There's a tightly-knit creative enclave in the Upper Saint John River Valley of western New Brunswick, Canada. Meet our artists and artisans, musicians and performers as well as entrepreneurs and leaders. (These interviews, currently on hiatus, first appeared in the Woodstock NB newspaper, the Bugle-Observer.)
‘From home economics to art, I’ve always taught something.’
Teacher, artist Gladys Neilsen
The artist in her studio and a selection of recent paintings. The
flowers are representative of Neilsen’s best-known style but the birches,
shown here as a detail from a larger work, are highly textured.
‘I was good to the horse business and it was good to me.’
Ron Hill “the horse carver”
A highly realistic team of draft horses at left; race horses, titled “Spring Break”, at far right.
Ron Hill, at top centre, with one of his early sculptures; below, figures are outlined on
basswood before carving. The carving and finishing method is described in the video below.
‘We’re all creatures struggling to be creative ─ anyone can do it.’
Watercolour artist Sabrina Shaw
Shaw’s watercolour art displays a wide variety of themes although each work
seems to zero-in on the key subject matter. Here the artist talks about an
abandoned truck, one of her more unanticipated paintings.
abandoned truck, one of her more unanticipated paintings.
‘I have a traditional approach that some say is a nice kind of weird.’
Clay artist Denise Violette Michaud
Michaud with two of her art dolls and, along the sides of this image,
several heads she has sculpted recently in her atelier near Grand Falls NB.
‘I’ve put down roots here and want to make a difference.’
Arts entrepreneur Paul Twyford
Paul Twyford at the Creek Village Gallery with some of the
fine pewter products, made in Harvey NB, that he retails locally
fine pewter products, made in Harvey NB, that he retails locally
‘I like to make them and I like to get rid of them.’
Woodturner Dale Slipp
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Slipp, at left, in his workshop turning the outside of a new bowl on the lathe.
Centre, from top, the bowl after the first turning then going to the second, inside phase.
At right, rough bowls take at least four months to dry in the “bowl bank”. |
‘I think perhaps progress leaves behind a haunted landscape.’
Artist, poet, photographer Allan Brewer
Brewer displaying and talking about some of his photos from the series “Along Country Roads”.
‘I am inspired by things of the past, childhood memories and the intricate details found in nature.’
Fibre artist Julia Rhyno
A multi-talented artist who just happens to work with fibre
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