qathet Studio Tour: Peek in on your most creative neighbours

Photo: Junkery to Jewellery - Westview

Hop in a car with your besties the last weekend in August for both the qathet Studio Tour (Saturday and Sunday) and the Edible Garden Tour (Friday and Saturday). Both are self-guided tours with maps available online. See qathetstudiotour.ca and facebook. com/qathetediblegardentour/ for full details.

Patricia Letterpress Group • Townsite

They facilitate access to an artisan printshop using a variety of relief printing techniques. The goal of the group is to provide a working space for artists and interested parties to creatively explore printing techniques and assist the process through presentations, workshops, and open studio time.

A collaborative project with the Townsite Heritage Society, the Group operates as a collective. Founding members are: Stuart Isto, Roy Schneider, Grégoire Dupond, and Gary Shilling.

Roy Schneider brings his sensibility as a print maker, and his intimate knowledge of the landscape to creating painting with a strong graphic quality. Stuart Isto has a lifelong interest in books and book arts and is an honorary lifetime member of the Alcuin Society. Grégoire Dupond explores digital technologies, and how meaning, aesthetics and discourses are informed by cutting edge processing, visualization and fabrication processes. Gary Shilling has been an Art Dirctor, Graphic Designer, Writer, Marketing & Communications Manager, Teacher, and Entrepreneur over the course of a 45-year career.

During the Studio Tour, there will be printing demonstrations, and paper ephemera distributed.

Junkery to Jewellery • Westview

This studio tour, Teresa Harwood-Lynn will be opening her Junkery to Jewellery studio to the public for the first time. It is here that she transforms scrap metal into beautiful pieces of wearable art.

Joining her will be three other artistic members of her family.

Louise (mom) has been painting for over 30 years and will have on display and for purchase a collection of her work including pieces done in acrylic, watercolor and collage.

Bill (dad) does not consider himself an artist. Come down and see his coin jewellery and decide for yourself. He also works in collaboration with Teresa to transform dirty old copper pipe into jewellery.

Ben (husband) finds his creative outlet from behind the camera lens and his inspiration from the beauty of nature. His art cards and framed photos will be available.

Annie Robinson & Joshua deGroot • Townsite

Annie & Joshua are painters whose work expresses landscape. Their studio in tisk w at showcases various processes of making their own art materials: foraged pigment paintmaking, natural dyeing, and using color from their garden. Their home studio is kid friendly and will have activities available for the little ones.

Both painters will have new work on display. Joshua will be sharing a series of local forest interiors. Annie will share ink paintings influenced by her current studies in art therapy and embodiment in relation to the land.

Yeonmi Kim & Andy Henderson • Lund / Westview

Yeonmi Kim and I are excited to share our sustainably produced art works with the qathet community this August.

Yeonmi is showing Sewstainability at the library, a terrific opportunity and public space, gratefully coordinated by qathet Art Centre and Powell River Public Library.

Also, we are sharing our furniture and home decor creations as both an exhibition and pop-up shop under our studio name Designature Art & Home during August at Crucible Gallery in Townsite mall.

Yeonmi’s recent works and our furniture often use recycled materials. Yeonmi’s show, Sewstainability at the library includes 2D pieces sewn with discarded plastic packages. Many are maps, inspired by sustainable living to think about climate change, plastic pollution and our wasteful living habits. Residents of qathet will be delighted to see maps of our beloved and beautiful region we call home.

You can read more about her work by visiting the library, qathetart.ca, or her website, kimyeonmi.com.

Both of us studied fine art. We operated a custom made wood furniture shop in Korea for a number of years, and relocated to the Coast in 2013. We came to qathet four years ago and are now settled in Lund. The community

is blessed with so much creative talent which we’re proud to be a part of.

In our work, including furniture, decoration and interior design, we mostly use reclaimed or recycled wood in which we reveal its natural resilience and beauty. Demolition, the dump, yard or second hand sales, and driftwood are some of the sources of the material.

DesigNature is a catch all for our numerous skills, but our love of nature guides our lives and design senses. The materials we collect both inspire the creative process, and sometimes limit the scope or size of a piece. We love the process of finding hidden design from the acquired materials rather than seeking materials based on a design. It’s always fascinating, and creatively engaging and fulfilling.

We strive to maintain high standards of craftsmanship while protecting the environment with eco-friendly products. In the show you will find unique and functional furniture, home decor, lighting and art.

Sewstainability is at PRPL now until October.

Beyond ReSawn-DeSigNature is at Crucible Wednesdays to Saturdays 12-6 pm throughout August and is part of qathet studio tour. Find more at designature.me and kimyeonmi.com

- Andy Henderson