Susanne Hansen at Malerkosten Studio
Hansen at her Malerkosten Studio with one her watercolour landscapes.
She is of Danish ancestry and malerkosten means “paint brush.”
She is of Danish ancestry and malerkosten means “paint brush.”
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.)
'Go into the woods, cut down a tree and start carving.'
James Buxton at his Birch Street Studio
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The process of getting the long ash strips for weaving is laborious and takes skill.
In these photos, the ash log is pounded along its length with a mallet, causing the outer wood to be crushed and the inner wood to be separated so that it can be peeled off in long strips.
In these photos, the ash log is pounded along its length with a mallet, causing the outer wood to be crushed and the inner wood to be separated so that it can be peeled off in long strips.
“Each sketch has a story to tell.”
Watercolour artist Roy Tibbits
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Roy Tibbits in his studio working on a painting of the old McAdam NB
train station which is now being restored as a museum
train station which is now being restored as a museum
'At the end of the day, I’m just a guy who loves to paint.'
Artist, teacher Lloyd Fitzgerald
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Lloyd Fitzgerald at work, using a very fine brush to perfect the line of a birch tree.
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“I've had my crazy days in music, now I play closer to home.”
Bluesman Lonesome Jim Lawrance
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Lonesome Jim performing in May 2013 at the Celtic Fox Coffee House |
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