I would like to think that art is a reflection of spirit, a tangle of emotion, a spark from within, that eventually ignites into something far beyond the realm of reality; it has the ability to inspire one to believe in the unbelievable. That being said, I have no words to describe the soul of my work. It will speak to everyone differently, and my hopes are to rekindle the magic held within us all. Growing up on the west coast of British Columbia has allowed me the privilege to slow down and take time to explore the hidden wonders of our temperate rain forests, rugged mountains, and raw coastlines. I cannot deny this has made a great impression on me as a person, but also as an artist. Working as a prop maker on the Hobbit films in New Zealand for a year has furthered my skills in various mediums, which fueled my interest in many forms of creation; this led to some exciting personal commissions from Weta Workshop's creator Sir Richard Taylor. While in Belfast, Northern Ireland two years ago, I was very lucky to be contacted by the jewellers of Game of Thrones in regards to join their team, but instead took up a brief role as a Wildling.
Be it here or across the vast seas, I look forward to reflecting on how I evolve, grow, and fully immerse myself into an ever changing world of wonder and curiosity .
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December Feature Artist - Katie Mainwaring
Artist Reception: Sunday December 22, 2 - 4 pm
Katie Mainwaring is a Bowen Island Artist who loves to find the magic in everything. Her work is largely reflective of her beautiful surroundings, but also by the world of fantasy hidden beyond.
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November Feature Artist - Bob Miller (aka Bob the Carver)
Artist Reception: Saturday, November 9, 2 - 4 pm
“Woodworking has been a passion for me from my earliest years, especially in terms of grain texture and colour. When I first saw a duck decoy, I knew I had to carve some and then moved into creating other birds, notably songbirds, owls, hawks and eagles.”
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Born in Peru in 1957, Monica immigrated to Canada in 1976, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master in Landscape Architecture. She also has an Advanced Painting Certificate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Monica's distinctive style of textural painting, in which she applies thick layers of acrylic paint and medium with palette knives, results in a 3-D effect, suggesting organic energy, flow and movement. At the same time, she uses multiple glazes of colour to produce contrast and harmony, creating lightness, fluidity, and ephemeral atmospheric effects.
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Janna Kumi is a Canadian artist based in Metro Vancouver. She studied natural resource management and forestry, working for over 30 years in senior management positions in British Columbia. In 2006 she began part-time fine art studies at Emily Carr University and then completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia in 2015. Since then, her art practice has evolved into a unique body of work comprised of mostly drawings and mixed media works centered mainly upon the tree – specifically, the bark.
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Jennifer creates abstract paintings using collaged hand-painted and printed fabrics or papers. In recent years she has become more and more enthralled with the possibilities inherent in monoprinting with a gel plate, which she combines with a myriad of different techniques and tools to create her unique papers and fabrics. She has exhibited widely in BC and regularly teaches workshops.
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Featured for the month of July. Fibre Arts, weavings and poetry, telling stories of lost love, friendships and memories. Natasha Boškić lives and works in Vancouver. She moved to Canada from war-torn Serbia in 1999. A long history of family storytelling, traditions and legends as well as her personal life experience and current times have shaped and directed Natasha’s craft.
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Dave Brewin has been an artist at heart since he was very young, first learning the artistry of wooden boatbuilding, then a professional photographer and abstract painter. Reintroduced to the wood lathe in 2022, he began creating unique vessels with wood, found materials and food safe epoxy resin.
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DEB is a published photographer living and working on Bowen Island. she has created her signature line of jewellery with semi-precious stones and beads, carefully hand-picking each gem from special places across the globe. Each is hand-crafted and tells its own story.
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