nature’s beauty. They are also close to the river where they keep their sailboat. Nature has always been an important inspiration and most of Lea’s early artwork was of wildlife or natural scenery. Over the years, Lea has produced porcelain, paintings, pencil drawings, pen and ink artwork using the pointillism technique, quilts and embroidery. Lea is now designing and creating, by hand, wearable art jewelry in .999 fine silver, polymer clay, resin, leather, wood and resin and silver wire. Currently, collections includes mixed metals in art jewelry and different 3D art using cut metal and alcohol ink. New in 2021 was the Koi Pond Collection. This features koi ponds in miniature, using ceramic dishes with fish, lily pads and lilies cut from metal and then painted. There can be up to 8 layers of resin to give the piece a a 3D effect.
The Artful Dragon Studio Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ArtfulDragon/ Lea Hamblett Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/leahamblett/collections/72157669736176661/ Lea Hamblett Blogspot http://harpersailor.blogspot.com |
Sue Steffes
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Kathleen Verbeek
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Colleen Lynch
FIBRE ARTIST |
I use traditional practical handwork skills for sculptural intentions by melding the techniques with ideas and concepts drawn from --- just about anywhere: language (both written and spoken, and how words can be used to either clarify OR obscure), geology, mythology, art history, tactility, transposition, folklore, living in traditional communities, academic research, etc. Using traditional techniques in untraditional ways I hope encourages people to recognize other juxtapositions and intentional incongruities within the work. If someone smiles or has a delightful reverie when looking at my work, I have done my job!
I am a multi-media multi-discipline international artist and teacher with two degrees in fine arts and a lifetime of curiosity and research. Early in my career a piece was included in the Canadian submissions to the first World Craft Exhibit. In 1988 I created Canada’s official gifts to countries participating in the GATT talks held in Montreal. In 1995 the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City commissioned jewelry for presentation to the Queen and King of Norway. My work has been cited for distinction in every decade of my career and achieved distinction in numerous juried national and international exhibitions. I have also received Canada Council and other grants and Residencies and am frequently called upon to jury grants or exhibitions. The recipient of architectural scale commissions through public competitions, my work is represented in significant private, Royal and government collections including The Rooms and Canada's Museum of History. I continue a full time studio practice and exhibits and teach regularly in Canada and abroad. My distinctive approaches in creativity workshops were honed while working with skilled traditional artisans in outports of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
Deb Stagg
GARDEN ART Kingston |
