Featured Artist Katie Argyle
Katie
Argyle is a graduate of the three year Fine Arts Diploma Program at the Ottawa
School of Art. She also holds a BA(Hons) Interdisciplinary Studies, Medieval
Art History/Medieval History and a Diploma in Broadcasting. She works in
several mediums using the unique properties of each to sift out the essence of
our daily lives. Inspired by narratives within our culture, she seeks to depict
them in a direct, and often, humorous manner. www.katieargyle.com
Alice Chik
To Alice, beads are forever. She
intends to make it more whimsical and create an intricate and never-ending
story with her imagination. www.alicebeads.ca
Wendy Emery: Glass Artist
As a child I was told to be wary of glass, I heard things like, "Be careful it's glass!" or "Don't touch it you'll break it!" I guess I was a rebel, because I didn't listen. Now I play with glass all day long. I think it's because glass really fascinates me. I am intrigued by what happens when I break, cut, smash, grind, shape and sometimes polish my pieces of glass.
My favorite however, is when the glass is heated to extreme temperatures (sometimes over 1500 degrees F), and I am able to manipulate the glass, making it stretch, and watching it bend curl, and twist.
I love that glass has a liquid quality in it's solid state, and that not only depth but so many different textures can be achieved when fusing glass.
So glad I was a rebel!!! Can't wait to see you during the tour! Check out my location details in the brochure.
Nancy Falconi
Nancy Falconi
is an artist, speaker and creativity coach, who
discovered her creative talents and
true calling half way through her life. She studied business, worked in the banking industry,
worked in various Corporate HR Management positions,and was a professor at York
University & Seneca College.Her
transition to the creative life began with her rediscovery of a childhood
passion for photography. Marked by a sense of childlike wonder, Falconi’s photographic
work has been described as authentic, connected, inspiring, and emotive. Her
strength lies in her ability to capture the essence of a moment or a person in
an instant.
In 2002
Falconi started a commercial and editorial photography business, which
developed an international clientele, including Entrepreneur magazine, Yoga
Journal, and Canadian Living and many more. Her photographic vision is the
foundation of the many creative aspects of her work as an author, painter,
photographer and filmmaker. www.nancyfalconi.com
Elena Fumagalli
Elena has been working with clay for the past 12 years, and every time she starts creating it is just as exciting as the first day. Working full time in an Interior Design firm putting colours together for clients, Elena draws and creates here pottery whenever she gets a chance. All her life she have been involved in Art, one way or another and it is her passion. www.potterrificbyelena.com
Ona Kingdon - Watercolour artist
Ona loves being able to create a story or capture feeling through her art….
“Every blank piece of paper I use feels full of hope and promise. Sometimes I am inspired by music I hear or a phrase or lyrics from a song and this sparks ideas. Other times it’s as simple as a feeling or emotion that inspires me.
Although I usually have a very clear idea in my mind from the onset what I want to create, the painting journey is full of times when I am unsure of how to proceed, times when I need to stop and think, or times when I make a mistake and have to decide whether to live with it and use it or to find a way to remove it.”
From initial reference photo to the finished framed painting, this composite photo outlines the journey of the creation of Ona’s painting ‘Heart Strings’
“ As a fellow watercolourist said to me recently: Watercolour is such a delicate and unforgiving medium but the trials during each painting journey often seem to enhance that feeling of accomplishment at the finish line.... It’s this journey that I love the most.”
We wondered if Ona had a favourite painting that she had created…
“There are a couple that I am attached to for sentimental reasons (usually those of my children) but generally my favourite changes with each painting I do because what I love most is the process of creation. There is nothing quite like taking an idea only I can clearly see in my mind and capturing the essence of it on paper so that others can share in the emotions or story attached to it.”
In this photo Ona is painting the watercolour ‘Sugar sugar’ watched by one of the hummingbirds as she carefully paints each note of the song in the background.
