dance and fight at the feeder while the young and mature eagles vie for a perch in the cottonwoods. It is also great fun to watch canoeists, kayakers, and scullers enjoying the lake. Welcome to a treasure hunt. It will be a surprise to find hidden garden sculptures tucked away amongst the flowers, rhodies, sacsofradge and 120 flowerpots. Mollyanne Baker is an Island girl, born and raised in Victoria. She has thoroughly enjoyed 45 years of exploring the mediums watercolor, oils, acrylics, mixed mediums and collage. Diversity is always a challenge and never boring. These mediums are used in Mollyanne’s portraits, land and seascapes, still life and impressionism. Now on to the most unexpected surprise of all of creating garden art and household treasures, all one of a kind. The tricky part at first was handling the glue gun, it had a mind of its own but she conquered it!
Flower Pot Art Show Sale and Garden Walk
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un is what you will find when visiting Mollyanne and Ian’s garden. Overlooking Quamichan Lake the birds and bees love this place, but add Art and the humans love it too. Visitors are welcome to explore the back yard where they can pull up a chair and relax and enjoy the garden, forest, mountains and beautiful Quamichan Lake. This is the quiet place where one can hear the birds chatting and playing in the trees. The hummers
Mollyanne’s guest artist, Susan Jean Whyte, has been making jewelry for twelve years. She is inspired by the forests of Vancouver Island. Susan takes impressions from the bark of Cowichan Valley trees and uses these molds to create the textures that she designs her bronze and silver jewelry around. For forming the metal she uses the technique of metal clay. Tiny particles of metal are mixed with an organic binder and can be worked just like clay (thus the name). The pieces are formed, using the tree bark molds to create texture and then hand formed into pleasing shapes. The metal clay is then fired in a kiln where the binder burns off
LOOKING FOR MICROGREENS?
We grow plenty of them!
A&S MICROGREENS t.250-710-6135 www.asmicrogreens.com
OLD FOREST CAMPGROUND
ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
SALT SPRING ISLAND Where the Cowichan Valley meets the Salish Sea!
Large Park • Trails • Seaside Walk • Awesome Destination Gallery/Gift Shop • Hardy Plant Nursery • Variety of Campsites
Mid Week Islanders Special MONDAY – WEDNESDAY Stay 2 nights get a 3rd night free
To Reserve call Shayne or Shirley 250-537-4346
gardenfaire@saltspring.com
www.gardenfaire.ca and the metal particles sinter together. Out of the kiln comes a perfect pure piece of metal. Welcome to the Flower Pot Art Show, Sale and Garden walk,
Saturday September 11 and Sunday September 12, 10:00 – 5:00 at the home of Mollyanne Baker 1725 Westlock Rd, off Maple Bay Rd, below the properties.
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