ART SATURNA SPRING SHOW

Join us for a Wine & Cheese Opening of our 2013 Art Saturna Spring Show;

Friday, May 17
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Saturna Recreation & Cultural Centre Lounge

Featuring the work of:
Jack Campbell
Donna-Fay Digance
Elizabeth Herejk
Teresa Higgins
Amanda Money
Karen Muntean
Gaye Oreskovic
Sam Peramaki
Anne Popperwell
Neysa Wiens

Show continues until June 5

Coastal Green

Coastal Green is a small hanging with many shades of emerald & jade green layers quilted together with free motion & machine embroidery. The cedar trees are created entirely with stitching or " thread painting". Shiva Paint Stiks & Lumiere Metallic Paints are used to high light design elements. Small touches of red are used as a complementary contrast to the green tones.

+ Resurfacing #3 Glacial Erratic - Donna-Fay Digance

This is a new interpretation of the glacial boulder on Payne Road I see on my morning  walks. I started with a photo image printed on pima cotton. I used many types of fabrics including my hand-dyed & painted silk to to form layers of collage fabric. The many layers are then quilted using free motion stitching & heavy layers of machine embroidery that look like "thread painting". The finished wall hanging is then embellished with Lumiere Paints. The finished size is 15" x 20".

I've chosen two pieces for the May 17-June 6, 2013 ArtSaturna show at the Saturna Recreation & Cultural Centre.  "Birds & Beasts" is a "windowsill" still-life watercolour of souvenirs from various regions of Mexico I've visited over the last 30 years.

 

"Bouquet with Birds" is a giclee print of a large watercolour, tulips with a background fabric.  The fabric was originally hand printed and painted by Jo-Anne Monk & I during the time our fabric business (called Islas) was operational on Saturna.  We started out by learning to silkscreen T-shirts and progressed to hand-printing and painting yardage, which we someetimes made into garments. 
It was fun to repaint this fabric again as part of a still life.  Karen

Christmas Fair is coming!

Don't miss it! Saturna Artists will be showing and selling their work at the Annual Christmas Market at the Recreation Centre, on Saturna. A treat for the eyes... and a treat for the tummy.

Saturday, November 24, 10 am - 2 pm
Saturna Recreation Centre

Mark your calendar, and don't miss a chance to pick up some gifts (for your dear ones? for yourself?) made locally.

Participating artists: Anne Popperwell, Donna-Fay Digance, Denise Kuzyk, Elisabeth McColl, Karen Muntean, Gaye Oreskovic, Sam Peramaki, Teresa Higgins, Neysa Wiens

And of course, for all the gourmands and gourmets out there, the Christmas Market always offers plenty of locally made treats for the pantry... and for immediate happy tummies. Hard to resist the fresh baked goods and local jams and jellies! A treat for the eyes, and a treat for the tummy.

Photos by Jim Hebert

Report on the October Show

During the Thanksgiving weekend, members of Art Saturna held their first art show at the Saturna Community Hall, a lovely heritage building located near the ferry landing. Paintings, drawings, photos, textile art, collages and weavings were on display, tempting visitors and islanders who wandered in the Hall during the afternoons of the show.

The artists are particularly thankful to the Community Club for its generous financing of the new display system. The system worked well, creating islands in the room and featuring colourful displays.

It was fun to see old friends and neighbours, and meet visitors who wandered in the Community Hall to have a look, because what else is there to do while waiting in line for the ferry?

The members of Art Saturna are already working out how to put the display system to good use in the coming months. Stay tuned!