Welcome to the Studio & Gallery.  We are about to commence construction of a new gallery this spring.  The new building will be much larger and will let us serve you better. Progress updates will be posted on my newsletter page. The new building will also allow us to extend our hours and dates of operation significantly. The existing gallery is not heated and we were forced to close from October to May although we were still open by appointment.  At present it is still better to phone ahead to avoid disappointment.

Our property has undergone many changes over the years.

Our original house was built in 1933 with logs from the property.  The logs were used vertically because they were too small to lay flat like the normal log home construction. This photo was given to us from one of the daughters of the original builder. We had noticed her wandering up our driveway. She was curious about the house so she stopped in to churn up some childhood memories. The house was used as a weekend cottage until 1954 when it was raised and a proper foundation was installed.

In the 60’s an addition was built on the south side to add an inside washroom and diningroom.

We purchased the property in 1992 and much to our surprise found the original logs and window openings under the layers of drywall and fiberboard.  We found it amusing that the kitchen had 4 different wallpaper designs. We stripped all of the walls back to their original condition, refinished them and kept them visible where possible. The existing gallery was built on the other side of the driveway, separate from the house. 

In 2001 we did a massive renovation and tripled the size of our home, allowing me to move back into the house to paint. This was much more productive as it would take hours to heat the gallery up and thaw out my paints during the winter months.

We have started construction of a new 2,000 square foot Gallery and studio adjacent to the house. I will be moving to the new building to work in my new studio this year. The new building will be open late spring. Please go to my newsletter page to keep updated.