Artist Raffle Prizes 

Jan Breuls-Dorang, Peter Tabuns, Paula Fletcher & Michael Dorang

Michele Burnett

My work with clay keeps me grounded in base emotions that pass through the body.  Most of my sculpture is a reflection of emotions that have not been expressed in other ways. Human body forms and abstract interpretations of feeling often serve as a reflection of my inner world, and once expressed allow a forward evolution of thought and relationship. I enjoy creating sculpture, as well as functionality.

Michael Dorang

Michael has been playing with different art types all his life but it was when he found clay that he found his medium. The combinations of earth, water, and fire appeal to him on a primal level. Michael aspires to create pieces that combine form and function with unusual and playful finishes. Each of his pieces is unique and different. This has also lead Michael to explore jewelry making using natural elements such as clay, stone, shell and glass to create fun and unique pieces.

Boban Dosic

In his mixed media paintings Boban has been exploring layers and textures, constructing and deconstructing the surface in search of the story.

Gordan Olujic Dosic

Gordana's mixed media, textile-based work is often about contrasts and dychotomies, with strong narrative base and a touch of humour.

Doug McLellan

Doug grew up in Wallaceburg Ontario, taking an interest in 35mm photography in his teenage years.  While attending the University of Windsor he took photos for the University newspaper ''The Lance'' specializing in theatre production and taking resume photos for some of the students.   After graduating, Doug worked as a photographer for a city magazine ''Windsor This Month'' and also took local band pictures for upcoming events in the area.   Doug moved to Toronto in the late seventies to work in the news business in film and tape editing. He won a photo contest for the publication of a book on Toronto called ''Celebrate This City''.  Doug now concentrates on taking landscapes in familiar and unfamiliar places in Ontario.

Shabnam Khosrowshahi - Morningdew Photography

At the age of 10, Shabnam had the pleasure of taking photos with her dad’s stunning Canon F1  Shabnam has tried to capture some of her memories on film, now in the age of digital media, she takes even more photos every day!  Although, nothing replaces film, she has come to enjoy the versatility of digital media.  Shabnam’s interests are as varied as her photos and hopes you enjoy them as much as she had taking them.

Gillian Morris

Gillian was born and raised in Toronto and has always lived in the GTA with the exception of living and working in Bermuda for two years. She is a predominately self-taught artist but has taken many courses in photography, oil, acrylic, and watercolour painting.  While living in Bermuda, Gillian was captivated by the colours and pure light on the island. During that time she focussed on photography and watercolour painting. One of her photographs of three Bermudian children was chosen for inclusion in the National Georgraphic photography show on the island.  Her painting is greatly influenced by her extensive travels, with a particular focus on light’s interplay with architecture. In 2004 she spent time at Dedalo Arte School in Tuscany, Italy where she experimented with plein-air painting, china ink and life drawing. She continues to be drawn to the colours and architecture of Mexico (in particular San Miguel de Allende) and works to capture San Miguel’s warmth, colour and light in her.

Maya Foltyn

For more than twenty-five years visual artist Maya Foltyn has been devoted to the arts of painting, drawing and photography.  Maya’s passions are painting, drawing and a combination of both. The dominant characteristic of her work is the line. By experimenting with classic methods and new technologies, Maya has developed her own techniques and recognizable style. She draws lines with graphite, pastels and crayons often on wet paint, adding negative lines to uncover different layers. When not painting on canvas or drawing, Maya may be seen carrying her camera, ready to take people, city scenes and nature.  The focus in Maya’s painting is colour and light. While making the lines more abstract, she applies layers of paint using multiple paint transparencies, combining soft matte surfaces with a wide variety of light-reflecting paints over a textured background. Her sources of inspiration are the cultural richness of Europe, the exotic beauty of New Zealand, her second homeland, and the majestic scale of Canada.