Artist Profile: Elevating Awareness
The story behind an Indigenous-created installation at Blue Mountain Resort.
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Artist Profile: Jeremy Down’s Georgian Bay Series
Jeremy Down’s paintings of Georgian Bay will challenge your long-held perceptions of the Sixth Great Lake.
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Recording Landscape
Whether he’s tromping around Clendenan Dam or climbing Metcalfe Rock, Cameron Lawrence always brings his sketchbook.
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Healing Colours / Les couleurs de la guérison
“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.”
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The ‘Rembrandt of Snow’ Behind Hundreds of Resort Maps
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…
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The Fire Artist: Behind the Flames with Jon McTavish
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…
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Artist Profile: Levi Nelson
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…
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Eric Gindlesperger: Metal on Metal with EG Ironworks
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…
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Wrapped in the Cloud: The Story Behind Meghann O’Brien’s “Sky Blanket”
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…
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Mountain Life Presents: Skadi Life and Camping Tee
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…
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Revelstoke’s Outdoor Art Renaissance
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…
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Artist Profile: Andy Anissimoff
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…
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Artist Profile: Dennis Lin Brings Nature Indoors
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…
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