167 4th Avenue, Kamloops, BC250-374-2400
Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Glenn was first introduced to woodturning in his high school years. Over time he has perfected his craft, creating larger and more intricate pieces.
Glenn’s choice of shape and form is inspired by the individual characteristics of each piece of wood. Looking at the colour and grain, he carefully turns each piece. Many of the ideas for the shapes and forms are inspired by objects encountered in everyday life. Some shapes evolve over time while others come as the piece is being turned. Golden yellow, blue grey, pink and green, each piece is a unique display of colour and pattern, an original, with the grain, colour and imperfections adding character.
Glenn and his family reside in BC, where he works in the forest industry
Award winning works of raku and wood- fired pottery from Qualicum Beach B.C.
Robert Held Art Glass Collections are inspired by works of many famous artists such as Tiffany and Monet. He uses techniques that are over 4000 years old. Each piece is hand signed by Robert Held. His glass work has received many prestigious awards and is found in collections around the world.
The Inuit people make Inukshuk in different forms and for different purposes: symbolic,
as a connection to their home or loved ones, to show directions to travelers, to warn
of impending dangers or to mark a place of respect. Similar stone figures were made
all over the world in ancient times, but the Arctic is one of the few places where they
still all stand.
Each Inukshuk is unique in its own style, just as the builder is unique in his own personality.
The Inukshuk has become a true Canadian symbol.
James Korpan is a Saskatchewan born artist and sculptor who is able to breathe life into
each and every bird and fish that he creates from the scraps of metal that inspire him.
Each work is individually crafted, and bears it's own personality and soul.
James has had many solo and group exhibitions throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Chile.
Kurt McVay creates dynamic artwork using the world's most ancient glass techinque.
Glass fusion is the rarest and most unusual glass forming skill.
Mark Mentiply grew up in West Vancouver near the Capilano River where he first developed his love for salmon. He commercially fished for salmon all over the B.C.coast. Mark started metal sculpture 13 years ago and now sells his art internationally. A portion of his sales goes towards the Seymour Salmonid Society in helping with salmon enhancement.
*Any of these items can be special ordered.
Lorel Sternig, with the help of her husband, John, work together creating raku pottery and sculpture in the Kamloops, BC area. Lorel began her fine arts education in the B.C. interior at the University College of the Cariboo (1979-1982). After completing the program there, she went on to Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver (1982-1983) and then returned to Kamloops to set up her studio.
Since leaving art school Lorel has done a full range of disciplines with clay, going from production pottery to building large vessel shapes and clay sculptures. Much of her current work begins with thrown forms or slabs of clay on which drawings are etched.
Lore works almost exclusively with raku which is derived from an ancient Japanese form of firing. The pots are fired quickly in a small outdoor kiln. When the glaze has melted they are removed red hot with tongs and placed in a bed of straw or newspaper and allowed to cool. The unusual colors, patterns and metallic finishes come from the smokey atmosphere and rapid cooling.
Lorel Sternig’s work is primarily shown in galleries and invitational or juried shows in Western Canada.
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