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What Inspires me? – Janet Tysiak

By Station Gallery
 on July 27, 2015
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What inspires me?

Magazine photos, paintings, old stained glass windows in century homes…and mostly people, like the young father of three, who asked me to make him something special for his wife last Christmas.  He asked me to build a transom window to sit over the doorway of his family room.  He wanted the word “family” to be in the design, but didn’t want it to stand out.

So, pencil in hand, I started sketching a design.  From there, the building of the panel begins.   The end result…see for yourself.  If you look closely, you will see heavy lead lines to indicate the letters in the word, FAMILY.  It was a fun project to work on, and the young husband earned many brownie points too!

family-janet-tysiak

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Out of the Frying Pan – Maud Skoog

By Station Gallery
 on July 20, 2015
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maud-frying-panWho would know that painting poppies on grandma’s old frying pans would be so much fun?!

I sold some oil paintings to a customer of mine. He liked my style, so when he inherited his grandmother’s cast iron frying pans, he gave them to me to decorate with poppies, so he could hang them on his kitchen wall.

I am happy they turned out so vibrant and lively and I truly hope that the poppies on his wall will inspire many delicious meals.

Aftermath….I am constantly looking for cast iron frying pans….so many more flowers to paint!!!

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A little help from my friends – Mary Firth

By Station Gallery
 on June 11, 2015
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mary-firth1I’ve not written a blog before and no doubt will write very few in the future, primarily because I do not have a computer (and don’t intend to get one!). So I have to rely of the generous nature of my friends to get such this to the Station Gallery website.

I have said that my eyesight and my hearing (I listen to classical music most of the time) were my most treasured senses.  Well 2 1/2 years ago (on my 70th birthday yet) my optic nerve was permanently damaged. I have temporal arthritis –  and as a result I now see through a hazy blur with my left eye.  My right eye was never wonderful as I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 16 months old, so although it’s a challenge now to do stained glass or any other fine close up work, I will carry on as long as I can.  The glass has kept me busy and seen me through some rough patches.  Each project now takes longer because I can’t see well enough to cut each piece of glass as accurately as in the past.  (What would I do without my grinder?!) But I still  love working with colour and texture and creating my own designs.

I’m a member of the library in Port Perry and so for 2 years now I’ve sold my work at their annual Snowflake sale (a fundraiser for the library) in the month leading up to Christmas.  So if you need some wonderful little stained glass gifts for Christmas come to the Scugog Memorial Library in Port Perry!  But you will see me in the Fenelon Station Gallery all this summer.

Mary Firth

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Art From the Heart – Janet Secord

By Marys
 on June 19, 2013
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Janet Secord with friend

Janet Secord with friend

Now being involved with the Gallery – I am in awe of the talent of all the artists and craftsmen – noting that we are all varied in talents. There is something there for everyone.

For me, my motivation and inspiration for painting came out of desperation and the need to feel productive and challenged.

Creativity sometimes lies dormant for a long while – it is only now that I am older(and hopefully wiser) that I have taken the time to TRY and develop something that speaks to people and perhaps inspires.

janet-secordSo, a few years ago I got an old sheet, laid it across my lap, and with paint and canvas, and some gospel music in the background – proceeded to create- needless to say I went through a lot of canvases and paint before achieving what i thought was worthwhile. My mind had a vision but it took awhile for the brush to understand it.

Always intent on trying new mediums, varied subjects my paintings will all be ART FROM THE HEART.

Janet will be sitting in the gallery on June 21st if you would like to meet her and discuss art!

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A day in the life of… Fudgee

By Marys
 on April 4, 2012
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My business name is known as Woodturning by Fudgee which is a nickname I attained as a teen growing up in Toronto. I was a civil servant for 28 years and have been retired for the past two years. I hope this little blurb will give you some insight into who I am and what motivates and inspires me.

Wood selection

Morris looks for natural elements found in wood to make an interesting piece

To begin with most of my work is done before breakfast. I usually get up sometime between 5-6 am and head down to the workshop and depending on how challenged I’m feeling (or awake) will determine the morning project. I usually turn an item every day or two and the larger items may take a week. I turn logs, branches and blocks of wood to create decorative and functional works of art. Since my early teens I’ve had keen interest in creative expression. I’ve pursued interest in many mediums including leather and wood carving, drawing, painting, photography, woodworking and more recently wood turning.

 

Hollowing out the inside of the vase

Here Morris is hollowing out the inside of a vase

My first encounter with a lathe was in Junior High School where I completed a small dish and in 2001 I purchased my first lathe. Mainly through self instruction I learned the basics in wood turning and since I have become an active wood turner. In 2002 I joined the Kawartha Woodturners Guild and continue to be an active member. I have given demonstrations on how to turn and color wooden flowers to both the Toronto and Kawartha Woodturners Guilds. I generally have about two tons of locally obtained wood at any given time in and around our home in Rosedale which can take up to two years of drying to become suitable for creating works of art. The wood is usually obtained from downed trees around our home. Friends and acquaintances will drop off wood right at my door step.

When I look at wood, I look for natural elements found in wood (many would consider this wood for the burn pile). In fact, a lot of my pieces of wood have been retrieved from burn piles destined for someone’s fireplace or stove. Anyway, I look for features such as bark inclusions, unusual figure, distressed areas, spalting, natural edges, sapwood/heartwood and color/grain contrast. I turn each piece to accentuate the grain, texture and natural color, often leaving traces of bark and natural decay to enhance the beauty that nature has already created.

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I use a number of wood turning chisels to carve each piece of work. Each piece of wood really dictates the end product. I may start wanting to have a specific profile but once I open the wood it makes me skew from my original plan……that’s the beauty of turning, you are never sure of the end result or what beauty lies within.

Once the carving has been completed, I start sanding, beginning at about 120 grit and finishing with 400/600 grit. My favourite finish is Tung oil which accentuates the grain. The next step, while the lathe is turning about 1200-1500 rpm (where permitted) is to apply a mixture of shellac and Tung oil. The friction is used to create a very hard finish. The end result is a one-of-a-kind decorative or functional piece of art.

If my wife doesn’t abscond with it you will see it at one of my shows. Speaking of shows, I will be attending the following shows and retail stores.

  • Earth to Art April 27-28 at the Lindsay Inn 345 Lindsay St. S Lindsay
  • Station Gallery of Fenelon Falls May 19-Oct 8 103 Lindsay St. Fenelon Falls
  • Valentia Arts Festival July 14 Valentia Church and Community Hall
  • Kawartha Art Festival Sept 1-2 Fenelon Fair Ground 27 Veterans Way
  • Victoria County Studio Tour Sept 29-30 and Oct 6-7
  • My Favourite Thing 10 King St E Bobcaygeon  Retail Store
  • Galaxy Picture Framing and Gifts 104 Kent St W. Lindsay ON Retail Store

 

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