Artists

Ruth Armstrong

Heather Aycan - Painted Paddles

Brad Beers - Reclaimed window frames

Mark Berens - Landscape oil paintings

The surface quality of his landscapes is thick, creamy, and rich in the palette of nature’s liveliness. Berens is particularly noted for his ability to capture depth and light through textured dabs of a well-calculated colour palette. Upon viewing a Berens Oil, it is almost as if one could reach out and pick up one of his fallen leaves. Through closer inspection, the quality of the paint reveals itself in a somewhat abstract manner, creating a unique bilateral dynamic for viewing.

Tamara Blakelock - Custom Clocks

Alana Ellis Boyd

Alana has been pursuing "expression through art" from an early age, sharing her interests in landscape, horses, portraits and flowers. She is presently working in acrylics, but continues to explore many other mediums and art forms including mandalas. Her love of the garden and animals keeps her grounded in rural Burk's Falls with appreciation for the ever changing landscape. Commissions considered.

Anna Branch

Pam Carnochan - Wool landscape art

Pam Carnochan is a fibre artist that has married her love of watercolour painting with her love of wool. She uses the wool from her sheep to create works of landscape art. She has taught in Algonquin Park at the Art Centre for several seasons encouraging participants to explore the natural world in another way using the intuitive to the guide the process. Pam has instructed in the elementary and secondary school systems, the McMichael Art Gallery, and provided workshops to many groups within the Muskoka Region.

Margret Comack - "Maggee Made" Knits

Susan Davis - Cards By Sue, Designed For You

Nelly Dennis - Photograph Greeting Cards

Don Ferguson - With Natures Help - Burl Bowls Tables

Heather and Scott Ferrier

Diane Finlayson

Diane is an Artist/Facilitator. Upon completing studies as an early childhood educator at the University of Manitoba, Diane spent several years teaching at the primary level in Manitoba and Quebec.

Relocating to the Muskoka area in 2009 she quickly became involved with the Huntsville Art Society and with the Almaguin Highlands Arts Council. Diane is dedicated to promoting and developing visual arts programs for children, adults and seniors and specializes in teaching Drawing, Perspective, Pen & Ink and Water Colour throughout the Almaguin and Muskoka areas.

Diane herself works with Pencil, Pen & Ink, Water Colour, Water Miscible Oils, and Acrylic. Self taught, Diane and has taken workshops with John Price, Peter John Reid, and Carole Rudderham. She is currently incorporating her water colour, acrylic and Pen & Ink skills in developing unique multi media works.

Fish Eye Sisters - Fibre Art & Design

Jen Manuell + Sandra Stetler. These two sisters combine their respective talents to create beautiful handmade designs that are also original and functional. Jen and Sandra are currently focused on a line of fine crafts featuring their own hand-dyed wool fabric in a series of one-of-a-kind wearables and unique home décor items, all completely designed and handmade by the two of them in their studio just north of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Both are educated and experienced in business, and have recently left behind lengthy professional careers – Jen as an HR Manager, and Sandra as a Portfolio Manager – to dedicate themselves completely to turning their textile art into a full-time business.

A. J. Gray - Oil paintings

In 1979 I moved to Algonquin Park and lived there on a year round based until 1997. My studio there has no electricity, running water or road access.
Algonquin is now my summer home and I winter in Emsdale.
These landscape paintings are based on the responses that living in rural Canada invoke. The medium is oil on masonite and there is an ever changing set of subjects just outside the door.

Karen Gray - Pottery

Woody Green - Woodworking

My given name likely speaks to the early love my father had for woodworking. My own passion for wood grew slowly, starting with tapping maple trees for syrup, and progressing to logging and sawing boards for myself and other woodworkers. I became fascinated by the character that is unique in every board such as grain pattern, colour and even smell. Today I am still thrilled to pick up a piece of wood and to imagine the possibilities that lie within. Starting with a vision I know that patience and perseverance may eventually reveal something that is, not only useful, but also beautiful.

Jade Reyes Guerrero - Pottery and glass

Betty Harris - Upcycled mittens

R.W. Haviland

Haviland's solo exhibitons and participation in group shows has placed her work in collections throughout Canada, in the U.S.A., Europe and in the Ontario Government Permanent Collection. She has received Exhibition Grants from the Ontario Arts Council, (and, a while ago, won her Master Class in an Ontario Roadrunner's event . . .)

