Haliburton Art and Craft Festival 2022 July 22,23,24

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Diane Sullivan received her Masters of Fine Art in Ceramic Art from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1994. She began her pottery business, Arabesque Pottery, in 1996, while living in Calgary, Alberta. For the last 26 years she has worked full-time as a professional artist, wholesaling, consigning and retailing across North America, as well as maintaining an exhibition record of one of a kind work. She is the recipient of numerous awards and is in National  and private collections 

April Gates is top cat at Blackbird Pottery. Her clay journey began with a giant leap of faith... After years of wanderlust, various studies and masterfully avoiding her calling, she was summoned North to answer for this. There, she dove deep into the curious world of ceramics at the Haliburton School of Art and Design. April is influenced by rural living, retro design, nostalgia, and prose. April’s Studio Showroom is just minutes from Haliburton.

Inspired by nature, Jackie incorporates textures on the surface of the clay by imprinting with lace and leaves.

She mixes her own glazes combining colours to create new effects by using multiple glazes overlapping on each piece

In Raku, an exciting, unpredictable, low fire process, using mettalic and crackle glazes  Jackie makes decorative  platters, wall hangings, vases and sculpturesmounted on  driftwood. 

Her new work in copper matte glaze,  produces a rainbow of colours  - truly "on of a kind"!

Bill was deeply affected by Song Dynasty porcelain of China where he toured in 1998. In 2009 he traveled to Korea as a participating artist in the Cheongju World Craft Biennalle. Informed by both these classical Asian traditions, his work demonstrates a fluency of form, and technique, while expressing  contemporary design. At the request of Governor General, Madame Adrienne Clarkson, Bill created the “Maple Leaf Service” which is now the official State Dinnerware for Canada at Rideau Hall. 

"I have been a professional potter since 1994 when I opened my studio in Dundas, Ontario. 

 I am a graduate of Sheridan College’s School of Craft and Design.

 I teach pottery at the Dundas Valley School of Art."

Following studies at Georgian College in Barrie, Richard Mund apprenticed with Cunningham Pottery in Des Moines. He earned his BFA from NSCAD in Halifax with a focus on wheel throwing, mold making and maiolica glazing, and in 1998 opened his studio ad showroom in Neustadt, a picturesque village in rural Grey County.

In 1997 Victoria opened Victoria Ceramic Art in Toronto. She was educated at Taras G. Shevchenko State School of Art, Kyiv, Ukraine and later The Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design. 

Fuel Glassworks/Artech Studios is a traditional glassblowing studio in the Haliburton Highlands, nestled in the rocks and woods of ghost town Tory Hill, Ontario in the old United Church. We are makers and designers of great handblown glass.  Both Sheridan College School of Craft and design graduates, Terry is a former Harbourfront resident and Jenn a graduate of OCAD and Toronto School of Art.  

Kira studied glassblowing at Haliburton School of the Arts, in Ontario, Canada,  which is where she learned the art of lampwork. After learning the basics from college, she developed her own techniques and unique style that is showcased in her work today. Kira draws inspiration from everything fun and whimsical, and has a real passion for creating.  With 15+ years of experience, Kira’s work has been shipped all over the world and shown in galleries and shows locally. 

Fascination with a variety of materials has lead Julia to extensively explore techniques in jewellry design, hand thrown functional pottery, landscape photography, painting and now fused glass.  Throughout her career, producing and exhibiting work across media boundries has allowed Julia to cross pollinate ideas between these disciplines and develop original and unexpected approaches to her glass making where she creates original wearable works of art that look like wind, water, fire and earth. 

Red Hill Woods creates tables of all types, chairs, benches, wine racks, mantles, and serving boards all made with local and ethically harvested woods.

All of this fretwork is done by hand using traditional tools.

Fine crafted leatherworks and millinery made in the Haliburton Highlands, by hand. 

"I was trained as a seamstress in France.  I designed clothing for other companies, including doll costumes for porcelain dolls that were part of a travelling exhibition, before I started my own business.  I started with children's clothes, moved on to home decor, and now do hats."

DejaVu Design is a sewing studio located near the village of Hillsburgh Ontario, in the rolling rural hills of Wellington County.The business has been owned and  operated by Laura Levitt since 2009.Laura wanted to create and develop a business that focused on upcycling and sustainable fashion.  Conscious consumption.  Buy less:  buy better. 

