Summers spent on Galiano Island inspired a lifelong fascination with beach stones and sea glass. Susan Koch likes to incorporate these elements in her organic silver and copper jewellery. All her pieces are hand-fabricated and one of a kind.Susan studied silversmithing in Vancouver, Victoria, San Francisco, Seattle, Mendocino, and Mexico. Susan divides her time between her small farm in the Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver...
Read MoreMarilyn Stubbs Cooney AFCA
Marilyn Stubbs Cooney is a signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and a member of the Arrowsmith Chapter of the FCA. She is also a founding member of TOSH 10 a group of artistis at the Old School House Arts Center in Qualicum Beach, B.C. and a member of the Silk Work Club dedicated to silk paintings. Before moving to Vancouver Island, cooney reside in Ontario where her first experiences were as an art and music...
Read MoreJan Henry
I am a Victoria, BC resident who returned to Canada in 2004 after living inSaudi Arabiafor 10 years. I experimented with painting and papermaking while living inSaudi Arabia, but it was on my return to Canada in 2004 that my formal art education began. After several years of study, in May 2008 I received a Certificate of Visual Art from the Vancouver Island School of Art. I began my formal art education several years ago after experimenting with painting and...
Read MoreMaureen Walker AFCA
I am excited by exploring beyond the established boundaries of traditional silk painting techniques and researching the possiblities of this challenging medium. My innovative use of silk and dye on canvas is leading me to experiment with multi-layered paintings whose subtle interaction of colours, harmony of volumes, planes and lines generates work which are abstract statements existing on their...
Read MoreSooke Harbour House made the GOLD LIST, World Best 511 Hotels, Resorts, Cruise Lines in Conde Nast Traveler ,January 2012
In the category The Americas, Sooke Harbour House in Canada British Columbia scores 91.4. We share this honour with 8 other hotels and resorts in British Columbia, we are in very good company. Congratulations to...
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