Summer ’14 – “My Williams Lake” Celebrating 85 years!

From the left Anne Munroe, Jean Wellburn, Carole Taylor.
From the left Helen Sandy Pine Needle Work, Lisa Anderson, Leah Selk.

The Station House Studio and Gallery Society is pleased to be hosting “My Williams Lake: Celebrating Williams Lake 85th Birthday” with 24

contributing artists from the Cariboo Area sharing their story and history of what Williams Lake means to them.  Local artist featured in the exhibition include: Ann Nicholson, Catherine Roland, Shirley Reynolds, Leah Selk, Elisabeth Hoelderl, Eleanor Friesen, Jean Wellburn, Mary Forbes, Wilfred Wright, Harvey Overton, Carole Taylor, Kathryn Steen, Marcia Reid, Lynda Sawyer, and two collaborative projects.  There are also a few new artists who contributed to the exhibition who have never shown work in the gallery before, these artist include: Lynda Archibald, Anne Munroe, Maeghan Watkinson, Helen Sandy, Zephyira Holdal, Angie Holdal, and Lisa Anderson.

There are two pieces in the exhibition that are collaborative community projects.

The first one is the Women’s Spirituality mural.  On March 28th and 29th the Community of Williams Lake hosted the first Women’s Spirituality Circle in Williams Lake at Lake City Secondary Campus.  During the day a Group Felted Art Mural “Women’s Spirituality Circle Felt It”  happened!
 Women from the event helped to create a keep sake from an unforgettable experience that can be shared and celebrated with the community for years to come. Each woman was invited to make a creation out of wool of a symbol that has been meaningful on her spiritual path.  The mural takes that which is deeply personal and individual and joins it in a beautiful communal work of what is most important to women in our community. Felt Artist, Liliana Dragowska, prepared the canvas for a 6ft x 6ft woolen felt mural that individuals participating in the Women’s Spirituality Workshop assisted in decorating and creating over the day on Saturday. 

The second collaborative piece is the Youth Quilt.  Youth in Williams Lake were invited to take photos of what is important to them in Williams Lake.  Several children submitted  photos which were then used to construct a quilt. Eight of the photos include in this quilt come from children attending the Exploring the Puddle, Early Learning Centre in Williams Lake.  The centre is very community-oriented and as such, they take community walks daily.  After discussing  our town at circle time, they ventured out to find things that were  “important to Williams Lake”, as they put it.  Submissions were made on behalf of the children by Faren Rouse, owner and educator at the centre.  Along with the photos, she sent along the following comments.  Photos from two other children were also received and included in the quilt.  The quilt was assembled by Cary Burnett and Kathryn Steen and is on display and up for bid during the exhibition.

Women’s Spirituality Mural
From the Left Youth Quilt, Zaphyira Holdal

The exhibition will be on display at the gallery until August 30th and is open Monday through Saturday 10 am – 5pm. Bring your summer guests and help share the magic we all experience in Williams Lake!