Category Archives: Artist Profile

Artist Profile: MIA

“Clock-O-Dile” Mixed-media on wood, 36″x45″x5″

“Skelephant” Mixed-media on wood, 32″x22″
Check out her website www.flatblackgallery.com

Artist Profile-Nyoka

Contact: missnyoka@hotmail.com
Comming soon: nyoka.ca
Older Work: normanfelix.com
 

Artist Profile-Krystal Starchuk

As an artist I find inspiration in applying traditional craft techniques to contemporary designs. I am interested in combining concept and function by using a jack-of-all-trades approach.
Although my education has led me towards obtaining an advanced certificate in textile arts, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to study fine arts, welding and furniture [...]

Artist Profile-Emotionz

KUSH is available on iTunes
Click here to hear some songs off the new album KUSH
Emotionz will be performing with STYLUST @ Spiritbar Thursday September 24th.

Artist Profile-Emily Beamer

Emily Beamer is an award winning Graphic Designer and Illustrator based near in Winlaw, BC. She specializes in print design, natural scientific illustration and basic web design.
Emily Beamer loves to sit in the forest and draw plants, birds and bugs. She is a Kootenay local, having grown up in South Slocan. She left after high [...]

Artist Profile-Patrick McIvor

Taking Flight

Damascus Dagger. Photo By J.Anderson
Artist Statement
My dream of becoming a Blacksmith began at the age of 8. It took almost 20 years before the dream became reality. My first 6 years of self directed study was in the development of moving metal with heat and hammer. In 2005 I traveled for 16 months in [...]

Artist Profile-Kelly Shpeley

Commonly asked questions:
Where do you get your ideas from?
Dreams, visions, and funny things that people say that they don’t realize they are saying.
Where did you learn to paint?
Other than high school, I taught myself. I watch, I listen, I learn…life is a rad teacher.
Why do you paint?
For the sheer love of the experience, and also [...]

Artist Profile-Maasa Isis

 
 ”I’ve always felt liberated in manifesting an idea
through various mediums.  I suppose my greatest inspiration 
lies in the process of creating; from the tiny seed of my 
imagination to the birth of my creations be it music, art, 
or moving my body with my breath. In a way, each creation 
is a ritual in returning to the authentic [...]

Artist Profile-Lady V

“Through the combination of traditional painting, contemporary print and image transfer technique with textiles, such as lace and kimono silk on wood and canvas, I create decadent pieces that represent the simplicity and beauty of the female form. By exploring concepts of divinity and the sanctity of moments I create emotive snapshots where the viewer [...]

21 BUMPSTREET (free album download)link fixed

What/where is 21BUMPSTREET? It is a place where psychedelic confusion narrowly pulls you from the clutches of the many flesh-hungry zombies that roam this dance floor. It is a mechanized mash of robo-smut for the short-attention-spanned music connaisseur who needs to get down. It is a place where nightmares go to get movie deals.
For the [...]

Richie Mcbeath-More Hand-blown glass

Artist Profile-Richie Mcbeath

Talk to Richie for 5 minutes and the passion for his craft will become clearly evident.
He exudes enthusiasm and a genuine desire to progress as an artist.
Richie’s invaluable contribution to the Nelson community has been obvious through his locally owned studio & gallery. Ourglass ,where he creates and displays his incredible peices, has been holding well-attended art openings and showcasing different artists monthly. Richie does things with glass that conventional minds couldn’t even imagine.

Artist Profile-Dani Ortman

“A handmade item is a precious commodity. I make Wovens and Wearables that are one of a kind, handmade from start to finish.  All colours have been hand dyed using natural dyes and the materials I use are sustainable eco-friendly fibres. I am passionate about my art and excited about its perpetual evolution.”
As part of the [...]

Artist Profile-Claude Chartier

Claude Chartier, born April 29th 1959, is a multi-media artist/designer. Montreal born, long-time Nelson BC resident, Claude prides himself on constantly pushing the marriage between alternative materials in all his work. A graduate of Kootenay School of the Arts, from the wood production design program, Claude made good use of all the studio space in the school. Jewlery, [...]