Art Talk

Don't you just love Goldfinches? So bright and cheerfully active all summer long. It's a happy time when they appear in the yard from wherever they go in winter. This pensive fellow is painted in oil on a birch panel by Jennifer Keskikyla aka Jenn Keski.

New to the shop from the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts is this lovely piece by Richenda Ellis. Nothing says summer like a Muskoka chair in cottage colours. Needle felted and hand embroidered the textile work is mounted on a wooden board and is ready to hang.

Yellow tulips glow against a black background and within a lacquer frame. Bob Gallagher has captured the dignity and beauty of our favorite spring flower. The frame can be black or white, but Bob has a preference for the black to create the striking image you see here.

Soon it will be fresh berry season in Canada. Stevens Pottery has made this pretty, yellow Berry Bowl for keeping those fruits in tip top condition in your fridge. Air can circulate through small holes near the bottom to prevent mushy spots but also useful for draining washed fruits or cooked pasta.

Wrap yourself in flowers and sunshine with this kimono-inspired cover up from Halina Shearman Designs. Made from silky polyester, this one size fits all wrap can go from the beach to a night on the town without fuss.

Does your dog have yellow teeth? Antler Guyz has a solution for you! Naturally shed elk antlers are a renewable, sustainable product that make excellent chews for dogs. Antler is safe from splintering, low calorie, a source of calcium, and essential minerals.

Buttery green, chartreuse, a beautiful, comforting mug for morning coffee or late night tea hand made by Ileana Tierney of One Rock Pottery. Speckled clay with leaf brushwork and a pulled handle.

We are celebrating the colour yellow this week in the Artfest shop and this joyous painting of yellow roses by Anna Krajewski is a good reason why. What a better way to brighten April showers but with this lovely composition of colourful flowers?