Thank you

The 13th Annual Stouffville Studio Tour was a huge success. Thank you for your continued support. We had record crowds again this year.

We would also like to thank all of our sponsors. They make it possible to advertise all over the GTA in print and with our brochure. Here is a link. We encourage you to patronize them year round.

Special thanks to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Stouffville Free Press, the Shoppes of Stouffville newsletter, the Stouffville Sun Tribune and Stouffville Whistle Radio.

We are already starting to think about next year.
Please keep checking our social media ..... there will be lots of news about our artists.

Thank you again!

All set

Well we are all set to go!

Its a great Studio Tour - meet the artists, see wonderful art, a fun way to spend some time this weekend. We look forward to meeting you ..... look for our signs!

October 19 - 20  10am to 5 pm

Allison Bullock

Allison Bullock has a section on her website called "On My Easel"
See some of her behind the scene insights ...... and make sure to stop by Studio 15 to see her work as well as her mother Diana and her grandmother Grace.

Colin Whitebread

Colin is presently teaching an acrylic painting course for adults at Latcham Gallery. He finds it
exciting watching people fulfill a bucket list goal of finally taking time to be creative.

Colin has over 20 new pieces for this years studio tour. Here are a few samplings! Make sure to visit Colin at Studio 8

Bill Brennan

Bill Brennan is a self taught painter of the past ten years. He works in what he calls the forgiving medium of wet on wet oils.He also paints in acrylics and covers almost all subjects but people and animals. He regards painting as a life long learning experience.

Bill is at Studio 1

Grace MacPherson

Grace MacPherson has done many things in her life including serving in WWII in the Canadian Air Force.

She didn't begin painting until she retired and discovered her love of watercolours. Her delicate paintings have won numerous awards and she continues to be a very prolific artist.

Stop by and see Grace's work along with her daughter and granddaughter at Studio 15 on this years Tour

Country Home

Ed Keith

Ed Keith shares some great dramatic pictures with us of his recent Raku firing.
The second picture has horse hair burning on the piece!
Make sure to check out Ed's work at Studio 5 on this years Tour

Carin Bacher

Take Part....In Art!
 Carin shares with us

An integral part of Canada’s heritage, the magnificence and beauty of the Totem sadly almost became a lost art.

In the 1800’s this majestic art form very nearly met its demise through the implementation of “assimilation” legislation.

In what year was the law prohibiting totem carving repealed? 1892, 1914, 1927, 1936 or 1951?

To learn the answer and more interesting aspects of totem carving we invite you to visit
Studio # 1 during the tour.

Wendy LaValle

Here's a preview of encaustic artist Wendy LaValle's new series "But sweet will be the flow'r" .  Inspired by William Cooper's beautiful poem "Light Shining out of Darkness".

Visit Wendy at Studio #2...and see the whole series.

Important please note

Due to unforeseen events, the studio of John Roberts (location 16) will not be open for this year's Stouffville Studio Tour. 

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Lis Simpson

Here’s some of the completed projects of Lis Simpson. Her earlier blog post is here

The first projects were done on chemical powders to provide textures underneath the glass.  This one is called “Autumn Joy”!

Then we did some interesting pieces using molds to create either a plaster model or one of glass frit.

 We took a real strawberry and created a mold by forming sculptural plaster around it.  After firing with glass frit in the kiln, we ended up with a real glass strawberry!

Lastly we did the process I really wanted to learn – lost wax casting.  Here are the 3 models we worked from.  The first was the white Sculpey model from which we made a urethane mold.  We poured sculptural wax into the mold to create a wax model.  Then we created a plaster mold, like with the strawberry and steamed out the wax.  Lastly filling the mold with glass frit my green glass frog emerged from the kiln firing!

Come see some of these art objects at the Stouffville Studio Tour. 

LIs is a guest with Deb Kirk in Studio #4 on this years tour.

Ray McNeice

"Ah, the glorious colour of Autumn in Canada! Ray McNeice had sketched this
scene in the summer a couple of years ago. He decided, before the leaves had
all fallen, that he would paint a watercolour and turn it into an exercise
in expressing the beauty of the Autumn season."

Make sure to visit Ray at Studio 18.
Bonus to this Studio is 3 other artists, Margaret Grandison, James Wilkes and Marie Messina

John Roberts

Please note:  
Due to unforeseen events, the studio of John Roberts (location 16) will not be open for this year's Stouffville Studio Tour. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Our own Studio Tour artist John Roberts has a famous connection. He was a student of Norman Rockwell then teacher with him. 

John has a copy of a portrait that he did of this famous American artist. 

Karen Wootton

This is a slumped plate with pansies.

One of the latest pieces created for the Stouffville Studio Tour!

Karen Wootton Studio #12

Valerie and Jara

Studio Tour artists Valerie Ashton and Jara Niekraszewicz kindly share some photos of their studio as it looks now; Valerie says:

"Jara & I are gearing up for the studio tour. This is what my studio looks like before we clean it up for the tour weekend. I know it looks chaotic but we actually do get work done."

Stop by their studio #9 on this years Tour

Marie Messina

Marie Messina's pottery is always in high demand
Here are some of her latest pieces

1-to be bisque fired

2- to be glazed

3- glazed and ready for final firing

Marie says
"I’m trying to get it all done.
Hopefully I will get there before the start of our tour."

Visit Marie at Studio # 17

Karen Wootton

Also back from sabbatical is Karen Wootton

Here is one of the latest creations being added to the Stouffvile Studio Tour. I

It is a classic black & white table lamp that is a combination of flame working, fusing and draping of glass.




Karen's Studio is number 12 on this years tour