During this year’s Studio Tour Ona will have many of her music series watercolours for us to see. She says:
“I love how you can be having such a dismal day, you hear a piece of music and it can uplift you. Equally it can calm or energize you too, so in my music series I set about finding ways to capture visually the many different ways music touches us. For example, in Sognando I wanted to capture that almost dream like feeling when music transports you to another dimension"
Both Zayn and Sarah, the musicians in the photos above will be playing live at Boynton House during this years Studio Tour. Several of Sarah’s fellow musicians from the Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra will also be joining her. It promises to be a great event.
"I am really excited that some of the musicians that helped inspire my paintings are going to be with me on the Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Studio Tour playing live music for us all. They are also bringing some of their musician friends so not only will my visitors be able to see the art but also hear some of the music that inspired me to create it.”
Check out the brochure for location info, dates and times of the Studio Tour!
Shiva Moghaddasi
Shiva designs and creates extraordinary 3D
masterpieces in the magical world of Textiles. Her work ranges from
woven Persian Rugs to painted silk scarves. She integrates the two
amazing ancient mediums of rug & silk to create the magic of old
& new. As a member of Richmond Hill spinners and weavers guild she
explores and creates new contemporary woven pieces as well as expanding
her colourful collection of silk scarves. www.shivagallery.com
Rubina Panjwani: Jewelry Artist
I am a creative person and familiar with a variety of crafts. With respect to jewelry design, I am very interested in wire wrapping techniques, which is a technique that dates back thousands of years. Wire wrapping requires the use different kinds and shape of wires, cabochon, beads,and an array of tools.
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| This is a piece of jewelry as it is being created. |
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| Here it is completed. |
Looking forward to seeing you this weekend. Please click here to see the brochure so that you can visit the Richmond Hill Studio Tour artists this weekend.
Karen Pasieka - Polymer Clay Artist
When I had made my first ranunculus flower brooch, I noticed that I had accidentally created a simple cane with the offcut.
I never discard any clay, and I saw an opportunity with these byproduct canes to make simple, graphic flowers when left in miniature. For Pick Me! II, I filled a wide band of the polymer clay tile (which is a sheet of clay that I created, blended from soft teal blue to white to simulate the sky) with a cluster of these varied cane slices. I create my composition by first placing in the flowers, then painstakingly fill in the stems from each and every flower head!
The final product is baked and then mounted in a shadow box frame.
Sometimes my inspiration comes from what I see in nature, and other times simply by the vibrant colours from my bins of clay. When I'm working well and frequently, the designs and compositions run through my head and I simply cannot wait to get to creating them. Very rarely do I ever sketch before I create.
I have always been a creative soul, and have been crafting and making art of various forms from various media since I was a little girl...polymer clay is the one that I always return to...I think it's the tactile nature of the medium that love so much!
Looking forward to sharing more of my work and inspiration with you during the Studio Tour! Check out the brochure for location info, dates and times!
Nikolai Petrov
Nicolai
creates sculptures and 3D-paintings in carved, assembled and painted
wood under the signature ArtPetrovNik. His style gracefully combines art
and mathematics. His work fulfilled with the restless, thrusting
energy, abstraction, expressionism, symbolic power. www.artperovnik.com
Studio Tour Featured Artist - Vera Samarkina
Born to an artistic family, I grew up surrounded by watercolors, brushes, stained glass and sculptures, but it wasn't until I started doodling - a passion that brings lines to life in a somewhat meditative process and naturally intertwines into animal and floral images, which are often finished with slight touches of color.
My inspiration comes from nature - vibrant flowers, green valleys, and peaceful lakes fill my canvas. Spending time outdoors with my family always puts me into a creative mode. My absolute favorite place is Algonquin park, where it seems I can stay forever and just paint. I love this feeling of freedom. My creative process is very spontaneous and each piece may take as little as 15 minutes or many weeks. Sometimes I keep painting for days on end, allowing the work to stay in a raw and quite state for weeks. However, whenever the urge appears, even if it is late at night or half way through my house chores, I pull out all my brushes, put up music and set the stage to paint, just as a rock star would, as they are about to perform.
Check out the brochure for Vera's location info, dates and times of the Studio Tour!
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