Seventy five pieces of work showing a diverse range of art currently adorn the walls at the Old School Arts Centre (TOSH) marking the first Members’ Show.
Executive director at TOSH Corinne James said the centre recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and the 100th birthday of the heritage building, and a show of the various members, both new and old, was fitting.
“It’s important to show not only the community but our own members what we’ve all been doing,” she said.
An array of mediums can be seen in all three galleries at the centre, she said, including paintings, drawings, fibre art and photography.
Teresa Lange Kings has been a member for about a year and a half and she is showing a mixed media piece made with acrylic and all natural materials.
It’s the last in a series she’s been working on for about 10 years, all incorporating some form of natural materials like pine needles, lichen and moss.
The series has 15 to 20 pieces ranging from small to room size, and have included a forest of cardboard tubes and an”unnatural” forest of 42 identical fibreboard trees.
“It’s related to the forest and clear cutting,” she said. “It’s a way to look at the forest so that it’s valued.”
Pauline Pike has been a member of TOSH for 25 years, since the beginning, and taught four classes a week for about 14 years. Her piece is made with watercolors depicting a totem pole sketched in Gwaii Haanas Park in Haida Gwaii.
Randy Hall has been taking photographs seriously for about two years and his piece captures the French Creek Harbour in the early morning light.
“Early morning light is always a good time of day and the clouds that morning looked good and I thought French Creek was a good target.”
Hall said he has a couple more photos he took recently that also show striking clouds and lightning at French Creek Harbour and a series may be building.
The TOSH Members Show runs until Oct. 13, for more information visit www.theoldschoolhouse.org or call 250-752-6133.
