Pottery, paintings, photography, etching, encaustic and . . .
By Mark Schadenberg
The Oxford Studio Tour has quickly
grown and in seven years, and now includes 40 artists and 20 stops
over two days – May 3 - 4.
One of Oxford County's true champion
couples is Bob and Keri Axon (See attached story from What's On Woodstock magazine and some of Keri's work pictured) for their long-time volunteering for
many causes, including the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay For Life.
Today, I note that Keri Axon is one of
these area artists participating in the annual Oxford Studio Tour.
Keri's art / passion is pottery.
This year, the studio tour will include
20 sites from all corners of Oxford and is set for May 3 – 4, from
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on both days. Maps and links to the various
participating artists can be found at www.oxfordstudiotour.ca
Talents range from sketching and
painting, to pottery and sculptures, woodworking and etching to
encaustic to photography to handwoven items. It's the full gamut of
creativity and talent from around Oxford.
Artists also include Sue Goossens,
Michael DeBelleval, Pat MacFarland, Cathy Groulx, Ruth and Bruce
Hartley, Dianne and Gary Payne, Earle and Frances Barr, Irma
Makariunaite, Paulette Robertson, Maggie Robinson, and retired
realtor Sue Fenlon.
You will find Axon, along with Sydnie
Crockett, at the studio belonging to Kate Innes (acrylic painter on
canvas) on Karn Road just west of Woodstock (City View Farm). Axon
(keriaxon@gmail.com)
is currently the chair of the Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (Found
in the town's Victoria Park) board. I didn't call her for an
interview as I prefer to google over gab.
Links & Contacts
The tour's website, by the way,
includes many links to the artists, email contact details and
thumbnail samples of their productions, but the site smartly also
promotes various art galleries around Oxford, including the
Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre (www.stationarts.ca),
the Downtown Woodstock art gallery, and the Ingersoll Creative Arts
Centre (www.creativeartscentre.ca).
Also, if you reside on Facebook, there
is an 'Oxford Studio Tour' info page there too !
I'm saving the best for last, admission
is for the artists' studio tour is: FREE !
SOME LINKS
Oxford
County is a great place to discover and live
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
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