On any given day, the home and working studio of Angela Menzies is bursting with joy. Two homeschooled children are chasing a big, cape wearing brown dog through the living room, a pitbull is curled up on the sofa and a cat or two are belly up in the patch of catnip. Woven into this blissful tapestry is a loving, supportive husband. In the middle of it all, Angela sits at an easel, painting and laughing. Welcome to Brown Dog Studio. Hanging on every wall are large, colorful...
Read MoreLyn Stoffels
Lyn has been working with clay for over 20 years and uses handbuilt, wheel-thrown and altered form techniques. She makes a wide range of pottery from pendants to bowls and platters to wall art. The common theme in all her pieces is a touch of the coast. She uses stamped and rolled impressions of shells and seaweed and carvings of herons, salmon and dolphins. She combines her glazes to depict colors of the sea, sand and sky. All of her stoneware pottery is oven, microwave...
Read MoreKaren Lancey
Karen Lancey was born on the South Coast of England. Her family immigrated to Canada 5 years later where she grew up in Calgary, Alberta. Art was always a very strong subject throughout childhood and she later went on to attend the Alberta College of Art and Design, majoring in Commercial Art, jewellery making and ceramics. Karen now lives in Victoria with her 2 children. Karen’s life sized metal mermaids have become her trademark around Victoria. Working in 3 dimensions...
Read MorePatrice Plank
Patrice Plank, who calls Victoria, B.C., Canada her home, has been an artist most of her life. Inspired by nature, Parice tries to capture the beauty surrounding her. Her favorite subjects include birds, butterflies, dragonflies, animals, marine life and flowers. In the past her primary media was traditionally oils and acrylics. She has since fallen in love with clayboard scratch art and has been dedicated to this medium for the past seven years. Patrice...
Read MoreJennifer Kivari
My mosaic art can inspire, expand perspectives, or perhaps remind us of our spirit and truth we already know. By creating art subjects rich with feeling, memories, humor, and meaningful messages along with combining and weaving layer upon layer under and above the glass results in a powerful medium full of clarity and depth. I whole-heartedly believe we all have a purpose on this earth, something of value and significance we can share with others. We are led through our...
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