At first glance you might assume Sanna Rahola works in pastel or paint—a testament to the detail and movement she is able to evoke with layers of fibrous texture in merino, silk, linen and hemp. Her new work in hand-dyed and felted wool images is preoccupied with water scenes—like a close up of river rocks […]
Maples Gallery
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Maples Gallery moves from furniture to art
Marking six months at Bishop’s Landing, Maples Gallery (1475 Lower Water Street, 405-7050) owner Arlene Vincent couldn’t be happier with her move from the Bedford Train Station to a location busy with residential foot-traffic and tourists. “My Bedford customers are finding me, and customers from Halifax as well,” she says. “Obviously my space is smaller, […]
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Maples Gallery offers hand-painted glass
At Maples Gallery (Bishop’s Landing, 1475 Lower Water Street, 405-7050), the place is stuffed with work by Canadian artisans, pieces limited in production and availability. For example, Pamela Kinsman from Windsor NS, has made one- of-a-kind wineglasses and coffee cups handpainted in jewelled tones of blue, purple, fuchsia and white with gold or silver hues. […]
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Maple Gallery now in Bishops Landing, Del Sol moves
The store that sell colour-changing-in-sunlight t-shirts, Del Sol is moving down near the Seaport Market, opening just adjacent to the Seeds Gallery (1099 Marginal Road). June 4 is the opening there, and I have it on good authority there’ll be cupcakes. In the former Del Sol space in Bishop’s Landing is Maples Gallery (1475 Lower […]