One Horse Farm Studio

"The week before the tour is a busy one at One Horse Farm Studio. Jet insists her paddock be tidy for our visitors, she is doing her best to help"

Visit Carin Bacher at Studio # 2 on this years tour. At her location are guest artists Bill Brennan, Joan Humphrey and Petra Watson-Morton 

Plein Air

Husband and wife team Ray McNeice and Margaret Grandison enjoy painting outside or plein air.

As part of Cultural Days in Stouffville there was a call for artists to take to the streets of town and paint.

Here is Ray's painting ..... The corner of Main Street and Edward

And Margaret's ..... The corner of Main and Edward

It is alway interesting to see how different artists treat a similar subject. 

Make sure to stop by their Studio #17 on this years tour and see these paintings. Also at this location is James Wilkes and Marie Messina

Tour artists supporting the arts

"The Arts" always seem to be struggling for funding, recognition and support.

The Stouffville Studio Tour artists not only produce wonderful work but many of them are strong advocates for the arts. They "live" the artistic life and support arts in many different ways.

Did you know

• one of members is Chair of the Board of Directors of Stouffville's local public gallery, The Latcham Gallery 
• another one is also on the same Board
• one member worked for two summers during university at the gallery 
• one member and her husband financially supported an exhibition at the gallery 
• many members volunteer for various events at the gallery 
• many members donate their work to fundraising efforts at the gallery 
• one of our members is a docent at the Ontario Art Gallery 
• many members are on governing boards of various art organizations 
• many of our member share their expertise through teaching at various locations and organizations 
• several members pursue interests in other disciplines including dance and music 

This is only a very small fraction of the diversity of our members.
Engage in a conversation with our members during the tour. We are happy to speak with you about the arts. 

Lis Simpson ..... Busy lady!

Lis Simpson is a very busy lady! She participates in several studio tours and sales, her work is very popular and she must constantly replenish her supply of original jewellery and glass work

Out of disaster come new creations.  Lis’ thoughts on recent kiln projects:

"These “lacy light” tea lights look great!  I’ll make some more."

After slumping a newly made red tea light over a mold in the kiln:

“Oh, no!  This tea light has turned into a disaster!  The “tendrils” are sticking to the mold and bending inward.  I’ll fire it differently again in the kiln.  There’s room for this small pyramid, too.”

After this firing the red “tendrils” of the tea light ran onto the pyramid.  Another disaster!  She cut the two objects apart.  Look at these unusual creations – something totally new and fresh!

Make sure to stop by and see Lis Simpson at Studio # 13; Sandra Cole Burke is her host artist.

Maria Szente-Bodor

Another new artist to introduce you to Maria Szente-Bodor
Maria is a potter

Here are some pictures of her work

Marie shares ...... Two decades later still the most exited moment is when I open my kiln after glaze firing

Visit Maria at Studio #5 on this years Tour. She is a guest artist at Monica Gennaro's studio.