“I want my paintings to be luminous, inspirational and even a little magical,” says Émilie SG. “I want people to be able to escape when they look at the landscape.”
If you’ve skied one mountain, or traveled the world on skis or snowboard, you’ve probably used James Niehues’ resort maps. Niehues has been painting aerial views since the mid-1980s. He…
words :: Colin Field. For Jon McTavish the idea of a sculpted bonfire came through a friend. “My buddy was clearing their barn property and they had a huge pile…
words :: Feet Banks. There’s an interesting photo on Levi Nelson’s Instagram feed, dated August 21, 2019. Sandwiched in amongst shots of his paintings or images of life in his…
words :: Feet Banks // photos :: Chris Christie. “There are only two rules in the blacksmith shop,” explains Eric Gindlesperger as he transfers a glowing steel rod from forge…
When weaver Meghann O’Brien needed her artwork to be in two places at once, the answer was in the cloud. Words :: Feet Banks // photos :: Mason Mashon. Meghann…
Mountain Life is thrilled to bring you two new t-shirt designs from Mountain Lifer Stu Mackay-Smith. Enter Skadi: Goddess of Winter. Skaði—often anglicized as Skadi—shows up in nearly all the…
A public outdoor art makeover for the alleys of a southeastern B.C. mountain town. Words :: Ned Morgan. Revy Recycling Renaissance Are we in a Recycling Renaissance? Certainly…
Squamish, B.C.–based Artist Andy Anissimoff advises: “Don’t worry what people think, it makes it hard to think.” Words :: Feet Banks. Messages on the Wall For a visual…
For sculpture installation artist Dennis Lin, moving his young family to Ontario’s Beaver Valley was a chance to get away from it all; away from the hustle of Toronto. And…