Category Archives: Member Event

Feature Artist – Olga Kay-Grigoriev

Posted on May 1, 2024 by vipthings2014

Wood Carver Defying Her Limits by Sandra Marshall Olga Kay-Grigoriev had a varied early work career, first in non-profit, education sectors and motherhood. During those years art has always been close to her heart as she painted when she had … Continue reading →

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Feature Artist – Maggie Wesley

Posted on March 1, 2024 by vipthings2014

Artist Explorer by Sandra Marshall Maggie Wesley is an artist-explorer, adapting traditional art forms, painting and sculpture to her own 3-D language. Her passion today is in using recycled materials in artistic ways. Wesley’s creative life began on the family … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Helen Rogers

Posted on June 2, 2023 by NCNS admin

Bold sculptural inspiration with mixed media by Sandra Marshall Helen Roger’s love of art is evident in her vibrant expansive multimedia works with her signaturebright mosaic gems. After a university training in education and psychology, Helen Rogers quickly determined that … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month, Bernadette Alcock, Lifelong Exploration

Posted on March 3, 2023 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall Bernadette Alcock holds fast to the creative drive of her family. She has great love and respect for the crafts that her mother and grandmothers taught her. Equally important, these women showed her that for a successful … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Terry Schaub, Stone Sculptor

Posted on February 3, 2023 by NCNS admin

by Sandra Marshall A most important aspect for Terry is that his sculpture tell a story – to inspire, to captivate, and draw people in – to ask questions. He wants the work to have an intention and a feeling … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Eiko Emori – The Magic of Glass

Posted on January 13, 2023 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall Eiko Emori’s glass sculptures are based on a unique craft called pâte de verre, in which grains of glass are heated together in a high-temperature plaster mould to fuse them. She was first attracted to glassmaking when … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Carolyn Sandor-Weston

Posted on February 4, 2022 by mariasaracino

By Sandra Marshall Carolyn Sandor-Weston hails from the small northern Alberta town of High Prairie. In the 60s, the town bloomed as a destination for immigrants of many nationalities, joining the First Nations residents in surrounding reserves and bringing together … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Taunyee Robbins – Sculptor of Emotions

Posted on December 4, 2020 by mariasaracino

By Sandra Marshall Taunyee Robbins was raised by the sea in the small town of Rockport, Massachusetts. She lived in Cape Ann, an artist’s community with a long tradition of famous painters who came to represent the beautiful scenery en … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Bastien Martel

Posted on September 4, 2020 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall It was a steel wire sculpture made by eight-year old Bastien Martel that set his future direction in art. A camp project of twisting wire into a three dimensional figure was a revelation that he could not … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month

Posted on August 7, 2020 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall At a young age, Rocky Bivens’ interest in art was first piqued by museum shows such as a Van Gogh exhibition at the Detroit institute of Art, but he did not engage in the art world at … Continue reading →