Members' Gallery
Kirkwood Gallery
Barry Fraser |
Born in Inverness, Nova scotia, Barrie Fraser grew up on a small farm in East Lake Ainslie. A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art, Barrie wrote and illustrated three columns (You'll See It Outdoors, Sketchbook Meditations, and The Pursuit of Art) for the Inverness Oran. As well, he wrote and illustrated articles for the Atlantic Advocate,the Nova Scotian, and illustrated three Gaelic text books for the Gaelic College, St. Anne's, Cape Breton. He continues to live and work in East Lake Ainslie, where he teaches art classes and owns and operates the Kirkwood Studio. http://www.ucanbuyart.com/artists/bfraser/ 902-258-2364 Barry Fraser (gbfraser1@hotmail.com) |
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Bellemeade Farm Shoppe is a charming little shop situated on a working dairy and sheep farm located in Mabou. It is filled with hand-woven, knit, and felted items, sheepskin products and a large selection of kits and yarn, including hand dyed specialty yarns.
We are open daily from July 15th to the end of the Celtic Colours Festival, and by appointment or by chance throughout the year. We are located 1 km off Route 19, at 166 Rankinville Road, in Mabou, Cape Breton Island. Just follow the signs! info@bellemeadefarm.ca www.bellemeadefarm.ca p 902-945-2256 f 902-945-2853 |
Bellemeade Farm
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Pic & Twill Weaving Studio
Eileen MacNeil |
Eileen Mac Neil has had a passion for weaving since she saw her first loom and took her first weaving class at The Scotsville School of Craft where she now teaches weaving. She set up a studio in her home on the north west coast of Cape Breton Island in 1992. Eileen enjoys freedom in her weaving and lets her mood, the season or an exciting image lead her from piece to piece. She has a commitment to excellence in design and craftsmanship and likes making pieces that are as functional as they are beautiful. Her studio is a working studio but people are welcome to visit by appointment. Eileen sells her handwovens in local gift shops and galleries.
Eileen MacNeil Box 388 Inverness, N.S. B0E 1N0 (902)258-3150 eileen_mac_neil@hotmail.com |
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Judy Lincoln is a textile artist living in Hillsdale, Cape Breton. She has raised Angora goats for many years, spinning, dyeing, knitting, felting and weaving their fibre into wonderful items. Judy operates her shop, Hillsdale Mohair, from her home. http://www.hillsdalemohair.weebly.com 902-787-2770 Judy Lincoln (hillsdale123@gmail.com) Judy Lincoln |
Hillsdale Mohair
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Leafskraftwerks
Leaf Kraft
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Primarily a metal smith, I'm currently working with recycled natural materials such as wool and copper. I like to reconstruct every day objects in unexpected ways: toys and accessories from recycled wool & elegant jewelry from electrical wire. I also do traditional hand knotting of pearls on silk, with a twist... silk hand-dyed to match or contrast. www.leafskraftwerks.com |
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Suzanne Craig has spent all her life living close to nature. Her technique called Bioprints® combines high tech color reproduction equipment with her natural eye and passion for plants to produce limited edition botanical prints, note cards (fold notes) and switch plate covers. All material for Bioprints® comes from her garden, the woods, fields and beaches near where she lives in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.
suza.craig@gmail.com 902-945-2146 |
Suzanne Craig Designs
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Virginia McCoy Studio
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I am a painter, illustrator generally interested in fine arts and crafts. I've been painting for more than 30 years. I work in gouache or transparent watercolours and in oil. Raised in Northern Ontario of mixed Ojibwe, French and English heritage. My inspiration is the Canadian bush, the stories and characters I find there. I compose each piece from familiar forms - topography, wild life, plant life or people and their artifacts.
Contact me: Virginia McCoy P.O. Box 369, Inverness NS B0E 1N0 email: ww_littledog@bellaliant.net http://vamccoynews.blogspot.com http://vaforsale.blogspot.com http://vaimage.blogspot.com http://vacatalog.blogspot.com |
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Welcome to Woven Cloth - the home of Dianne Quimby's weaving. I have a variety of products in various fibers in my weaving repertoire, especially fine threads…the guitar straps are made from hundreds of sewing threads. "Woven Cloth" comes in blankets, bookmarks, clothing, table linens, games (checkerboards), straps (pet collar to guitar straps), scarves, shawls and much more. My work can be found around the globe: A shawl graces a harp in Ireland; scarves have gone to England, Japan, and Russia; guitar straps can be found in Texas, Utah, and California; checkerboards are in Wales, Canada, and the United States. http://www.wovencloth.ca/ dianne@wovencloth.ca 902-295-0407 PO Box 135 Mabou, Nova Scotia Canada B0E 1X0 |
Woven Cloth
Dianne Quimby
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Gillian Lake-Thompson
166 Rankinville Road Mabou, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia B0E 1X0 Canada (902) 945-2256 gillianlakethompson@gmail.com http://www.gillianlakethompson.com/ |
I am a craftsperson and textile designer, born in 1986 in Cape Breton, clutching a set of knitting needles in one hand and a sturdy pair of fabric scissors in the other. I grew up surrounded by mountains, fields, vegetable and flower gardens, animals, a single television channel, piles of craft supplies and homemade granola, all of which continue to influence my thinking and art practice.
Textiles are in my blood; my family tree is laden with knitters, weavers, lace-makers, leatherworkers and hookers (of the rug-making variety). After taking weaving classes at the Scotsville School of Crafts for several years, I studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles and Fashion in 2011. Since returning from a design internship in Guatemala, I now devote my time entirely to crafty pursuits; in addition to my independent work, I have also worked at a craft store, called the Bellemeade Farm Shoppe. I am currently a student at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK, studying for my MA in Textile Design. My work is held in private collections across North America and has been exhibited in various galleries throughout Canada. |