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| About
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Jim
and I are a husband/wife team who ventured into the fine crafts field in
1997. It became a full-time occupation for both of us in 2002. It’s a
great headspace! Before entering the craft field, Jim held various
management and technical positions in the computer field. I was an
accredited teacher and stay-at-home mother. I also conceived, planned,
organized and conducted programs for groups of pre-schoolers.
I
had never used, or even considered, wood as my medium for artistic
expression. I got involved in woodworking when I discovered the scroll saw
(while killing time in yet another tool store waiting for Jim to poke
through all the available gizmos). Jim has been a hobby woodworker and
cabinetmaker for years and had made beautiful boxes.
I moved up to the band saw when I started to design free-form, sculptured
boxes. Those creations got me involved in an exhibition at the Varley
Gallery in Unionville. The Varley Gallery subsequently invited me to
participate in a couple of fundraisers, Benchmark and Reflections, neither
of which had any relationship to my band saw boxes, but both of which sent
me off into completely new directions. Benchmark required artists to
convert a provided rough-hewn milking stool into a work of art. Reflections posed a similar challenge using a provided framed
mirror.
My
works were a hit. But, I couldn’t build the underlying benches and
frames. Enter Jim’s cabinet making (and rising to the challenge). The
rest, as they say, is history.
Jim
and I are both self-taught. Research, experimentation and imagination keep
us moving along on the road of discovery. Our
work has evolved and continues to do so.
One
of the things that is the most fun in this work is that I never know what
will be created next! Having
had no formal training, I can do whatever amuses me…and sometimes the
finished product is a complete surprise to me!! There
is no aspect of my work that I don’t love to do.
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Juried Exhibitions
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Artistry
By The Lake,
2000-2002, 2007
Niagara
on the Lake, Ontario
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Art
In
The Park,
2007
Scarborough
Arts Council,
Scarborough,
Ontario
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Beaches
Arts & Craft Show,
1999-2000, 2006-2007
Toronto,
Ontario
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Art
Naturally,
1998-2002, 2004-2006
Scarborough
Arts Council,
Scarborough,
Ontario
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Muskoka
Arts & Crafts Show,
2002-2004, 2006
Bracebridge,
Ontario
Cobourg
Waterfront Festival,
2004
Cobourg,
Ontario Queen
West Art Crawl,
2004
Toronto,
Ontario -
Distillery
Historic District:
-- Outdoor
Craft Showcase,2003
-- Outdoor Art Exhibition, 2003
Toronto, Ontario
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Cabbagetown
Art & Crafts Show
2001
Toronto,
Ontario
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The
Artisans’ Market,
2000
Timothy
Eaton Memorial Church,
Toronto,
Ontario
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Celtic
Reflections,
1999
Benchmark
1998
Eclectic Creations
1998
Varley
Gallery,
Unionville, Ontario
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| Retail
Outlets (past) |
Our
works are now only available directly from us at our studio or via the
internet.
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| Awards
& Recognitions |
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Work
published in The
Ultimate Bandsaw Box Book
by Donna Menke, Sterling Publications, 2007
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Artist
and works profiled in The Muskokan newspaper for promotion of
Muskoka Arts & Crafts Summer Show 2003
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Artist
and works profiled in Scarborough Mirror newspaper for promotion of
Art Naturally 2001
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Works
featured on Guildwood Association
web site for promotion of Art Naturally
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Work
featured in Scarborough Arts Council’s Surface & Symbol for
promotion of Art Naturally 1998
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First
prize, Novice category, Canadian Workshop Show, 1998
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