Gravenhurst Autumn Arts Tour Event Information

Mahtab Abdollahi

Using a variety of mediums, Mahtab's artwork represents a passion and excitement that she has cherished and nourished, and arises from the many memories of the experience of life itself. 

Guest with Dr. Negin Nikfar
Location 22 | Follow Muskoka Beach road 2.8 km to 110 Alexander St
mahtababdollahi.com
mcc.beal@gmail.com 
647 965-0297

Nancy Beal & Bev Brewer | Two Authors, Two Books

Brewer & Beal are both Gravenhurst authors who have been seasonal and full-time residents for many years. "The Endurable Alex Tilley" by Nancy Beal is a biography of an iconic Canadian entrepreneur who invented the Tilley Hat and a line of high quality outdoors and travel clothing. "Dance Into The Light" by Beverley Brewer is a memoir about her healing experience after her sister's suicide—showing how she moved from heartbreak to renewed hope. 

Location 7 | Relish Kitchen & Market
Saturday Only

Micky & Russ | Bird is the Word

Distinctive, one-of-a-kind birdhouses and an imaginative line of seasonal home and garden décor, all hand made in Muskoka with unique metals, finished wood and natural forest products. Our specialty gift items will appeal to your human and fine feathered friends.

STUDIO Location 20 | Follow Bethune Dr to Pineridge Gate and then to 33 Springwood Cr
Micky.iutzi@icloud.com
705 801-5446

James 'Jim' Brown | Muskoka Bay Pottery

Creating functional stoneware pottery as well as oil and watercolour paintings, glass, toys and more. 

STUDIO Location 16 | Follow James Street to 1026 North Muldrew Lake Rd
muskokabaypottery.com
jim@muskokabaypottery.com
705 687-7890

Theresa Buker | Diligent Harvester

Local Metis artisan, Theresa Buker creates a variety of authentic Indigenous creations using various mediums from beads, leather, quills, and more. 

STUDIO Location 21 | Follow Muskoka Beach Rd for 1.8km to 375 Muskoka Beach Rd
mifc.ca/store/diligent-harvester
freestuff4dailyneeds@outlook.com
705 644-9440

Johnathan Bullock

Functional & sculptural stoneware richly glazed in jewel tones with bronze accents, layering of earth tones & waterfall glazes.

STUDIO Location 13 | 210 First St S
facebook.com/johnbullock68
ynotskelly@sympatico.ca
705 687-3936

Larry Carroll | Fine Art Photography

As a professional photographer for over 35 years, Larry's work can be found, in magazines, gracing corporate walls, theatrical playbills & the homes of sports celebrities. 

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
www.thelensman.ca
thelensman@me.com
705 241-4200

Kelley Davis

Using a variety of  mediums, Kelley finds passion in expressing herself using texture, colour, light & shadow, and using mood to create experiences and places of reverie for people to enjoy.

STUDIO Location 5 | 260 Bay St.
Davisdesigns1st@gmail.com
416 898-6101

Elena Dinissuk

Mainly using acrylic, due to its vibrancy and versatility, Elena combines a passion for painting and love for nature to inspire her work featuring Canadian landscapes. 

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
elenadinissuk.ca
lenadv@yahoo.com
647 409-2178

Frank Drinkwater | Muskoka Wood Bowls

One-of-a-kind bowls made from burls, fruit woods and hardwoods, creating unique pieces, available at art galleries and markets across Muskoka.

Location 14 | Heritage Square Gravenhurst Opera House
Sunday Only
sip_h2o@hotmail.com 
705 641-9254

Shelly Eyre | BlueHouse Handknits & Textiles

Browse & discover our handknitted & handwoven items, all hand-crafted in our Ontario, Canada fibre studio. Every item we create & sell is made with high quality wools & cottons, purchased locally or across Canada. 

Guest with Johnathan Bullock Pottery
Location 13 | 210 First Street S
@bluehouse_handknits
bluehousehandknits@gmail.com
705 279-2505

Janice Feist | JFeist Fine Art

Janice's work embraces the colours and textures of the Canadian landscape, capturing the excitement of light, shadow and movement.  Whether representational, impressionistic or abstracted, she expressively moves her palette knife to mix, scratch and layer paint colours to bring life to her creations.

STUDIO Location 18 | 1843 Muskoka Beach Road
Bracebridge
janicefeist.com
705 644-1030

Margaret Ferraro | Fine Art Oils and Soft Pastel

Whether painted on location or in the studio, Margaret evokes emotion and liveliness through carefully planned compositions, and a fun sense of colour.

