MOONTIDE

We are Ester Strijbos (ceramicist), Monica Nawrocki (writer), and Janny Thompson (mixed media), artists from Cortes and Vancouver Islands.  Our work is inspired by island living and by our love of the natural world: the ocean, the sky, and island forests, beaches, and gardens.  Since 2019, we’ve been creating art together about how time is experienced on islands, whether through changing seasons and weather or through ferry schedules and how long it takes to be known as a local.

MoonTide is a playful, multimedia exploration of two interconnected aspects of “island time”: the ever-changing magic of the moon and the constant rhythm of the tide.  MoonTide is more than a collection of works by three individual artists. The show celebrates the joy, surprises, and connections that arise when artists work together, sharing and combining their ideas and their creative process.  Monica’s words, including an original song she wrote for the show, form the heart of the exhibition, giving life to and directly inspiring many of Ester’s and Janny’s works.

Poetry from Monica Nawrocki:

 

Ester Strijbos

Word Moon

Ceramic Set

1 plate 9 inch + 6 side plates 4 inches

$80

Ester Strijbos

Fern Moon

Ceramic Set

1 plate 9 inch + 6 side plates 4 inches

$80

Ester Strijbos

Garden Moon

Ceramic Set

1 plate 9 inch + 6 side plates 4 inches

$80

Ester Strijbos

Flower Moon

Ceramic Set

1 plate 9 inch + 6 side plates 4 inches

$80

Ester Strijbos

Mushroom Moon

Ceramic Set

1 plate 9 inch + 6 side plates 4 inches

$80


Janny Thompson

Many Moons

Mixed media

44 x 31 inches (60 pieces, each 4 x 4 inches)

$20 per piece

Janny Thompson

Listen to This

Hand stitched booklet

4 x 5 inches,

12 pages

$8

Mending Moon (Midnight Tide)

Janny Thompson

Acrylic, BC marine chart, metallic thread

9 x 12 inches

$85

Mending Moon (Thetis)

Janny Thompson

Acrylic, BC marine chart, metallic thread

9 x 12 inches (framed)

$85

Mending Moon (Offshore)

Janny Thompson

Acrylic, BC marine chart, metallic thread

9 x 12 inches (framed)

$85

Janny Thompson

Moontide

Mixed media

6 x 6 inches

$80

 

Janny Thompson

Gardeners’ Moon

Mixed media

6 x 6 inches

$80

Janny Thompson

Writers’ Moon (All is forgiven)

Acrylic on BC marine chart

16 x 16 inches (framed)

$110

Janny Thompson

Writers’ Moon (Yearning for the return of the full tides of summer)

Acrylic on BC marine chart

16 x 16 inches (framed)

$110 (Sold)

Janny Thompson

Writers’ Moon (The only rope is love)

Acrylic on BC marine chart

16 x 16 inches (framed)

$110


ZINES!


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