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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 – James W. Cook, Ephemeral Sculptor

Posted on April 7, 2023 by mariasaracino

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

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 – Colette Beardall – For the Love of the Wild

Posted on November 4, 2022 by mariasaracino

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 – Jim Lawrence, Wood Sculptor

Posted on June 3, 2022 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall Since his early years, Jim Lawrence has been enthralled by nature, camping in the wild and loving the forest and ocean near his hometown of Halifax. Rocks, plants and animals all drew him and he drew them … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Month – Béla Simó, Sculptor with a Passion

Posted on April 1, 2022 by mariasaracino

by Sandra Marshall Sculptor Béla Simó’s journey began in Transylvania, Romania where he studied industrial millwright and fine instrument making and repair. From a young age, Béla was strongly influenced by his father.  Disillusioned by communism, his father inspired his … Continue reading →

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