Stayce is a pen & ink and watercolour artist whose themes run toward the historic and mythological, strongly influenced by an academic background in anthropology and an appreciation of the fantastic. An east-coast American now nesting in a home & studio called AEcern in Kitchener, Ontario, Stayce creates works of art that are small, jewel-like windows into other worlds. She is also a loud librarian, quiet drummer, mystified mother, and wondering woman.

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“I come to designing/making from an architectural background. Combining my passion for detail-oriented design and hands-on construction, I have fallen in love with the art of bead-stitching. I am fascinated with seed beads and inspired by the sculptural and creative potential of this extremely tiny medium. Bead-stitching is a process whereby each bead is stitched by hand, one bead at a time.
My designs seek to explore both the jewelry-making and the three-dimensional sculptural possibilities of these amazing and intensely colourful little points of light.”

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“Discovering creative connections between art, photography, and healing is ‘recreational’ and great fun for ManChoi.
In addition to being featured in cover art (CDs, service bulletins, pamphlets), fine art décor, greeting cards, commercial posters, and book cover, his work includes videos for Spiritual Care and Counseling research promotion, and productions for prayer and meditation that integrate images, sacred text and original music.
Until joining UpTown Gallery, his work has been exhibited at People’s Gallery (Waterloo), where someone took notice of his works’ ‘Zen’ quality and appeal. He was featured at Gallery M (Cambridge) in 2014, and at Paula White Diamond Gallery (Waterloo) and Framing and Art Centre (Kitchener) in 2015.
Chow ManChoi lives in Kitchener with his wife, Bonnie, at Edenwilde, and can be reached at lilypad(at)sentex.ca or visit www.ManChoi-Chow-Photographer.com.”

Lee is a botanical and scientific illustrator working in watercolour, coloured pencil, and pen & ink. Her detailed illustrations are colourful and bold. Lee is a member of the Botanical Artists of Canada, and a current student in the Society of Botanical Artists Diploma program.
leeangold.com

Twilight Rabbit Creations is the art of Jessica Clayman based in the KW Artists Co-op in Waterloo. She designs and makes Tarot decks, Monstrum dolls, bunny hats, Dubləve Wands and charms, jewelry, acrylic paintings and more.
www.twilightrabbit.com

“Being born and raised in a small village in The Netherlands with extended travels to India during childhood, living in, and in between, two worlds was just a given fact. A fact that provided lots of inspiration as the two are so far apart, visually and in every other way but can also be very close. They are definitely both close to the heart.
After studying some Fine Arts and finishing a bachelor in Art Education (Utrecht). I realized my other love needed some study too: India! I completed my masters in Indology (Leiden) and ever since the music, literature and art of India continued to inspire me.
Painting, drawing and crafting have been my love and passion as long as I remember.
My work incorporates childhood memories of rural India, nature, dreams, experiences and encounters. After moving to Canada in 2010 another dimension was added, the immigrant experience.
I always considered myself more a painter. But, that was before I got properly introduced to ceramics. Since last fall (2015) I have been spending most of my available time in the potter’s studio. I am so grateful to have this opportunity as a member of the wonderful community of the Waterloo Potters Workshop. I am learning and enjoying the process each and every day.”
www.studioeekta.com

Caroline has, for many years, had fun with many forms of visual art, including quilt-making and fabric art. She gives herself creative license to experiment back and forth between mediums. She has sold work through art shows at Unity Centre in Kitchener. As a teacher, Caroline earned her Visuals Arts specialists, and she learned to take her creative work and title as an artist more seriously by joining the KW Artist’s Co-Op in 2016. There is a great deal of creative energy going on in Caroline’s space at the studio!

Carly Leyburne is a Waterloo based artist. In 2016 she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, and is now a member of the KW Artists Co-op. For the past five years she has been working as a portrait artist, and is currently exploring landscape paintings that reflect place, memory, and identity.  
carlyleyburne.com

Ryan Brooks is Kitchener based artist who enjoys working in a variety of mediums. From intricate ink drawings with lighthearted themes, to impressionist skylines in acrylic, Ryan explores creativity through changing moods as much as through practiced technique. Recently he has begun to explore simple paper craft as a medium, and of course: Pumpkins! Look for Ryan’s Jack-o-Lanterns on Saturday and Sunday (weather-permitting).