Affinity Arts
John Bikadi, Wood Artisan
Born on the west coast, working with wood has always been a passion of mine.
Facebook: John Bikadi, Affinity Art.
Email: John.bikadi@gmail.com- 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
Lori Anne John Vick has a Master’s in Art Education from the University of British Columbia. She retired early from the Burnaby School District where she taught both Art (including AP 2-D Art, and AP Studio Art Drawing) and Math for 25 years. She was recognized by the BC Art Teachers Association with the Award for Excellence in Art Education – Graduation Level. Lori also had the opportunity to work with many Canadian Artists through Artist for Kids Trust on the North Shore. Retiring to Texada Island she now paints full time in a beachfront studio overlooking the Georgia Strait, part of the Salish Sea, British Columbia.
Throughout my working career I have never stopped making art. I like to explore the art of painting using a variety of media and styles exploring the question, “what if we ….” that was the question I liked asking my students best. Now I ask myself that question! lori.vpa@gmail.com
- 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
- 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 - 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