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.
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