Jakki is a mixed media artist and singer-songwriter. Her passions for art and music have been in her bones from a young age. She finds happiness and fulfillment in the creative process as well as healing and renewal. She loves the magical quality of making art. And she loves being able to convey an emotion in a visual or musical form. Dreams, nature, literature and music are some of the things that fuel her creative passion.

Jakki has recently begun painting in acrylics and loves the possibilities of this medium. She will have several new pieces for this year’s art walk. She has been creating mixed media pieces with encaustic (wax) for the past several years. She enjoys this medium as it allows for layering, texture and translucent colours. With her altered art jewelry she is able to incorporate some of the found objects that she has collected. She also makes collage and photo greeting cards.

Jason is a locally based Artist, with a wide range of skill. His main focus currently is Landscape & Abstract paintings. His landscape pieces begin as painted sketches on site from places such as Algonquin park, Georgian Bay, Victoria park K-W. on the other hand Utilizing Abstract as a healthy opposite to be more expressive. Jason pours his soul into each piece. And enjoys the ability to be versatile.

j.piper@hotmail.com

For this bio, we’ve added some embedded music for you. Alan/Phaelon is our resident art walk DJ.

My pieces serve as a vehicle to explore my perspectives on life in a simplistic manner. Originally inspired by the works of Robert Norman “Bob” Ross (1942-1995), my experiments with landscapes have led way to a journey into abstraction, challenging me to deconstruct what I see into simple concepts infused with colours that pop. The main inspiration for my pieces comes from everyday surroundings, events, media, and personalities.

Phaelon (Alan Lew)
phaelon@phaelon.cc
519-500-1979
http://23hq.com/phaelon

I like to create art that is uplifting and positive–paintings that have meaning for the owners: portraits of people they know and love, and of places they’ve been to or hope to visit one day.
I’m very committed to celebrating our community–the people, the diverse cultures, the landscapes. There is beauty everywhere–in the patterns in the fabric of a sari, in the textures on the bark of a tree, in the colours on the peel of an apple, in the light in a person’s eyes.

Art by Sheila
Website: www.sheiladiemert.com
Email: sheila.diemert@gmail.com
Phone: 519-749-0764

I am a local photographer and artist. I will have photo cards available of different places I’ve visited, as well as items such as tutus and hand crafted art.

tiffany_sander@hotmail.com
www.tiffanysander.dphoto.com
519-897-2984

The following artists will be showing at Little City Farm this year.
Karin Kliewer
– Handmade natural soaps & herbal products; artisan wood-fired organic breads
Website: http://littlecityfarm.ca/
Email: info@littlecityfarm.ca

At Little City Farm we focus on reskilling ourselves in the homesteading arts. Soap making and bread baking are two of these arts that we love. Our handcrafted soaps are made with all natural and organic ingredients, using herbs grown in our gardens. Our artisan wood-fired breads are baked with organic locally milled flour. We will also offer tours of our homestead and outdoor wood-fired cob oven, and the opportunity to sign up for soap or bread making workshops. Visit, smell, taste and enjoy!

Taarini Chopra
– Handcrafted and wheel-thrown pottery with earthy glazes
Email: taarinichopra@yahoo.com

My pottery is handcrafted and wheel-thrown. I make functional stoneware and porcelain pieces, glazed in earthy colours, and fired in oxidation to cone 10. Hand-thrown pottery is perfect for those who choose hand crafted over factory-produced, natural materials over plastics, and who enjoy serving and eating out of pretty and personalized tableware. All dishes are food safe, and can be put in the dishwasher, oven and microwave.

You can get them at this link, or click the link on the main page (above). Look for them in local establishments around Kitchener-Waterloo!

Elizabeth Sylvain was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario. Following high school, she moved to Barrie to pursue art studies at Georgian College and while there was selected by the Dean of the School of Design and Visual Arts to show her work during the school’s Annual Scholarship Exposition. Following graduation, Elizabeth moved further south to study advertising at Conestoga College and has called Kitchener-Waterloo home ever since.

Having grown up on a farm in a small community in northern Ontario has instilled a fascination for nature in Elizabeth which is captured in her still life drawings. Her work is mainly created with pencil or oil paints.

Chris Austin is a lifelong resident and self taught visual artist from Kitchener/Waterloo. Working mainly in acrylic and spray paint, Austin’s work is a combination of kaleidoscopic, photo-realism, and a “mash-up” painting style that draws inspiration from many creative arenas. Some of his major influences include graffiti, collage, and sign-writing. From these worlds he creates a diverse visual framework that is bold, adventurous and appeals to the young at heart.

Painting is the passion that enriches and enlivens my soul. I view everyday situations from unexpected perspectives, in a wide color palette. From that, I enter a painting with no plan of attack. Instead, I allow the painting to guide me in the direction it wants to take. Embracing the natural progression.

Artist’s Site: www.chrisaustinart.blogspot.com

Lisa Barlow-Busch is a new artist who works with yarns and fabrics.

Displaying an uncanny power of perception, Lisa discovered knitting while living directly above a knitting shop in Ottawa. After a few introductory classes, she was soon cajoling every possible tip, trick, and ancient secret from the hands and minds of the shop’s masters — much as she had done as a young girl, when learning to sew from her mother.

Today, Lisa enjoys tinkering with handicrafts to bring out the fun in everyday objects. Her passion for knitting and sewing is surpassed only by her desire to explore what lies off the beaten path, where life is more sparkly and surprising. It’s these excursions that produce whimsical outcomes such as hand-knit sushi and cupcakes. What it really comes down to is Lisa’s love of needles.

Artist’s Website: http://needleaddiction.com/