Heather Hodgson

Kim James

Mendelson Joe - Acrylic paintings

Born Birrell Josef Mendelson on July 30th, 1944 in Toronto, Canada, Mr. Joe is a great Canadian original who has established himself as a consummate multi-media artist.
A self-taught guitarist since age eleven, Mr. Joe's musical career spans four decades; he is a prolific songwriter and a recognized guitar master.
In 1975, Mr. Joe rescued some derelict paints from the garbage, and tried painting just to see what it was like. A distinct style soon evolved. Today, Mendelson Joe's painting's are internationally recognized as outstanding, unique, examples of contemporary Canadian art.
His work is housed at the Art Bank (a government-owned art collection), and in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide.
In March 2000 Mendelson Joe realized his longtime dream and exited the city of Toronto. He now resides in a log cabin surrounded by forest in the Almaguin Highlands.

Kelly Keating - Porcupine Quill jewellery

Marlene Lees - Acrylic & oil Paintings

Marlene is an artist and musician as well as a life-long animal lover. Drawing filled the days of her childhood, with occasional art classes in college. In later years an interest in exploring color in oil and acrylic painting allowed her to present her viewpoint of nature and animals. Her style leans toward realism influenced by impressionism. She seeks to convey beauty in common, ordinary things, animals or places. While some painters may aspire to paint on larger canvases, Marlene favors the more intimate, ‘miniature’ size. Inspiration for her work comes from interesting shapes, patterns, or the rhythm of a line.

Elaine Matton - Wool and silk scarves

Elaine is passionate about felting and dyeing just about anything she can. Since 2011 she has been making scarves with wool roving and silk fibres and fabric, and hand dyeing silk scarves in a variety of styles. Elaine is self taught in most things that she does, and loves to learn from her mistakes, which have been many!
Working from her studio overlooking a meadow, she reflects on living in Muskoka and the inspiration it has provided. ‘It’s easy to be passionate in a place that evokes so much appreciation of natural beauty.’

Emily Meir - Fibre Art

Donna Michelle - Sterling silver jewellery

I am a maker of things fascinated by the idea of jewellery as wearable art. Inspired by nature and all things vintage, I endeavour to bring new life to discarded objects and depict the balance and beauty of nature in unique, fashionable adornment.

Diane Millar

Verity Nielen - Horsehair Jewellery

Michele Patriquin

Kim Rainville - Ewe Again!

One-of-a-kind treasures lovingly stitched from recycled fabrics and buttons...just for you.

Emma Reel - Jewellery

Emma is inspired by the inherent qualities of the natural stones which are featured in her desgins. In her experience teaching jewellery techniques she is continuously delighted by the variety of deisgns that result from each individual's interaction with the materials. She strives to challenge herself to approach similar materials in a novel way each time she begins a new design.

Leane Richard-Bedard

Maureen Rieckhof - Painted glass

Maureen enjoys many crafts and when painting she likes to be playful. She always says, "There are no limitations to what can be created."
In 2012, she had one of her snowman designs chosen to be printed on Christmas wrap, which was sold at Canadian Tire, and in 2013, three designs were printed on Christmas Cards which sold at Giant Tiger and Dollarama stores across Canada.

Robert Ritchie

Willow Ritchie - Willowfern - Natural, Recycled, Handmade

Karen Robinson - Pen and ink drawings

I love the simplicity and challenge of doing pen and ink drawings of the everyday such as woodpiles and pantries and scenes of water and forests. I also am very interested in drawings of heavy equipment such as rock trucks and excavators and hydro transformer stations. I like to do my drawings at the site. Over the course of the day, I am continually trying to figure out connections and overlaps. I do not do a preliminary sketch – I just dive right in, which explains the ‘wobbly’ character of my work.

In addition to doing pen and ink drawings, I am a psychotherapist treating children, youth, and families through art therapy in my private practice in Huntsville, Ontario.

Susan Rodgers

Kathy Roi

Aila Schnitzler

Randy Snow

Wanda Snow

Janet Stahle-Fraser - Paintings and prints

Janet Stahle-Fraser is a painter/printmaker with a M.A. in philosophy from the University of Guelph. Her love of exploring artistic media is apparent in the diversity of materials and techniques she employs such as drawing, colour and monochrome woodcuts, etchings, mixed media, pastel and acrylic paintings. Presently she is incorporating digital techniques with traditional methods of image making.

Janet’s art has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Gallery, nationally and internationally. Her work has also been featured in Canadian books, magazines and newspapers. She is the recipient of numerous awards and is a faculty member in fine arts at Nipissing University.

Debbie Storing

Marta Szmilko

Victoria Topley - creative thINKing

Paper collage/stamping, handmade greeting cards