Artists

Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan & Czechoslovakia then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 2 inches.

Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan & Czechoslovakia then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 2 inches.

Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan & Czechoslovakia then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 2 inches.

Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan & Czechoslovakia then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 2 inches.

Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan & Czechoslovakia then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 2 inches.

Bruce Thurston lives on Texada Island, British Columbia and creates wonderfully whimsical glass art pieces that are composed of a large number of glass pieces that are fused together to produce the image. 

Bruce Thurston lives on Texada Island, British Columbia and creates wonderfully whimsical glass art pieces that are composed of a large number of glass pieces that are fused together to produce the image. 

Bruce Thurston lives on Texada Island, British Columbia and creates wonderfully whimsical glass art pieces that are composed of a large number of glass pieces that are fused together to produce the image. 

This cleverly designed bag has two external pockets and velcro closure. Unfolded the bag reveals a spacious interior, which is zippered shut.

Eco Printing creates prints of leaves, using the natural pigments, tannins and acids present in leaves, by combining them with mordants, moisture and heat on fabric or paper. Vancouver Island artist Jeanette Hawkes embellishes her eco prints with gold leaf.

This wall hanging measures 18 inches X 12.5 inches and is mounted on a wooden frame for easy hanging. Kate studied Fine Arts at the Montreal Museum School and Theatre Design at John Abbott College in Quebec and later worked in a weaving studio in Hudson, Quebec. She uses local...

Painting measures 4" x 12"

This photo was taken at Beachcomber Park, Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces. She has recently started producing beautiful buttons out of polymer...

Born in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island Adina moved to Venice, Italy where she studied art.  Upon her return to Canada she studied art and design at Vancouver Island University. She draws inspiration from her natural surroundings and Venetian architecture, working in acrylic, watercolour, charcoal and pencil.

Carla Flegel is a Vancouver Island watercolour artist who is known for her whimsical birds and humorous sayings.

Aaron Yukich is a nature and landscape photographer based on Vancouver Island. Nature is his happy place. It is a source of creativity, inspiration and a great teacher in the course of life. He believes time spent in nature is deeply nurturing and that we can all tune in to...

Aaron Yukich is a nature and landscape photographer based on Vancouver Island. Nature is his happy place. It is a source of creativity, inspiration and a great teacher in the course of life. He believes time spent in nature is deeply nurturing and that we can all tune in to...

Westcoast artist Wendy Schmidt expresses her interest in nature and wildlife through her paintings using watercolours and oils as well as photography.

Ice Bear is an artist from the Ojibway nation, Chippewas of Nawash Clan. He moved from Ontario to BC in the early 80s. He has been painting and sculpting for nearly 50 years, drawing on nature and his Indigenous heritage for inspiration. His work is found in corporate and private...

Westcoast artist Wendy Schmidt expresses her interest in nature and wildlife through her paintings using watercolours and oils as well as photography.

Westcoast artist Wendy Schmidt expresses her interest in nature and wildlife through her paintings using watercolours and oils as well as photography.