This year, Monique has been working and “playing”, in her studio. Monique likes to explore different possibilities to create jewellery, wall plaques, garden-art and lots of functional and decorative ware. Special effects are achieved by adding glass or hand-coloured clays. Her decorations are mostly inspired by nature’s colours and patterns. She uses vibrant colours and experiments with new glazes.

She has been producing quality stoneware for forty years and is now exploring pure and extraordinary porcelain, using different techniques to show off the whiteness, thinness and translucency of this material. Come and see what she has been up to lately.

Linda De La Torre
Mountain, ON
613-989-1132
delatorredesigns@hotmail.com

Linda uses a combination of unique wirework and beading of glass beads, semi-precious stones and recycled pieces to create trendy jewelry for people of all ages. This year, she is working on some new jewelry pieces, incorporating soldered glass and fabric pendants. She is also having fun making lots of new pieces for children.

Linda also creates one of-a-kind mosaics using ceramic tiles and broken china. Stop by to see her hotplates, mirrors and serving trays. She will be giving hands-on demonstrations over the course of the weekend. Custom orders will be taken and ready for the holidays!

Janet Whittam
home studio at Winchester, ON
613-448-3733
www.handweaving.ca
handweaving@gmail.com

I tend to use many different yarns in my cloth weaving, the combinations of colours and textures pleases me. I try to use eco-friendly materials, ethically produced fibres, locally produced, recycled, etc. I especially enjoy rag weaving, wherein strips of reused cloth takes the place of some of the yarn.

Thecla and Herman Kluck
Home studio at Spencerville, ON
613-658-1272
kluckdutchhill@jcis.ca
www.thedutchhill.com

Herman and Thecla are excited to be part of OCG tour for the first time this year and are happy to show their work.

“We practice the art of recycling, making sculptures and artwork for both indoors and outdoors.” Thecla creates her beautiful pieces using a variety of recycled materials, and a unique fabric hardener, called paverpol. Parverpol is an environmentally non-toxic, water-based product. When it is hardened, it is weather-proof and frost-proof. Anyone can sculpt with paverpol. You too can learn how in our classes. From t-shirt to garden statue.