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Summer Tour 2012
August 3rd - 12th, 2012
10am - 5pm

Fish

How to find us

The map to the right will orient you to the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The map below is available in a printable .pdf version with artist info, just click the map. The Tour route is marked by road signs featuring our logo of the Stinking Fish and each studio entrance is marked by number.

Not all the member artists are on every tour, so be sure to check for the updated map and listings below (in June for Summer Tour and October for Fall Tour) for the list of current participants. Many member's studios are open other than just the tour dates. Call to make an appointment or for studio hours.

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Stinking Fish Studio Tour

 

 

Vancouver Island map


Summer Tour map and brochure will be available in June 2012

arrow click to download pdf file to print MAP / ARTIST LOCATIONS for the Summer 2011 Tour
Artist studio map


Artists who participated in the Summer 2011 Tour


1
Peggy Elmes
River's Edge Pottery

6160 Calvert Road
250-642-4796
Handcrafted pottery for gift-giving and enriched daily living. Decorative vessels and functional stoneware reflecting the natural environment. MC/Visa


2
Alice McLean
McLean Studio

968 Gillespie Road
250-642-3522
You will find Alice’s studio at the end of a forested lane overlooking Sooke Basin. Featuring ceramic fountains, sinks, lamps, everyday functional ware and ornamental Raku pieces.


3
Guest Artist!
Kay Lovett
Lovett Pictures Studio

773 Park Heights Road
250-642-5747
www.lovettpictures.com/kay
Recently reviewed as "Post Abstract-Representationalism", but I like Chuck Jones' advice: "Take your work, but never yourself seriously". Comes in all sizes, l MC/VISA


4
Jeff Letain
Madrona Cove Studios

6084 Timberdoodle Rd.
250-642-6572
www.letainguitars.com
For me art is the creative outlet for your thoughts and feelings. The art object should be well made, giving it a lasting presence in our throw away world. MC/VISA MC/VISA


5
Guest Artist!
Bonnie Coulter
The Boar's Bristle

1509 Woodcock Rd.
250-642-7650
I love to slide around the canvas in oil when capturing a landscape allowing color to manifest mood. Smaller works detail forest plants in acrylic.


6
Angela Menzies
Brown Dog Studio

1344 Martock Road
250-642-4506
Inspired by wild women, joyous colours and rich textiles, I want my paintings to be luscious to look at. Award winning artist.


7
Guest Artist!
Jacquetta Nisbet
Nisbet Studios

5497 East Sooke Rd.
778-425-3286
Nisbet’s award winning tapestries and paintings are firmly grounded in her reverence for the integrated and inspirited arts of First Culture peoples. She infuses her original contemporary works with this strong spirit.


8
Guest Artist!
Jennifer Muth
Olde Town Quiltery

708 Seedtree Rd.
250-980-3233
High on the hillside with an ocean view is my professional quilting studio where you will find traditional quilts of all sizes...and a few surprises.  I take pride in my craft and use only the highest quality of quilting cottons and threads.


9
Beverly Petow
Bitchenheat Metalwerks

691 Seedtree Road
250-642-6920
Rusted and bright steel sculpture, including unusual found objects. Functional and frivolous for the gift-giving season. Commissions welcome. MC/Visa


10
Jennifer Kivari
Kivari Studio

941 Arden Rd.
250-474-7403
www.kivaristudio.com
Highly creative award winning mosaics containing recycled objects, clarity, depth and streams of conscientiousness that will capture the attention of viewers and tell a story.


11
Doug McBeath
Doug McBeath Woodturning

showing at 5125 William Head Rd.
250-478-8729
Lathe-turned wooden bowls, plates, lidded boxes, pepper mills, artistic vases and hollow forms from local and exotic woods chosen for distinctive color and unique appearance.


11
Guest Artist!
Maureen (Moe) Reilly
Pebblehill Art Studio

5125 William Head Rd.
250-474-7698
www.pebblehillstudio.ca
Celebrating the beauty of nature and wildlife in fiber/mixed media using an inspiring range of techniques, embroidery and painted silks to create life-like three dimensional needle paintings. MC/VISA/AMEX Visa, MC, Interac


12
Ann Semple
Clayfoot Crockery

4531 Lindholm Road
250-478-2341
www.clayfootcrockery.com
Functional pottery that begs to be used and ornamental pieces just for the fun of it. MC/Visa


13
Don Knoles
Don Knoles Fine Woodworking

215 Mary Hill Place
250-478-0888
Heirloom boxes, Lazy Susans, etc. handcrafted from exotic and local hardwoods using only the natural colour of the woods. Each item is an original. Cheque or cash only.


14
Nicole Valentine-Rimmer
School House Studio

4495 Happy Valley Rd.
250-474-1059
www.NValentineStudio.etsy.com
Glass, metal and fiber meet in one of a kind jewelry. Handcrafted glass beads made individually by the artist combine with other elements into wearable art.


14
Guest Artist!
Lesley Forman
Touch Stone Studio

showing at Old Metchosin School
4495 Happy Valley Rd.
778-678-6708
touchstonestudio.ca
Sculpting stone is a passion, a love for me. Every piece is sculpted by hand using stone carving knives or a chisel and hammer.


15
Judi Dyelle
'Chosin Pottery

4283 Metchosin Road
250-474-2676
www.chosinpottery.ca
Delicate pierced or carved porcelain, wheel thrown or handbuilt, glazed with beautiful Oriental and micro crystalline glazes. MC/Visa/Interac


15
Robin Hopper
'Chosin Pottery

4283 Metchosin Road
250-474-2676
www.chosinpottery.ca
Internationally recognized, award winning, decorative and functional pottery, in a beautiful gallery, set in a beautiful garden. MC/Visa/Interac


15
Morgan Saddington
M-Designs

showing at 4283 Metchosin Road
1-250-748-6688
www.morgananndesigns.com
ON TOUR JULY 28TH - AUGUST 1ST.Beautiful hand-linked silver chains, chain-maille, pendants, bracelets, earrings and more. Pieces creatively designed with bead accents. Highly Wearable! MC/Visa


16
Guest Artist!
Elaine Morton
Cliff Top Cottage

135 Cliff Dr.
250-478-4358
ON TOUR JULY 28TH - AUGUST 1ST. Exquisite watercolour paintings of beach treasures, seascapes and local wild flowers.  Calendars, cards and other small gifts.


17
Lorraine Thorarinson Betts
Saladpatch Studio

127 Cliff Drive
250-391-9590
www.lorrainebetts.com
Discover the beauty of original art on paper. Mixed media, monotypes, etchings, collagraphs - a celebration of texture, line and colour.


19
Kathy & Selby Saluke
Licorice Fern Studio

900 Neff Rd.
250-478-6549
www.licoricefernstudio.ca
Original designs which celebrate the beauty of the earth and her creatures, created in colourful fabrics, fibres and threads. Delightful for your home or office. Visa