Location 7 | Trinity United Church
margaretferraro.com
marg.ferraro@gmail.com
249 359-8886

Kate Hillard | The Tinker's Table

Unique, hand-made fine jewellery with an emphasis on colour and texture. Eye-catching one-of-a-kind pieces!

Location 2 | 565 Bay St
thetinkerstable.ca 
service@thetinkerstable.ca
705 345-3634

Ted Houston | Jojo  Has It

Oil and Acrylic paintings of local and non local landscapes, streetscapes, still life and animal portraits. 

STUDIO Location 11 | 324 Bethune Dr. N
tedhouston1@hotmail.com 
228 923-1236 

Rhonda Kennedy | Lotus Glass Design

Rhonda has been doing glass art since 2019, and gets inspiration for her stained glass pieces from nature, and her love of colour.

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
Lotusglassdesign@gmail.com 
705 706-1170 

La Belle Muskoka

Local business that makes custom giftware and décor. 

Location 2 | 565 Bay Street
robbiec007@gmail.com 

Caryn Ladovsky | Caryn Ladovsky Art 

A multi-media artist who loves exploring and combining every aspect of each medium, including blacksmithing, welding, rug hooking, large scale paintings, mixed media collage, pottery, one of a kind wool rugs and pillows.

STUDIO Location 19 | Follow Muskoka Rd 169 for 14 km to Pine Lake Rd to 1038 Pine Lake Rd
cladovsky@rogers.com
416 809-3488 

Danielle Loshaw | Danielle Loshaw Fine Arts

Largely influenced by urban exploration and natural decay, Loshaw works in many mediums, focusing mainly on painting, drawing and creative photography. She strives to evoke strong emotions through the use of themes, such as past and present and life and death.

Location 6 | Arts at the Albion
@makeart.not.friends
Danielleloshaw@outlook.com
705 770-1241

Deb Loughead 

Deb Loughead has been writing ever since she learned how to read. She is the author of more than 40 books for young people. She’s conducted workshops and held readings at schools, festivals and conferences across the country. 

Guest with Pat Loughead
Location 15 | 410 Phillip St E 
deb.loughead@gmail.com
416 574-0236

Pat Lougheed | Pat's Wraps

Knitted wraps created of scraps from an extensive stash of yarns from all over the world. Inspired by the colours of the Northern Lights in Muskoka.

STUDIO Location 15 | 410 Phillip St E
ploughead@gmail.com
705 644-2694 

Beth McKean | Hip Chick Design

One-of-a-kind eco conscious clothing. Each piece of our original designs are unique to the' Hip Chick' look. Made from upcycled, gently used goods as well as eco-friendly materials. Funky. Conscious. Comfortable.

Location 14 | Heritage Square/Gravenhurst Opera House
hipchickdesign.ca
info@hipchickdesign.ca 
705 345-0388

Teresa McLaughlin

Functional and non functional, whimsical sculptures from porcelain, air dry clay ranging from miniature to large wall pieces, thoughtfully priced for new and old collectors alike!

Location 5 | 260 Bay St
auburninmuskoka@hotmail.com
705 812-0749

Wendel Messer | Breller Books/Belts That Last 

Breller Books: History & satire. The 4th printing of The Conquest of Canada is here. Belts That Last: Full-grain leather belts for men & women, nicely finished, made by hand.

Location 8 | The Manor at Gravenhurst Retirement Residence
thesink.ca
wmesser@thesink.ca 
705 687-8149

Elaine J Midgley | Elaine J Midgley Art Expressions

With nearly 12 years experience as a fine art painter and art instructor since 2016, painting is Elaine's passion and she loves feeling 'lost in a painting.'  Elaine works with various mediums including acrylic, oil and watercolour. 

Location 9 | Sawdust City Brewing Co.
ejunesartexpressions@gmail.com
905 914-3999

David Cureton | Muskoka Guitars

Luthier David Cureton has been building acoustic stringed instruments for over 30 years, working in both ethically harvested exotic woods, local hardwoods and select tonewoods from B.C.

STUDIO Location 17 | Follow Doe Lake Rd. for 18km to 1110 Barkway Rd
muskokaguitars.com
Muskokaguitars@gmail.com
705 394-8985

Muskoka Lavender

Natural handmade cosmetics made locally using a variety of natural ingredients including our own lavender.

Guest at Varney Studio
Location 3 | 280 Hughson Street
Muskokalavender.com
shanna@muskokalavender.com
705 201-5501

Dr. Negin Nikfar, Nurse Practitioner | Birds & Bowls

Dr. Nikfar channels her creativity into pottery, where she finds a deep connection between art and the nurturing of life. Her work, particularly the Bird & Bowl projects, reflects her love for the delicate balance between form and function, capturing the essence of nature’s beauty and resilience. Living in Gravenhurst, ON, she draws inspiration from her surroundings, infusing each piece with a sense of tranquility and purpose.

