HIAC Town Hall A Gallery on HIRRA Owned-Land
Introduc8on • Louise McMurray, President • Ted Gooden, Vice President • Judith Fletcher Elkins, Treasurer • Cheryl Milner, Secretary and Fundraising • Indika Gnanaratna, Board • John Struthers, Board • Andrew Mark, Execu8ve Director • Sonja Goldsmith, Bookkeeper
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M y o d M d T Gas Tribune e d x Carling R S h i e l d s R d Salal Dr a B ay d H e a l l Little Tribune R i w D e r Co-op Store l l d R d d Little S a l Helliwell S l a d e R d a l D r Tribune Provincial B ay Park St. Geoffrey Rd John Point Parnell S 10 Rachelle Chinnery 4930PaulRd. e a Rd Mount Rd w Central R r Channel i My current work consists of functional and g h t Rd Northwind Trail R d sculptural porcelain, photography, and textiles. A S Shingle Spit trachan R d Dunlop small greenhouse gallery and working studio are Point J erow Porpoise Cr Thatch Pub d open for visitors on this tour and by appointment Arthurs R eicken DePape S trachan R throughout the year. My carved porcelain work is McLeod Ferry Landing S andpiper featured in collections in Europe, Australia, and Asia, S andpiper d Paul A B each and was recognized by the British Columbia r t K irk Campbell h u Creative Achievement Award in 2007. Marylebone R d r Harby s Hughes Foster Chungrainis 11 Alpen Kelly 7555 Central uston R d E Downes After a lifetime of working in the art world mainly in the Point d C e n t r a l R fields of painting, printmaking and photography, B ondR I came to world of jewellery some 15 years ago. Besides sterling silver and other precious and semi- precious d metals, these pieces might use a bone, a pebble, or a shell, sand washed smooth. All are executed with loving Norman Pt. 1 Tara Ireland 3770SladeRd. care each piece handmade and unique. I continue to Tara studied at the Emily Carr School of Art and Design work in painting and photography as well as jewellery. from 1974–79 studying painting and printmaking. Tara’s prints are in the Burnaby Museum Print Collection. 12 Indika Gnanaratna 3850 Geo fg rey Rd. Tara’s paintings are exhibited and sold in solo and Indika is a Canadian artist whose style ranges from the group shows, annually, on Hornby Island, B.C. where 6 Sabine Taylor 6495CentralRd. representational to the abstract. Drawing primary she lives and paints year-round. David Cloud will also Sabine was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in influence from natural surroundings, his paintings and have his sculpture works on display. Munich, later getting a degree in fine art education sculpture are unified by a style of layering, repre- while working on contracts for public buildings. sentative of humanity's complex relationship with our Painting trips took her to France Spain and Sicily. At environment. His works reflect the breadth of his 2 Mette Wullum 5665 St.Johns Point Rd. UBC Sabine studied art history concentrating on experience and perpetually-evolving technique, Pottery by Mette Wullum: Studio and sales of North West Coast Art, while volunteering in the developed over decades of extensive travel and study functional pottery. Mette works in stoneware clay Museum Of Anthropology. Continuing photography of both ancient and contemporary culture. fired under reduction in a gas kiln, with many beautiful colours and designs inspired by her Danish and advanced drawing in Emily Carr, also computer design, printmaking, three-dimensional design, 13 Christine Hood 6560 Anderson Drive heritage. Open July and August daily 10am–4pm. Appointments can be made at 250-335-2941. pottery and painting at the former Malaspina College. Using metal, ceramic, textiles, willow, cane and found objects, my work is a combination of functional wares, 3 Susan Crowe 3130 Cannon Rd. 7 Robin de Lavis 2750 West Carmichael sculpture and installation pieces in a palette of neutral, After completing a college course called “craft and I am a colourist with a background in Classical white, black and grey tones. Often raw and organic, for Animation, Russian Iconography and Design. Lately I me making art is an intuitive process and my recent design,” Susan Crowe mailed o fg letters to potters who hired helpers. She got a job on Hornby Island, in