Cowichan Artisans Tour

CREATIVE SPACES WELCOMING YOU BACK

By Bev Robertson

Cowichan Artisans is happy to invite you back to our studios to share our creativity, inspiration and processes. We’ll be following covid protocols and perhaps some of our studio/ Galleries will be moving into Market tents.

Come tour and let us move you, uplift you and enrich your minds… something we are all missing a little of.

Studio touring gives us the opportunity to share our art, our homes and workplaces. We invite you to check our website, cowichanartisans. com, check which artist will be participating, download the tour map, and come visit us on Nov. 6th and 7th, from 10:00 to 5:00. We welcome you to come experience, in person, the diversity of Cowichan Artisans Art Studios. Some of this year’s participants and their arts are, Bev Robertson, painter of vibrant, light filled, floral oil paintings, Karen Tricket masterful wood worker, creating artistic furnishings, some with intricate inlays, Jennifer Lawson paints a colourful array of watercolour houses and gardens, Catherine Fraser’s explorations of colour and composition in a variety of mediums, Live Edge Designs amazing designers and furniture artists bring life from the tree to the table, Wroughten Art’s metal sculptures designs wall art to gates (by Travis Rankin), Laurel Hibbert’s vibrant, whimsical, storytelling art, Cathi Jefferson’s finely crafted Salt fired stoneware both functional and sculptural pieces, Mimi Roy’s creative jewelry made from sustainable silverware, Wilma Millette’s collage artwork takes collage to a whole new level, and the incredible pottery and sculptural pieces by Mary Fox.

Our Fall Studio Tour and Sale will take over the first weekend of November. We are all looking forward to welcoming people back to our creative spaces. We will follow the provincial health guidelines and Cowichan Artisan studios will be joining the tour.

cowichanartisans.com

SHOP WITH US

Tuesday - Friday 11am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 3pm

Imagine That! Artisans’ Designs

251 Craig St., Downtown Duncan imaginethatartisans.com I 250-748-6776

STUDIO INFO

1. WILDFLOWER ART STUDIO BEV ROBERTSON

Oil Paintings, Cards, Prints, Signs 152 Wildflower Road, Shawnigan Lake 250-929-4560 bevrobertsonwildflowerart studio.ca

2. COVENTRY WOODWORKS KAREN TRICKETT

Custom Furniture and Automotive 1290 Dale Place, Cobble Hill 250-929-4396 coventrywoodworks.ca

3. MIXED METAL MIMI MIMI ROY

Jewelry, Accessories, Housewares, Garden Art On-Going Demos. 3096 Coleman Road Cobble Hill mixedmetalmimi.com

4. JENNIFER LAWSON STUDIO

Paintings, Commissions, Art Cards 1516 Khenipsen Road, Duncan 250-748-2142 jenniferlawsonart.com

5. CATHERINE FRASER FINE ART

Collage, Art Cards 5412 Gore-Langton Road Duncan 250-748-2067 catherinefraserart.com

6. LIVE EDGE DESIGN JOHN LORE

Custom Furniture, Shop Tours 5195 Mearns Road Duncan 250-748-0763 liveedge.com

7. LAUREL HIBBERT

Paintings, Giclee Prints, Art Cards 3103 Agira Road, Duncan 778-422-1982 www.laurelhibbert.com

8. WROUGHTENART TRAVIS RANKIN

Metal Sculptor - View new studio under construction. 5648 Riverbottom Rd West, Duncan 250-709-7585 wroughtenart.com

9. CATHI JEFFERSON POTTERY

Tableware, Sculptures, Salt-Fired Pottery 5656 West Riverbottom Road, Duncan 250-737-1463 cathijefferson.com

10. WILMA MILLETTE STUDIO

Collage, Mixed Media Portraits, Curios 1010 Redcap Street Duncan 250 710 4109 creartfuldodger.wordpress. com

11. MARY FOX POTTERY

Tableware And Decorative Works 321–3rd Avenue, Ladysmith 250-245-3778 maryfoxpottery.ca

ARTISAN MAP

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Wroughten Art

Travis has been creating with metal for 20 years. He works closely with his customers commissioning unique west coast work for all parts of their home and property. From gates and railings to fireplaces and wall hanging art.

Bev Robertson

Bev was born and raised on Vancouver Island. She has drawn, painted and created art in some form as long as she remembers. In 2012 with no formal training in art but a keen eye and a keen desire to paint, Bev decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full time artist.

Catherine Fraser

Catherine is interested in spirituality, exploring inner and outer sacred space. Nature, music, direct human experience and collaboration inspire my work. Special Event: Catherine Fraser will be offering tour visitors the opportunity for exploration using art materials such as pencil crayons or collage materials. At 11am and 1pm in an outdoor tent each for 1 hour. Register if interested. See Cowichan artisan website/ brochure for directions under Catherine Fraser. For collage bring one magazine and or old photographs Catherine will supply paper and glue sticks.

Karen

Trickett Karen’s first job was as a contractor working for BC Transit restoring two electric rail streetcars before setting up shop as a self-employed woodworker. She has now been designing, making, restoring and finishing a variety of wooden items for twenty years and wouldn’t want to do anything else.

Jennifer Lawson

Jennifer’s 1863 log house studio is the perfect place from which to paint. Riotous country gardens, and Victorian houses are the things she has loved with her paintbrush for over 40 years. Special Event: November 7, 11am Jennifer will host a painting demonstration.

Live Edge Design

Live Edge Design is an art furniture

experience. Tour their workshop to see their process. “Trees tell us their stories. Our job is to relate that story to our customers as beautifully as we can.” Says owner, John Lore.