Tag: Ontario

Stylish Figuratives: Josepha van den Anker

Figurative painter Josepha van den Anker was born in the Netherlands,  immigrated to Canada at age six and now divides her time between Ontario and Ireland. Van den Anker’s works have been picked up rapidly by corporations, including the government of Canada, the country’s major banks and life […]

Tim Hortons Bags & Hoop Embroidery

A great post by a Toronto blogger tipped me to this  exhibit at the Ontario Crafts Council in Toronto, called Studio Remix.  The work of Shuyu Lu and Aneela Dias D’Sousa in particular caught my eye. She uses the Tim Hortons (coffee) bag, familiar to every Canadian, and […]