have been exploring the possibilities of computer work is heavily influenced by Hornby life ...local sourced software like Photoshop and Painter to explore the willow, pit firing and nature finds are among some of the 1980, throwing pots despite never having heard of Hornby! Most of her work, over the last 41 years, has notion of landscape. Dylan Thomas sums up what I materials that are incorporated into my art pieces. been functional stoneware pots and tiles. Two of her experience well: “I make one image—though ‘make’ is children also make pots. This January she started an not the right word; I let, perhaps, an image be ‘made’ 14 Mary Preston 5115 Kirk Rd. adventure into stained porcelain, learning the emotionally in me and then apply to it what Mary Preston (aka The Pane in the Glass) has been intellectual & critical forces I possess…” creating glass art for the past 20 years. The richness Japanese technique called nerikome. and beauty in the colour and texture of stained glass 8 Karen Elder 4975 Arthurs Rd. make it a wonderfully satisfying medium in which to 3 Ekta Nadeau 3265 Gunpowder Bent-Tree-Studio was designed and built by my work. A natural extension of this love of glass has led Purple Feet studio is Ekta’s creative playground, born to acquiring a kiln which allows for the expansion into from a passion for clay and art. She builds one of a husband in true Hornby fashion using recycled materials including driftwood accents. I am truly the field of Fused Glass. Fused glass can be either kind pieces fuelled by her imagination. She dedicated decorative or functional. Terry Preston (aka The Knotty the last 15 years to working with clay but her path inspired by many great artists but especially the Group of Seven and Emily Carr and painting nature in Old Man) has been carving for more years than he began when her dad made her a throwing wheel cares to remember. Kayaking and walking the ocean from an old record player. my own unique way with heart and soul is my forte. I am enthralled with the beauty of the BC Westcoast shores has brought him an endless supply of “knots” Peter, musician and painter, has begun a new series of which all seem to have a face waiting to be released. so tend to paint mostly seascapes, landscapes, flora paintings—musicians on vinyl records. He also paints and fauna. I paint with oils, acrylic and watercolour. Terry will be carving through the day and invites you to with glazes the famous bicycle on some of Ekta’s visit and ask questions about the carving process. pottery mugs. 9 Elspeth Armstrong 5455 Porpoise Crs. Both Ekta and Peter participate in shows on Hornby 15 Brad Allen 7900 Helliwell Park Rd. Elspeth is an acrylic landscape artist who uses bold and some of their work can be seen at the studio and and dramatic colours to capture the beauty of the Using metal, ceramic, textiles, willow, cane and found the summer market. objects, my work is a combination of functional wares, Canadian landscapes. Fields of colour, deep blue waters and thick lush forests all lead you into sculpture and installation pieces in a palette of neutral, 5 Rusty & Tina Harrison 1100MountRd. white, black and grey tones. Often raw and organic, for something that feels familiar-the comfort of nature. The Harrison Studio Gallery has been open since 1996 it’s all about colour. Elspeth appreciates and me making art is an intuitive process and my recent o fg ering paintings and crafts by Tina, and fine wood welcomes visitors to her studio. She is interested to work is heavily influenced by Hornby life ...local sourced turning by Rusty. Tina works in oils, acrylics, and hear how her work is viewed through other’s eyes willow, pit firing and nature finds are among some of the watercolours. Rusty turns using local Western Maple. and experiences. materials that are incorporated into my art pieces.
Tonight • Introduc8on • Presenta8on • What’s Next? • Discussion
Presenta8on • Scope of tonight • Why do we need a Public Gallery? • What is HIRRA Owned-Land? • Why should we all seriously consider this?
Discussion • What pros and cons do you see? • What concerns have we missed? • What do you want from this Gallery? • Other thoughts?
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