Submitted by Janet Whittington
For twenty-eight years, Lin Souliere, one of thirteen guest artists at the gallery, has worked and lived in the forest near Lion’s Head at Dragonfly Ridge Studio. Her paintings are watercolour on canvas/rag paper and acrylic on canvas. Exploring the relationship between ancient forests on the BC West Coast, rock cliffs on the Bruce Peninsula, Canadian Shield rock along Georgian Bay, how the trees connect with each other, and how the rock bears witness to thousands of years of history, are her focus and inspiration. Lin likes complexity and patterns in her compositions.
Brian and Sharilyn of Forty Hills Forge, guest artists, have been life partners for almost 30 years. Growing up in Grey/Bruce, they traveled and lived abroad but returned ‘home’ in 2013. Brian began blacksmithing full-time in 2019, and Sharilyn has been experimenting more with ceramics since 2022. They love to create beautiful and functional pieces. Brian is trained in architectural ironwork and also creates custom works for homes and cottages (furniture, stair railings, etc.). Currently they are starting to explore ways of combining their 2 mediums into new and creative pieces.
During July and August, the Red Schoolhouse Gallery is open every Thursday to Monday from 11am to 5pm.
