Artists' Biographies

 William Allen (Bill) Walters         ( Born Sarnia, Ontario, March 7, 1948 ) The first year Bill started pursuing his career as a Grade 7/8 teacher, he enrolled in an evening beginning painting course under the direction of David Korff at Lambton College in Sarnia. From that year on Bill's interest in studying, and making art flourished. While teaching and helping to raise four children, he continued to take art courses in painting, and printmaking (primarily woodcuts), and from 1987 to 1990 he co- authored the Intermediate Art Curriculum for the Lambton County School Board for all...

Born in Toronto and raised in Sarnia-Lambton, Dan has always found himself drawn to the arts. From doodles to photography to painting and beyond. He studied graphic design and is a self taught painter. While the majority of his work is acrylic based realism, Dan is known to experiment with different styles and media and has recently added natural objects and poured resin finishes to his artworks. Dan has started to introduce his work to the public through local sales and shows and looks forward to continuing to tell stories with his pieces as he expands further afield. https://www.instagram.com/danthompson_artworks

As a Silversmith (Ladysmith) Bonnie likes to work in small artisanal and production batches to create OOAK jewellery designs from raw sterling silver grain. She will smelt, form, fabricate; bezel set, wirewrap, string and generally play with jewellery and the making of wearable art. A graduate from l'Ecole de Joaillerie de Montreal in 2008 she moved to Ontario that same year. Crystals, fossils, rocks, gemstones, semi-precious jewels and pearls all play a part in the creative process. Bonnie intuitively plays with crystals and often interprets their vibrations. She is constantly learning about the world of rocks and crystals and is...

Artist statement Jo-Anne Gillis As a potter, with many years of experience, creating hand built vessels and sculptural forms, my work is a reflection of my connection to the natural beauty and permanence of clay. My creative process involves the manipulation of hand thrown textured slabs of clay to construct the form. My focus is on the texture and surface patterns that enhance the form, or as in the example of the breast-plates, to describe a life’s journey. It has been said that clay has a language of its own, or that it speaks for itself. For me, the pottery...

Penelope: No formal art training except childhood memories of encouragement from her English grandfather who loved to paint in watercolours. Teenage years spent in boarding school where airmail letters were filled with descriptive pencil sketches. An avid world traveler from the age of 16, Penelope entered the Travel Industry after graduation. This opened the door to a less time consuming field of interest :photography: which continues to be a big part of her life. In 2018 head trauma caused loss of fine motor skills and short term memory. With unconditional support and encouragement from her sisterhood, Penelope gradually started her...