Colour and Light features unique, abstract glass art by Erin Moffat. Much of her work is inspired by nature, Celtic imagery and science themes. She is also trying to save the environment one bottle at a time with beautiful, functional items made from recycled bottles.
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Maria Wirth is a textile artist who creates art out of cotton, synthetic materials.
A member of the Waterloo Quilting Guild, Maria was inspired by fibre artist Tracy Lawko.
“I hope everyone will take some time this year to see my new works created from threads and fabric.”

Esther produces a range of functional pottery intended for daily use in your home. Memorable pieces include milk pitchers, mugs, wine cups and a variety of bowls among other serving pieces. Come around for a visit during the artwalk to view the community pot and try your hand at making an addition to this year’s piece.

“My pieces are meant to be worn or used in everyday life: hats, shawls, scarves, coasters, bags or simple table ornaments. They are elegant reflections of a simpler time. I also blend and hand spin natural fibres from alpaca, sheep, other animals and silk.
I prefer to work with natural fibres and rarely repeat designs. Most of my inspiration for weaving comes from the interplay of colour I see in nature or from combinations of manmade objects. Weaving and spinning offer me ways to paint with fibre in three dimensional forms.”

Jakki Annerino is a multi-media artist working in encaustic, wet-felting, jewelry and various styles of greeting cards.
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Simona Zac was born in 1967 in Slovenia, where she lived with her family until immigrating to Canada at the age of 6. Her passion for art started at an early age, while observing her father, Martin Polanic, whose style she has always admired. As a child, Simona found immense pleasure in painting and drawing. She has always been intrigued and captivated by her surroundings: nature, the human figure, architecture, the beauty found in life itself.
Using paint and brush, she translates these inspiring elements onto canvas. Aside from studying art throughout high school and some workshops with local artists, Simona is very much a self-taught contemporary artist. This gives her the freedom and proficiency to express herself and evolve through personal experience. Her fearless approach to painting involves experimentation with different styles, techniques and media including graphite, ink, watercolour, oil and acrylic paint. She loves to balance unique colours, movement, energy and texture.
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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.”

We’re pleased to announce that we will have Rainbow Caribbean Catering’s Jerk food truck out this weekend at the art walk! Stop by 14 Braun St. for some fabulous spicy Jamaican food.

“Since 1983, we’ve been bringing you the best in Caribbean cuisine. Both local and visiting customers and critics alike enjoy our Jerk Chicken and curry.”
Find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bigjerkmenu.

“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.”