- Dawn Myers – Basketmaker
Dawn Myers – Basketmaker
Dawn is passionate about all things willow. Using many varieties that she grows and harvests herself, Dawn creates a large selection of both classic and contemporary baskets. She also grows living willow structures. Dawn is proud to continue the ancient craft of basketmaking, just as our ancestors have always done, using only a few simple implements.
Dawn loves to pass on her knowledge by teaching workshops, mostly at her home on Texada Island.
- Deborah Dumka
Deborah Dumka
Functional felt artwork and accessories, fibre art – vests, bags, rugs & hangings
604-334-0034
online shop: www.citizensofcraft.ca/profile/deborah-dumka
deborahdumka@gmail.com
www.deborahdumka.ca - Jeidre Segur
Jeidre Segur
Original acrylic paintings
Select paintings can be viewed at the Texada Island Inn, Van Anda, B.C.
jeidresegur@gmail.com
www.jeidresegur.ca - Lori Anne John Vick, Visual Artist
Lori Anne John Vick, Visual Artist
Art is an integral part of who I am. From an early age I needed to create, to make things. My kindergarten teacher was very concerned about me, as I would only draw with a black crayon. I’ve since moved on and now I use the whole box of colour. I start most of my works by drawing in my sketchbook. I like to explore the art of painting using a variety of media exploring the question “what if I……?” All genres are interesting to me, but my favorite is the portrait/figure. In my past career as a high school art teacher and through my affiliations with both the British Columbia Art Teacher’s Association and Artist for Kids Trust, I worked with many well known Canadian Artists. To borrow Gordon Smith’s words “I’m one hundred artists deep”. lori.vpa@gmail.com
- Marilyn Timms
- Mud Otter Pottery
Kathleen Scott, Ceramic Artist and Painter,
Mud Otter PotteryKathleen Scott, BA in Visual Arts, is an artist inspired by the techniques and styles used throughout art history, and the West Coast lifestyle she lives. She creates functional and sculptural ceramics in her small batch, ceramics studio. She also enjoys photography, painting, crochet, and gardening. You can find her work, and updates on her creative process on Facebook and Instagram under the name, Mud Otter Pottery. Email
- Rhoda Reece Stuart – Sea Dreams
Rhoda Reece Stuart – Sea Dreams
Opening up her Studio in 2022 is the manifestation of her creative journey as a passionate artisan.
Rhoda loves to create and sell gifts from REPURPOSED/RECYCLED materials and Gifts from Mother Nature.
Old fencing, scraps of wood/plywood headed to the burn pile turn into beautiful BIRD HOUSES.
Torn clothing, Grandma’s old fur coat and stuffing from pillows are just some of the material used on her captivating GNOMES.
Wooden WINDOWS are created into works of art using sea glass/shells/pebbles and other gifts from mother nature.
Personalized with glitter or flowers, her TRAVEL MUGS always support and promote the happiness of gifting.
Rhoda constantly changes her craft and is always challenging herself. Personalized door matts, Whirly Gigs, Suncatchers, Keychains, Vases, Christmas ornaments, and so much more; her creations are always handmade, handcrafted but most importantly MADE WITH LOVE on Texada!
Location: 3845 Gillies Bay Road
To Visit Studio please call: 604-892-7569
Email: Seadreams00@outlook.com - Sandy McCormick, beach glass folk artist
Sandy McCormick, beach glass folk artist
Why beach glass?
Sandy McCormick’s love affair with beach glass started with a trip to Russia where a fellow tourist, from Seattle, invited her to visit once she returned home. At Margaret’s house, Sandy observed a table, lit by fluorescent tubes, with many colourful pieces of beach glass placed on the lighted surface. The glass sparkled and the varied textures of the pieces glowed as they blended into a multi-hued mosaic. Sandy thought that was the most beautiful table she had ever seen and vowed to start collecting beach glass
that very day.
That was in April, 1974. Fifteen years later, when she first visited Texada, Sandy had not quite filled a two-litre jar with her collection. Then, as miners would say, she struck the mother lode. There are several Texada sites which are former refuse dumps where only glass and rusty metal remain. Decades of immersion in salt water with rusty metal turned many pieces of glass a yellow-golden color, which is unique to Texada. One major site is the proposed location of the liquid natural gas plant an Alberta company wants to build. If the project proceeds, the site would be lost forever to collector artists like Sandy.
Sandy’s beach glass art
Working with beach glass is the ultimate in recycling. The glass, made of substances found in nature, was once made by man into the articles which were then recycled by the ocean into the pieces Sandy works with today. Every piece of beach glass is worn and carved by the sea in a unique way. That means that every one of Sandy’s creations is one-of-a-kind. Her ever-growing inventory includes decorative mirror and picture frames, glass curtains, glass hangings (wind chimes), inukshuks, bowls, starfish, Christmas decorations, clocks and table-top trays.
Who is Sandy McCormick?
Sandy was born and raised in Vancouver. She has been visiting Texada since 1989 and has lived on the island since 2006, with her partner Lee Stephens. Sandy is a UBC graduate who retired from journalism to enjoy the Texada way of life. She has gathered beach glass on all seven continents, but 98 per cent of her collection is from Texada Island.Sandy McCormick sandynleeti@gmail.com 604 414-3525
- Septaliger Arts:
Septaliger Arts
Septaliger is a calligrapher and artist. Her calligraphy expertise ranges from custom stationary for special events or personal projects to reproductions of Medieval manuscript pages and original multidiscipline art. Also see her art on a variety of products at Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Septaliger/shop or buy her original art on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Septaliger
Contact Septaliger (Charlotte Dawe) at chairlie@me.com - Septaliger Arts:
Septaliger Arts
Septaliger is a calligrapher and artist. Her calligraphy expertise ranges from custom stationary for special events or personal projects to reproductions of Medieval manuscript pages and original multidiscipline art. Also see her art on a variety of products at Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Septaliger/shop or buy her original art on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Septaliger
Contact Septaliger (Charlotte Dawe) at chairlie@me.com - Studio at Fry Pan Lane
Studio at Fry Pan Lane
3221 Kirk Lake Road, Van Anda
(aka Fry Pan Lane)
Timothy AtwoodStained Glass and Sculptural Art
604-483-8008
tim@frypanlane.com
www.frypanlane.com
Stained Glass and Other Art - The Studio on Dogwood Street
The Studio on Dogwood Street
Gillies Bay
O.C. (Doby) DobrostanskiCustom paintings and murals from your photos or ideas, fibreglass creations.
604-486-0334
dgart@telus.net
www.studioondogwood.com
For a more complete list of additional businesses on the island go to Texada Visitors Guide