STUDIO Location 22 | Follow Muskoka Beach Road 2.8km to 110 Alexander St
@neginmidmnp 
nnikmp@yahoo.ca
416 300-4115

Jan Novak | JDN Photography Canada

Whether travelling via foot, kayak or bicycle, Jan’s focus is on capturing the image that tells a story, inspiring you to envision that moment. Using lighting, reflection, mood and angle, Jan transforms new destinations into outstanding photographs.

STUDIO Location 1 | The Shipyards
Second Floor
JDNPhotographyCanada.com
JDN.Photography.Canada@gmail.com
705 790-4790

Lisa Lynn Phillips | Lisa Lynn Art

Lisa Lynn Phillips creates beautiful paintings in her Muskoka home-studio. Lisa Lynn gives the painting dimension inspired by impasto within impressionism. 'When I'm in the studio painting it's a meditation of love.' 

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
lisalynnportraitartist.wixsite.com
Instagram: @lisalynnart 

Sasha Pringle | Rose Light Arts

The artist behind rose-light-arts studio, a multi-disciplinary art studio offering nature-inspired, dream-guided mixed media collage, encaustic paintings and hand-bound journals and books.

Location 14 | Heritage Square/Gravenhurst Opera House 
rose-light-arts.com
rose.light.arts@gmail.com
705 641-8775

Janet Riches | A Boomer and Her Brush

Muskoka landscaping portraits done on oil on canvas, oil reproductions, prints on canvas, landscapes on white marble stone coasters & trivets as well as laminated vinyl placemats.

Location 7 | Trinity United Church
rags430@rogers.com
905 716-8584

Melanie Robitaille | MWORDS Photography

A love of light, nature, and all things nostalgia call to me and come through my lens and my 1:1 ratio, painterly images. I seek to capture the everyday beauty that exists all around us, and create functional, wearable, and usable pieces, so art lovers can imbue their lives with the beauty of creativity.

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
mwordsphotography.com
mwords@outlook.com
705 527-0588

Tamara Scearce | Art On Stone

Connecting with nature and uncommon places is what Tamara enjoys most when behind the camera lens. In addition to her natural stone medium, she has begun exploring photography on wood. Her one-of-a-kind pieces include functional works of art such as coasters, trivets and wall art, framed or mounted on reclaimed barn board.

STUDIO Location 1 | The Shipyards
Second Floor
artonstone.com
info@artonstone.com
705 790-4790

Mara Smelters Wier

Mara is a painter of watercolours and oils. She has exhibited in shows in Muskoka, Orillia and Toronto.

STUDIO Location 4 | 390 Sarah St N
Marasmelterswier@gmail.com
705 687-8296

Gail Stiver | Gateway Fibreworks

Decorative and functional fibre art. Muskoka spun and hand dyed yarns and fibres for handcrafters including knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers, and felters. 

Location 9 | Sawdust City Brewing Co.
gatewayfibreworks.com
gail@gatewayfibreworks.com
705 309-2966

Stan Tait | Stan W Tait Jewellery

A renowned Canadian jewellery designer who has been creating original, classic, timeless sterling silver jewellery since 1974. Stan creates wearable art including one of a kind designs.

Location 12 | Gravenhurst Train Station
stantait.com
info@stantait.com
705 801-8058

Sydney Taylor | Mixed Media Cres

Mixed media pieces using crochet and embroidery techniques, as well as repurposed objects.

Location 9 | Sawdust City Brew Co.
mixedmediacres@gmail.com
705 571-7196

Penny Varney | Penny Varney Jewellery

With twenty five years experience as a goldsmith, Penny channels her love of color and design into custom pieces in gold, silver, and platinum. She is known for her use of iconic stones alongside more traditional gemstones to create one of kind pieces inspired by contemporary designs as well as period specific work such as art deco and art nouveau.

STUDIO Location 3 | 280 Hughson Street
artsatthealbion.com/artists/penny-varney
varney@muskoka.com

Tony Varney Photography

Inspired by his world travels, Tony developed and eye for capturing light and colour while documenting the people and landscapes of the regions he visited.

STUDIO Location 3 | 280 Hughson Street
artsatthealbion.com/artists/tony-varney
varney@muskoka.com

Susan Ware | Damselfly Studio

Using watercolour, acrylic or oils, Susan's work is primarily nature based. Mostly realistic with some abstract pieces.

STUDIO | 1916 Highway 169
damselflystudiomuskoka.com
susanvirginiaware@gmail.com 
705 684-9632