Sandra DeBrieze has a fine arts degree and has been designing for over 30 years.  "I love the whole process of hunting for fabrics and making patterns, then watching my visions come to life.  I will continue to make sizes 6 thru 22 this year."   Size beautiful!

Wearable  art - wraps  from  XS to XXXL handcrafted wraps and shawls - down to the buttons!  

Leather accessories made for a lifetime! 

Based in beautiful Northumberland County of Ontario, since 2002 Nautilos is the brainchild of craftsman Irek, and his wife KiKi, whose passion for boating inspired an exciting line of high quality water repellent canvas handbags available in vibrant earth colours.

Handmade knotted meditation necklaces and bracelets.

Everything from simple classical pieces to elaborate one of a kind creations.

This artist works in silver and quality pearls. Her bathing suit pendants are her trademark piece.

In 2008, after three successful years at Sheridan where Emma completed the Crafts and Design diploma with high honours she was selected as one of the teaching assistants for this program.  During her first year out of school Emma was accepted into the prestigious exhibition Unity and Diversity held Cheongju International Craft Biennale.  She continued to exhibit and refined her craft skills while developing a body of production jewellery and mixed media sculpture.

I fell in love with metalsmithing in summer of 2018, after a long history of creative expression in other mediums. In 2010, I graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design with a degree in Drawing and Painting. After traveling extensively, training as a midwife, and returning to Toronto a single mother, I was yearning to create again. I began experimenting with metal on a whim in my guest bedroom and became a self- taught metalsmith.

Semi-precious stone, crystal & porcelain beads clustered and hand wrapped with silver wire.

Beautifully handcrafted sterling silver and gold jewellery incorporating gemstones and pearls.

Handmade glass beads by Sailorgirl and sterling silver combine to make this carefree, bree jewellery.

A silversmith and a lapidarist combine their talents to create jewels from the earth. 

My name is Sue and I am the girl behind the paint brush.

A few years ago, I picked up a paint brush and a piece of copper and created my first necklace. Since that time, I have been painting and creating unique pieces of wearable art. 

My Jewelry is created from an unusual combination of Metal and Alcohol Ink.   

Talismans, antique beads and objects collected around the world create pieces "to delight the eye, thus enhancing the spirit of beauty."

Using a hand held plasma cutter award winning studio Burn Island brings new life to vintage tools and car parts.

Flat bar metal and rock are used to create these natural yet unique sculptures.

My work varies from large and small pieces, indoor and outdoor pieces, as well as free standing sculpture, hanging sculpture, and wall works.

Soapstone and alabaster sculpture in a variety of styles including abstract and surrealistlc.

Pillows, quilts and wall art/framed textiles in a variety of hand dyed wool fabrics.

New and repurposed steel/metal create one of a kind metal art pieces.

I use an old German crochet technique passed down from our family to create hand-stitched rugs. I also use an old Germanic handcrafted horizontal wheel to produce my rugs.

Paper clay ,fabric  and imagination create these dolls, animals and other creatures.

Guelph based artist, Marnie Dallan, is a painter and self published children’s author/illustrator. With a background in graphic design, she became a full time visual artist in 2006. Marnie’s recent series of abstract oil paintings are inspired by the subconscious and play. Her colourful paintings excite and spark the imagination. She has exhibited in many solo and group shows across Ontario and has collectors throughout Canada.

I am fascinated by how the “bold lines” of different colours create depth and vibrancy. I love the simplicity of expressing in colour what cannot be spoken with words. My paintings are geometrical, full of angles and straight lines executed in brilliant hues.Having spent time in Algonquin Highlands, Georgian Bay and Nova Scotia each of these distinctive Canadian landscapes greatly influenced my paintings. 

I have been working in 3D mixed meda for several years. Many of the themes & issues present in my work are of a personal nature. Much of the imagery & content could be described as landscapes imbued with a human presence, in a context that is often reflective of our daily aspirations & struggles. Some of the materials used include; wood, glass, metals, plaster, concrete, wire, resin, sculptural epoxy, acrylic paint & found objects. 

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