Editor's note: The Squamish Valley ArtWalk 2005 Studio & Gallery Tour is set for Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with local artists displaying their works in their own studios and local galleries in and around Squamish and Furry Creek. This is the second in a series of articles profiing each of the participating artists.
Sarha Holt: Woodworker
Showing at: 37710 Second Avenue
Sarha lives and works in Squamish, building one-of-a-kind solid wood furniture commissioned by clients throughout the Sea to Sky corridor and the Lower Mainland. She has been working on her own designs for three years now, after serving two years in a joinery apprenticeship through BCIT. When she is not in her shop, she climbs (summer) and skis (winter).
Tracey Dixon: Jewelry
www.dixon-designs.com
Born into and shaped by a place where forest meets the Pacific, Tracy has lived and always enjoyed Canada's unspoiled coastline. Inspired by her adventure-infused west coast life, you can feel the ocean, rocks and rainforest in Tracy's work. She is drawn to the colours and textures of her environment and expresses her passion through the work that she creates. Tracy's eye is never far from the gems, stones and rocks that reflect the perspective of her surroundings. She lives on the edge of Howe Sound in the community of Furry Creek.
Ruby Finck: Painter
Showing at: #10 - 41450 Government Road
Ruby works primarily in watercolours and Chinese ink, fusing western and oriental art forms in creating representational works of landscapes, seascapes and still life. She also enjoys creating works in the abstract form.Her works are held in private collections in our country, the United States of America and abroad.
Suzanne Glick: Fibre-wool/fabric
www.maidenavalon.com
Suzanne was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and had a childhood full of art, nature and of course, hockey! She moved along into the world of art and finally happily settled on fiber crafts. As life was weaving and spinning along the inevitable happened, children! And there was more than one of them! And so, slowed but not stopped, she continued to work into the wee hours of the morning fashioning fine and now somewhat smaller things.
The children grew, as children will and Suzanne had and IDEA what if she should teach children to play with fiber as she was doing and having oh-so-much fun. She has become a Waldorf Teacher and loves it. She has school happening all around her in many different sizes, shapes and colours, to accommodate the ever-growing masses of happy children and their parents. Currently, Suzanne is pursuing a B.F.A. at Sundridge College in New York in her spare time.
Gail Christopher
Tour the ArtWalk leave the driving to Gail
Last year artist Gail Christopher was part of the annual Squamish Valley Art Walk, opening up her airbrush studio to the public.
This year she is participating in a different way and conducting tours of the Art Walk with her new company, Howe Sound Taxi.
Gail and her husband, Frank Ryan, recently started Howe Sound Taxi to answer the demands of Sea to Sky country's growing public transportation demands. The response has been phenomenal.
Not only is Howe Sound Taxi providing daily transportation to the community, but the company also recognizes the need to show off the beauty of Sea to Sky country. One of the first special tours they want to offer is touring our fabulous artists' studios.
What could be more beautiful than the art inspired by these heavenly surroundings? This is an excellent tour for people who might not otherwise be able to make it to the studios, for tourists who don't know their way around, or for people who just want to take it easy and get chauffeured around in comfort.
Howe Sound Taxi can even shuttle groups up from Vancouver or down from Whistler during the Art Walk weekend.The vehicles are six passenger Montana vans, which are roomy, with all the comforts including air conditioning.Tours are going to be 2 to 3 hours long and start as low as $15 per person, with a minimum booking of two people.
