167 4th Avenue, Kamloops, BC250-374-2400
Glenn Allen was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, and 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
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.
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.
Terry Shewchuk is an award winning sculpture who carves original sculptures in soapstone, alabaster, marble, jade and other stones for the discerning art collectors.
This talented Kamloops artist has sculpted stones that range from 2 tons to 2 ounces into flowing lines and detailed figurative wildlife and abstract shapes.
Shewchuk also assisted with the bronze life-size figure of Phil Gaglardi, found in Gaglardi Square in Kamloops, B.C.
Terry Shewchuk has created several commissioned pieces for gifts and private collections.
Donnie Bowie creates various decorative Dragonfly pieces using a process of earth-firing which gives her pottery an endearing organic look. Born in Trail, Bowie moved to Kamloops with her husband in 1985. Since 2003, this potter has exhibited in several Kamloops venues.
Braemar pottery is an Award winning manufacturer of raku and wood- fired pottery from Qualicum Beach B.C.
*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.
Lorel 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.
Amiraq ( Eric Lester) was born of Inuit parents in Cambridge Bay, North West Territories in 1966.
Amiraq's interest in carving started at the age of 8 and he started carving seriously at the age of 18. "Watching our elders is how we learn in our culture," states Amiraq. He carves bears and creates
Inukshuks from soapstone and other rock. Amiraq has resided in Kamloops, B.C. since 2007.
A. J. Reynolds is one of the Inuit people that 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.
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