Sharon Bussard Grove was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. Her first experience with clay was ingrained as a child diligently playing in her Grandmothers studio. Mid life she returned to her passion for clay while residing in Tsawwassen. In 1994 She became an active member of the pottery community with the Delta Potters Association and began her career as a fulltime potter. Two thousand and three marked a transition period, after moving to Sooke she spent the following four winters away at school, first at in Ontario at Sheridan College of Art and Design then completing her BFA majoring in Ceramics at Alberta College of Art and Design. As a ceramic artist she views her practice as a journey, thankfully one that will never stop being a learning process and filled with challenges.
Her inspiration comes from life, often imbued with the textures, forms and colors of the landscape that surrounds her. As her body of work has progressed decorative and design elements have become more abstract and ephemeral creating the spiritual essence of an idea, image or feeling.
Bussard Grove’s studio is tucked away in the Sooke hills at the edge of the forest overlooking the Straight of Juan de Fuca. “How can I not be inspired living and working here”
Sharon’s work has been shown internationally and is a part of the permanent ceramics collection at the ceramic Arts Museum in Jingdezhen, Sanbao, China.
"Centre Piece" original acrylic on canvas - $1,295.00 CAD
Marilyn is an expressionist painter working and residing in the Comox Valley, British Columbia. Art has been a strong passion for her from a very young age. In the 70’s, she majored in Fine Art in high school with the dream to further her art studies, but life chose a different path for her at the time.
"Cedar Rest" Original acrylic on canvas - $1,595.00 CAD
Her and her husband moved to the Comox Valley in the early 80’s. Yet, she continued to put her art dream on hold to start a family. When their children reached elementary age, Marilyn extended her knowledge in art working as a versatile artist throughout the Comox Valley. She volunteered with a theatre group where she gained extensive experience as a set designer and painter. With this experience, she was offered many mural jobs from the downtown Courtenay and Campbell River BC merchants. Soon after, she decided to complete her studies of Fine Art with North Island College and Emily Carr University and completed her BFA in 2009.
"Standing Tall" original acrylic on canvas - $1,595.00 CAD
Today her art reflects on the environment with her passion of nature in her non-traditional landscapes with paint. She explores a sensorial perception of the forest through her painting process. The qualities of the landscape elevate her imagination and positive energy becomes the driving force in the creation of her work. Each painting refers to a particular place in nature, yet they are unidentifiable taken from its specific location. She paints with bold, vivid colour that allows a luminosity to vibrate and each piece has a strong sense of light. Working in a large-scale format allows her to work with a loose, gestural brushstroke.
Marilyn has exhibited her work on canvas in Courtenay at the, Comox Airport, St Joseph’s Hospital, Grottos Restaurant, Muir Gallery, and the Comox Valley Art Gallery, she has also exhibited in Dubai commercial galleries, Victoria and Nanaimo, and private collections.
A Collector by nature, the discovery of the Pique Assiette style of mosaics was a perfect fit for my creative expression. (Pique Assiette loosely translates as “to steal from plates”)
Accumulating stacks of old dishes to use as a palette comes easily for me. Hunting for materials, scouring the Thrift stores for that perfect cup, plate or dish to be broken and re-purposed, flowers become eyes for fish or leaves turn into scales or fins.
Exclusivly using broken crockery, hours can be spent in one area,to find just the right blend of texture, shape and colour.
Often other’s cast-offs and broken china end up on my door step-the timing of these offerings add significance to a particular piece.
The versatility of this medium is adaptable to most surfaces- my first large scale project was a Kitchen backsplash done entirely in beer stiens. Other works include a variety of themes from the “Fishes from Dishes” series to marine wall murals, florals and portraits are part of my on going exploration.
Magic Trails Acrylic on Canvas 40" x 30" $3,200.00 CAD
My abstract paintings explore different ways of expressing beauty and innovation through the choice of colours, textures, movements, and compositions. Painting in an abstract language is a liberating process because it is reactive, intuitive, and sensual. At the same time, the thoughtful control of composition makes it as invigorating as puzzle solving.
That Bubbly Feeling Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 24" $1,530.00 CAD
"Birds" $995.00 CAd oil on Canvas
Lisa Hebden is a figurative oil painter working in Victoria, BC. She works from drawings, photographs, and memory to make paintings that have a sense of otherworldliness to them. She is fascinated by narrative, which carries over into the paintings: something is always happening beyond their surfaces.
Victoria figurative painter Lisa Hebden is a 2003 recipient of a Painting on the Edge Award from the Federation of Canadian Artists. Lisa holds two degrees, in Fine Arts & Graphic Design, from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. Her work has been featured in International Artist Magazine, Applied Arts Magazine, Art Avenue, Ceramics Art & Perception, The Vancouver Sun, The Halifax Herald and the Claremont Review.
"Birds" $995.00 CAD oil on canvas
Her paintings can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, Germany and Australia.
