2009 Kings County Studio tour
Ξ June 5th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Exhibitions |
We are excited about this year’s Studio Tour coming up June 13 & 14. Some interesting facts on your local artists that may surprise you!
• One of the artists had a portrait he’d painted given to Barbra Streisand and James Brolin for their wedding.
• One of our artisans had his handicraft given as a presents to two monarchs - the King of Bhutan and Queen Elizabeth II. Even the Americans love him … Michelle Obama’s used his work.
• The Prime Minister of Canada purchased a work from another local artist on the Tour.
Check out our website to find out more www.studiotour-nb.com
Join with your friends and make a day of it!
Look for our pamphlets at Holly’s Restaurant and the Pharmasave in Hampton, the Saint John Arts Centre in Saint John, and Jitters Café and Winterwood Natural Food Store in Sussex and many other stops from Saint John to Sussex..
The hours of the event are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday the 13th, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday the 14th.
The tour encompasses 14 studios in the Hampton and Sussex areas. Brent Rourke will be showing his wooden wares at the Barn in Bloomfield, There are a number of painters including Andrew Giffin, Pat Mercer and Alice Whitney, Helga Lobb, Judi Baxter, and Eleanor Jenkins, who also does leatherwork, and Elizabeth Cameron who works in coloured pencil. We have two fibre artists who work with handspun and died yarns, Angela Belyea and Liz Miller. There is one clay artist - Carol Taylor, one photographer - Jamie Wilson, and one stained glass worker - Sharyn Gulliver. Hooper Studios will have Kathy and Sue’s paintings but other artists will be showing there as well so there will be sculpture and some other art forms. Lastly Saponetta Divino features homemade soaps and lotions. It is certainly a diverse and eclectic group of artists and craftspeople..
Any further inquiries may be addressed to Trudy at the Barn in Bloomfield 506 832-3716 or by emailing me at andrew@giffinartworks.ca