Artists

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

Beach Art, Home Decor Using gains of sand, driftwood, and shells collected on the west coast of Vancouver Island Jan painstakingly places each piece on a small canvas to create a beach scene. 

Beach Art, Home Decor Using gains of sand, driftwood, and shells collected on the west coast of Vancouver Island Jan painstakingly places each piece on a small canvas to create a beach scene. 

Elena was introduced to art an an early age and trained at the Vancouver School of Art. Her works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and international private collections

Based on Vancouver Island Brian Middleton has moved from using the traditional tools of an artist to using ProCreate on his iPad Pro. He continues to use the artistic principles he learned as a student in his 20s but has traded in oil paints and watercolours for digital light. This...

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.