Bancroft Studio Tour

ARTISTS 2024

     AMY DOOLE   POTTER   (23 Fitzgerald Street)   

Amy creates functional stoneware pottery. Her work is nostalgic and playful with bright and earthy colours, sculptural elements, unique textures and vintage images.
613-334-7967 •  amydoolepottery@gmail.com

 

     STEPHANIE PARK   POTTER   (Stephanie is a guest at Amy’s studio)

Stephanie creates original stoneware pottery using time-honoured and modern techniques. Her work is inspired by the beauty of the wild and natural landscapes of the region.
613-639-3497 • sparkpottery@gmail.comsparkpottery.ca  @spark_pottery

 

     KETHA NEWMAN   PAINTER (watercolour, mixed media) & PRINTMAKER  (488 East Road Loop)

Enjoy the spectacular view from an off-grid hilltop studio. Ketha’s art is inspired by life in the backwoods and infused with magical realism.
613-334-9686ketha@kethanewman.comkethanewman.com Ketha Newman Artist

 

    LUCKY MALOO   UPCYCLER (sewing)  (2219 Musclow-Greenview Road)

Miriam Hookings specializes in sewing repurposed natural fabric into playful and practical one-of-a-kind clothing and home accessories with zero waste from her warm and welcoming trailer by the woods.
613-334-9683 (cell)info@luckymaloo.comwww.luckymaloo.com    LuckyMaloo   luckymaloo

 

     KATHLEEN KOSLOSKI   PAINTER (acrylic)  (1404 Hybla Road)

Kathleen creates very large, light-filled, airy and dramatic paintings in impressionistic, abstract and expressionist styles. You can see her acrylic landscapes in her forest cabin studio.
705-326-3010khkosloski@gmail.comkosloskiart.com    kosloskiart

 

     ABAGAIL COOK   PAINTER (acrylic)   (159 South Baptiste Lake Road)

Abigail creates art to engage with your memories – to help you bring last weekends hike, camping trip or stay at the cottage home with you. Primarily self taught, Abigail paints the Ontario landscape in acrylic on canvas.
705-559-9070abigailcookartist@gmail.comabigailcookartist.ca  Abigail Cook  abigailcookartistartist profile

 

     BARBARA ALLPORT  PAINTER (oil)  (116 Herschel River Road)

Barb is primarily a landscape painter working in acrylics. Her art is influenced by the many forests, wetlands, rivers, and lakes of my rural home near Bancroft.
613-334-9502barbaraallport@yahoo.ca • artist profile

 

     CLASINA WEESE   PAINTER (oil & cold wax)    (Clasina is a guest at Barbara’s studio)

As a new artist to the tour, Clasina is excited to present her nonrepresentational (abstract) works in oil and cold wax.

 

     ARDEA PRENTICE  PRINTMAKER (watercolour)    (Ardea is a guest at Barbara’s studio)

A wild process of magic and mystery. Layers of watercolour find their way onto the cotton canvas through monstrous acts of joy and madness
ardeadianablade@protonmail.com    ArdeaStudio   Ardea

 

     KEN BALMER   PAINTER (oil, acrylic)  (190 Hershel River Road)

The Gallery at High Falls. Wildlife paintings capturing both likeness and Orenda, the essential spirit of each creature. Come see a mix of realistic, bold colour and abstract interpretations.
520-331-7286 balmerart.comkbalmer@rethink-group.com   Ken Balmer

 

     ROBERT PEARSON   a.k.a. KRYS BRADLEY   PAINTER (pastel, charcoal & oil)   (810 Devenish Road)

Krys works in pastel, charcoal and oil. He favours landscapes and figurative works accenting light and dark. His home and studio overlooks Baptiste Lake. Works span Bancroft, BC, New Brunswick and Africa.
416-459-0663krysbradley_13@hotmail.com

 

     LYNNE VEGTER   PAINTER (oil)   (Lynne is a guest at Robert’s studio)

Moving to the Bancroft area in 2018, Lynne is emerging as an artist. Mainly self taught, Lynne takes her inspiration from hiking, kayaking and exploring the lake reflections and the natural life around the shores. Lynne also works and teaches Ceramics but is showing her painting on the tour.
lynnevegterart  alynne.vegter

 

     INGRID WHITAKER   PAINTER  (97 Bartlett Trail)

