David Grieve - Through the Trees

Through the Trees

August 21- Sept. 9

David Grieve was introduced to oil painting at a young age. As a child, he would often accompany his mother to a group oil painting class. It was at the young age of nine that he created his first oil painting, and his love of creating blossomed throughout his adolescence.
David was the recipient of the Michael Scotchmer scholarship, studying Fine Arts at the University of Guelph. As a student, David was given the opportunity to display his work in the Zavitz Galley in Guelph, Ontario, receiving positive reviews and giving him the opportunity to meet and connect with collectors.
His inspiration comes from walking along pathways through protected natural areas. Recalling the sense of tranquil beauty, David says, "The path itself is like a metaphor for life. It is a journey from beginning to end, with ups and downs and twists along the way. The sun shines brightly through the open spaces in the canopy of trees, while in other areas, dark shadows are cast across the pathway. One thing is certain, however: the end of the path opens into an expansive field, akin to Heaven, as our journey of life inevitably comes to an end."
The landscape paintings often focus on a solitary tree in an open space. His technique of cropping sections allows the observer to focus more carefully on one area without taking the entire piece for granted. The use of rich, organic, autumn colours represents the maturity of the tree in the cycle of life, providing the observer with a strong sense of change as the landscape ages and decays. The beauty found in aspects of time and change is the ever-present theme underlying his paintings.

Surrounded by trees and fields, David's home studio in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, keeps him close to his wife and three young sons.

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Tsunami Glassworks - wisp

Wisp

August 21- Sept. 9

Tsunami Glassworks Inc. combines the talents of husband and wife glass artists Eva Milinkovic and Kriston Gene, specializing in designing and producing one-of-a-kind sculptural and functional blown glass pieces, production cast vessels, corporate awards and gifts, and architectural sand castings.

Kriston's father, the well-known stained glass artist and owner of Kabuki Design and Art Glass Ltd., in Windsor, Ontario, uses the tsunami wave as his company emblem. The couple decided to take the name Tsunami Glassworks four years ago, loosely tying the two family operations together. The studio is located centrally in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and is the first of its kind in the Windsor area. It serves as a unique gathering place for local glass artists and is an important cultural resource for the Windsor and area community.

Kriston and Eva are partners in business and in life, working together to create unique glass pieces in engraved and hot glass techniques. In addition to assisting one another in the studio, the partners refine their designs with each other as well. Currently, they are creating a sculptural body of work which joins Kris and Eva's patterns together; the work is designed and made in the hot shop by both of them. The pieces titled incalmo vases, which means 'to join together,' refers to the the technical process. It also defines the marriage between Eva and Kriston and their goals for the future.