Danielle Daniel, a mixed media artist and writer based in northern Ontario, portrays the spirit of her Métis background and story telling through her art. Her representational and whimsical paintings have appeared in various group and solo exhibits, and in magazines like Somerset Sew, Somerset Apprentice, Artful Blogging and Simplified Living. Danielle is currently writing […]
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Laura Kenney: Keeping Rug Hooking Traditions Alive
Laura Kenney creates hooked rugs with whimsical designs, featuring everyday objects. She has an appreciation for the traditions of rug hooking in the past, when people made them with what they had at hand, and incorporates second-hand wool clothing into her designs. “When you see a bolt of new wool, there’s no personality to it. […]
Alison MacDonald: “Joseph’s” Friendly Narrator
Alison MacDonald is a Jessie Award-winning performer, currently playing The Narrator in Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the renowned Chemainus Theatre Festival. This self-described Alberta girl was born in Newfoundland, has lived in the Northwest Territories and BC, and is currently based in Toronto, but is happily spending the summer performing […]
Candice Roach: Love your cake!
The Facebook page for Candice Roach’s business, Love Your Cake, explains: “I make cakes, and then you eat them!” But there is cake… and there’s edible art. Whether it’s a sweet teapot, a playful fishbowl or the recreation of a character from the World of Warcraft game, Candice’s details are impeccable. With the Vancouver Canucks […]
Jennifer Lang: Mezzo Soprano
Jennifer Lang is a mezzo-soprano currently preparing for the role of Zerlina in an upcoming production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in Victoria, BC. I was invited to attend a rehearsal at the University of Victoria with the international cast, and what an experience! Sitting just a few feet away from a dozen or so opera […]
Elly Green: Clothing Brand Experiment
Clothing Brand Experiment is the creation of Elly Green. She’s gone from sewing hoodies in her apartment to a successful Toronto-based company, producing high-end unisex clothing. CBE is committed to sustainable and ethical production, with all products made in a 50 km radius of the company’s downtown studio. Since emerging in the Toronto fashion scene […]
Melanie LeBlanc: Ethically-sourced and Keeping it Real
As soon as I saw Melanie LeBlanc’s jewellery, I knew I wanted to interview her! Melanie has been creating organic, tactile and utterly unique pieces for the past nine years. Influenced by nature and the environment around her, she incorporates found objects, discarded and ethically-sourced metal and stones. Metal is no longer cold or mechanical […]
Sidney York: Band Geeks are Cool
Sidney York is a trio of self-described “former band geeks” from Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. Together they create indie pop incorporating oboe, bassoon and horn. If you haven’t heard them yet, you soon will. The talent and hard work of singer Brandi Sidoryk, oboist Sheryl Reinhardt and bassoonist Krista Wodelet have earned them awards such […]
Leslie Wiegand: Going Against the Grain
I’m a fan of this week’s featured artist, Leslie Wiegand. I first spotted her work hanging in Love’s Gallery, the framing and poster shop owned by her partner Adam and his family in Victoria, BC. A couple of weeks ago I came upon some more of her paintings at Mille Fiori Spa, and it reminded […]
Jenny Hildebrand: The Felting Penguin
This week’s interview is with Jenny Hildebrand of The Felting Penguin. A desire to create led Jenny to experiment with weaving, sewing, quilting, pottery and woodworking, but when she began working with wool she was drawn to it immediately, and began making and selling beautiful felted scarves that are full of texture and organic in […]