Using birchbark sourced from fallen trees on her property, Ingrid incorporates nature into painted collages. She also creates realistic portraits and paintings.
613-412-9488 or 416-534-4980tikkitorches@hotmail.com   artisting211

 

     KAREN ISTEAD   STAINED GLASS ARTIST  (68 Golden Shores Road)

Working in fused and stained glass, Karen captures the light reflecting from waterways , sky and trees. Birch trees are my ongoing passion. See my work displayed on the shores of Baptiste Lake.
613-332-0504kistead0@gmail.com  Karen Istead Glass Artist

 

     EMILY ISTEAD  STAINED GLASS ARTIST   (Emily is a guest at Karen’s studio)

Emily hand draws and creates original stained glass pieces from scratch. She takes a whimsical approach, to make her work as joyful and colourful as possible.
613-438-1719ekathryn224@gmail.com    ems_whimsical_creations

 

     NANCY MCKINNON   PAINTER (acrylic & oil)   (187 Storey Road)

Nancy is a landscape painter whose medium of choice is acrylics or oils. Her bold brush strokes and vibrant choice of colours is reflected in her work and the beauty that surrounds us.
613-332-6858613-334-6478rockwoodartstudio@gmail.comrockwoodartstudio.com

 

     MICHELLE BRUCE   JEWELLER/DESIGNER   (Michelle is a guest at Nancy’s studio)

Michelle is inspired by her love of stones and expresses this in her unique jewellery designs. Her creations are made from silver or copper and embellished with pearls, stones and beads.
613-334-2021botglass7@hotmail.com  michellebruce1653  michelle bruce

 

     KAREN GRAY   POTTER   (Karen is a guest at Nancy’s studio)

Using Sgrafitto technique, Karen carves images into clay that are inspired by daily life among windswept pine trees, canoe bows, sunflowers and wilderness
critters.
705-783-0242thepottersstudiogallery@gmail.comthepottersstudio.com  ThePottersStudioGallery  the.potters.studio.gallery

 

     DARYL PHILLIPS   PHOTOGRAPHER   (23 Vanluven Lane)

Come and enjoy Daryl Phillips home/studio on Vanluven Lake, just minutes from Bancroft. His photographs reveal aspects of nature that are beautiful and unique.
613-334-7595darylscottphillips@gmail.comdarylphillips.ca   CedarhausFilms  • artist profile

 

     MICHAEL HANKUS   PHOTOGRAPHER   (24 Cleak Avenue)

Michael’s photographic portfolio captures familiar settings of dwellings and landscapes at their most magical moments, from unconventional vantage points. His photographic work complements and continues to be explored in his illustration, virtual reality and musical pursuits.
289-400-2211michaelhankus@gmail.com hankus_visual

 

     ALLAN O’MARRA   PAINTER   (686 Maxwell Settlement Road)

Visit my vintage Maxwell Settlement schoolhouse home/studio to see my high realist paintings in a magnificent setting in a valley, surrounded by mountains on the shore of South Boundary Lake.
905-683-1860haomarra@gmail.comallanomarra.com  Allan O’Marra  allanomarra

 

     PATRICK DOHERTY   PAINTER (oil)   (737 Lakeview Road)

Painting since 1990, throughout his career Patrick has experimented with various media, finding much satisfaction combining unusual objects with traditional formats. As an urban native, Patrick continues to evolve creatively, but has strong roots in his childhood traditions.
416-579-4229

 

     IRINA SHESTAKOWICH   PAINTER & PRINTMAKER   (Irina is a guest at Patrick’s studio)

Irina is a fine art printmaker and painter, visiting the tour from St. Michael, Newfoundland.She will be showing a series of monotypes, and paintings, all portable small works, that relate to her surroundings – St. John’s Harbour and the view from her St. Michael’s Printshop window. It is all weather related.
416-522-1309irina@irinaprints.comirinaprints.com

 

     LYLE COLLINS   WOOD WORKER   (616 Bronson Road)

Lyle creates one of a kind salt and pepper mills and shakers from tree branches sourced on his own property. He produces unique live edge tables, charcuterie boards, lamps, coat racks, and more!
613-332-4631lyle.collins2@gmail.com

 

     HARRY LANGFORD   PAINTER   (Harry is a guest at Lyle’s studio)

Harry is a contemporary artist that works in various mediums of acrylic, oil and resin. He uses different techniques such as Dutch pour, resin manipulation
and more recently brush work to achieve his desired effect.
289-600-6028harry.langford123@gmail.com