Bird House Family Fun

Victoria Day weekend was full of fun with family and time in the workshop making birdhouses. The forest around our cottage is full of birds--blue jays, chickadees, woodpeckers, goldfinches, robins, loons, ducks and Canada geese.  Some of the smaller birds might actually nest in this birdhouse.

On a rainy day this weekend our family cut the wood, glued the pieces, nailed them together and the birdhouses took shape. They were able to take them home for their own back yards. 

Brian's love of woodturning started in his Grandfather's workshop and now one of our Granddaughters has had her first experience working with wood.

Gallery Opening Success

Brian was in good company with the Artists of the Limberlost at the "Out of the Woods" show last week.  Over 80 people attended the opening at The Art Space gallery and the reaction to the art was positive and complementary.  The show continues until May 28.

http://www.huntsvilleartsociety.com/

"Out of the Woods"

The Artists of the Limberlost are celebrating their 5th anniversary but this is the first time that they have staged an art show together.  Each August they open their studios to the public, showcasing their work individually, so this is a special exhibition.

Brian usually creates his art on his lathe but an especially beautiful bark-edged slab of black walnut inspired him to make this coffee table. 

The resulting "Out of the Woods" show is an eclectic mix of exceptional art:  Jerry Friedman's driftwood sculpture, Susan Higgins' fused and stained glass, Mark Kulas' stylized wildlife and wilderness paintings, Catherine O'Mara's egg tempura paintings, Brenda Wainman Goulet's bronze sculpture, Sharon Stock Feren's mixed media of photograpy, painting and mosaics, Jeff Miller's acrylic and oil paintings and of course Brian's woodturned bowls and platters.

The show opens at The Art Space Gallery on Friday, May 6th with a reception from 5 pm to 8 pm and continues until May 28th. For more information about the "Out of the Woods" show and the Artists of the Limberlost see:

www.artistsofthelimberlost.ca

www.huntsvilleartsociety.com