Thanks to Everyone that Participated!
ArtSea would like to thank everyone that participated in the Festival of Hearts: from local retailers that distributed 1000 postcards; to community members that used the postcards to write a kind note or share their own heART with a loved one or a neighbour; to the artists that created mini-masterpieces to brighten the community! In a time when community matters more than ever, it is great to see art in its many forms, once again finding its way into the hearts of others.
Thank you to all of the local artists who donated your hearts to brighten the day of our senior community. They will be displayed at the Shoal Centre and All Care Residence in Sidney.
Rhonda Ganz. Needle felting.
reganz@telus.net
Rhonda uses new and recycled fibres to create her felting marvels. She loves making hearts and no two are the same. Rhonda is open to commissions of hearts in any colour you choose.
Dean Simpson and Francisco Munoz. Glass. cityartworks@shaw.ca.
Website: cityartworks.ca
Dean and Francisco are glass artists who create unique and contemporary works of art using stained glass in innovative ways. They strive to create a “painted with glass” effect, combining detail with flow.
Donna Marie’s Glassy Crafts
dmvp1836@gmail.com
With a passion for glass, Donna Marie loves to make glass ornaments, especially for the garden. Butterflies, hummingbirds and bumblebees, dolphins, starfish and seahorses are just a few of the items you can explore at her workshop in Sidney.
Joan Doiron. Paper quilling.
778-426-1289
While watercolours are her passion, inspired by the West Coast, Joan also does paper quilling.
Diane Thorp
dcthorp@telus.net
Diane is a textile artist, with many mixed media pieces displayed in galleries and juried shows. She works in her studio as much as possible.
Jin Chung
jin733@gmail.com
With a passion for nature, Jin’s emotional response to the sight, smell and the sound of nature guides him to his creative landscapes. Jin recently had a showing of landscapes and urban landscapes at the ArtSea Gallery in Tulista Park.
Wendy Duffield. wduffieldart.com wduffieldart@gmail.com
From collected needlework, photographs, machinery parts, furniture hardware, books, stamps, jewelry, dinnerware, all manner of finely made old objects, Wendy creates an amazing array of treasures.
Marion Evamy. Acrylics.
marionevamy.com.
Using bold colours, strength and emotion, in both figurative and abstract, you can expect to feel a sense of play and joy in Marion’s pieces. Nobody does a dog portrait like ME!
Susan Ball. Found items.
susan.ball@victoriaairport.com
Living on the Saanich Peninsula and beaches are synonymous. Susan has created hearts that reflect collected treasures from the West Coast.
Wayne McNiven. Paper and wire.
After creating origami hearts from an old dictionary, Wayne used wire to give the hearts a buoyancy/projection. Pictures of childhood photos from people close to Wayne were then added.
Maureen Steward
Using mixed media, Maureen has created images from nature.
Background: Festival of Hearts
This project originated with the ArtSea Board of Directors, through a desire to recognize the great work being done by our front line workers, and also to reach out to those who have been isolated in our community due to COVID-19 social restrictions. Many people and families have had little interaction or social stimulation during 2020, especially elderly persons. This is a time to include them – not only in our thoughts – but also through acts of kindness. Your hearts can be slipped under the door of a neighbour, delivered to a Care Home, or included in a display in your home or community.
<strong>Community HeART Display</strong> (click)
Wooden hearts were made available to local artists and aritsans, as well as the general public. ArtSea encouraged the community to get creative and return their heart to the Pier Hotel, where it was added to a display during the spring of 2021. The display included wood, glass, metal, and fabric and paper hearts. These hearts have now been donated to two local care facilities where they can brighten the days of many local seniors.
Wooden hearts produced locally by our partners, The McTavish Academy of Art.
Check out some of the beautiful creations currently on display.
Free HeART Postcards (click)
During the Spring of 2021, ArtSea printed 1000 heart postcards and worked with local retail locations on the Peninsula to distribute the postcards for FREE to the general public. ArtSea hoped to encourage everyone to send a kind note, or to get creative and make their own heART and then share their postcard with a loved one, a neighbour, a front-line worker, or deliver it to a local Care Home so that it may brighten the day of someone who has been living in isolation.
Download a Heart Template to print at home (click)
Select a heart template from below – you can download these documents and print them at home. You can display these hearts in your windows, or you can use these templates to get creative!
Download and print this page “Festival of Hearts”
You can display as is or decorate the opposite side and display. Another option: use the opposite side to write a kind note or letter to a neighbour or loved one.
Download and print this page “Festival of Hearts Postcards”
Four postcard sized images – cut these out and write a kind note on the opposite side for your family or neighbours. You can also get creative and make your own heart to share or display.
Our hope is that you will be encouraged to recognize those who are isolated and find some way to brighten their day or lend a helping hand. Also recognize our frontline workers that provide essential services for our community and keep us safe, every day!
Looking for some creative inspiration? (click)
Art in any form can be healing. Art brings us together! Get creative this spring and share your heART work with the community.
