Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Feature Artist – Olga Kay-Grigoriev

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

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

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 – James W. Cook, Ephemeral Sculptor

by Sandra Marshall James W Cook was born in Sudbury and grew up in Kirkland Lake. Always a natural in the visual arts, he always excelled in all art classes at school. Anything to do with visual arts, it seemed … Continue reading

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Artist of the Month, Bernadette Alcock, Lifelong Exploration

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 – Eiko Emori – The Magic of Glass

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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Celebrating Rosemary Breault-Landry

Read the story of Rosemary’s bronze sculpture of Canada’s first indigenous Senator, James Gladstone “The Gentle Persuader”. He was a lifelong advocate for Indigenous rights and he helped secure the vote for his people. Congratulations Rosemary on this wonderful recognition! Read … Continue reading

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Celebrate Ottawa

Thank you to Leila Grein and the team at Rogers for a great segment on Celebrate Ottawa. Although the Fall Sculpture show is over, there are still several sculptures on display by NCNS artists. It’s well worth the trip out … Continue reading

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Artist of the Month – Colette Beardall – For the Love of the Wild

by Sandra Marshall Colette Beardall was born in the sixties when Toronto was still considered a grouping of small towns with friendly neighbourhoods rich in culture. Her parents had immigrated from Germany and established businesses in Toronto. She was always … Continue reading

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Artist of the Month – In Memory of Shirley Jean Lawrence

By Sandra Marshall Shirley Lawrence was a a go-getter and a generous Ottawa artist as well as a top-of game-sports enthusiast. She died peacefully in April, and the NCNS wishes to honour her memory with this tribute. She dedicated her … Continue reading

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