THE AUCTION IS OVER FOR 2020! THANK YOU FOR HELPING US RAISE MORE THAN $2400!
These beautiful ornaments have all been hand crafted by 24 local artists who have generously donated them to Roots to Harvest for our online auction fundraiser. When you see an ornament you like, simply click on the "Bid Now" button to the left of the ornament and you will be taken to the online auction site. In order to bid, you need to start an account, but you don't need to provide any payment information. Check back frequently to see how you're doing on your bid! The Christmas Ornament Auction starts on Tuesday, December 8th at noon and closes on Sunday, December 13th at 7 pm. If you are the successful bidder, we will contact you and arrange for delivery or pickup or shipping and payment.
Thank you so much to the local artists for donating these beautiful items. When we had this idea we never dreamed how beautiful, different and incredible they would all look! If you love local art, please make sure to contact these folks to create something beautiful for you (We can help you get in touch with them).
If you have any questions please email us at info@rootstoharvest.org or call 807.285.0189.
Good luck bidding!
Thank you so much to the local artists for donating these beautiful items. When we had this idea we never dreamed how beautiful, different and incredible they would all look! If you love local art, please make sure to contact these folks to create something beautiful for you (We can help you get in touch with them).
If you have any questions please email us at info@rootstoharvest.org or call 807.285.0189.
Good luck bidding!
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Amy Vervoort / Olives and Bananas Wool Shop
Amy uses natural fibres to create needle felted sculptures; along with crochet, knitting, and embroidery with wood and bead components. A lifelong resident of Thunder Bay, Amy is inspired daily by the beauty of northwestern Ontario. Elements of nature, a love of gardening, floral and fauna appear in her whimsical work. Follow Amy at olivesandbananaswoolshop.com Facebook: Olives and Bananas Wool Shop Instagram: @olivesandbabanaswoolshop Twitter: @amygardenerd |
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Amy Vervoort / Olives and Bananas Wool Shop
Amy uses natural fibres to create needle felted sculptures; along with crochet, knitting, and embroidery with wood and bead components. A lifelong resident of Thunder Bay, Amy is inspired daily by the beauty of northwestern Ontario. Elements of nature, a love of gardening, floral and fauna appear in her whimsical work. Follow Amy at olivesandbananaswoolshop.com Facebook: Olives and Bananas Wool Shop Instagram: @olivesandbabanaswoolshop Twitter: @amygardenerd |
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Jessica Tratnik is the owner of Spruce Pond Woodburning, where she uses locally grown wood cookies to create coasters,
ornaments, wall hangings, trivets, key racks and more. She has always had a passion for different tree species, and the unique grain that each possesses - her aim is to enhance and embellish this grain in her products using the art of pyrography. Jessica works as a forest technician here in Thunder Bay and is constantly inspired by nature. Follow Spruce Pond on... Instagram: @sprucepond Facebook: www.facebook.com/sprucepond **This is one ornament, two sided. |
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Betty Carpick is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and environmentalist. Much of her work looks at social, cultural, and environmental issues in both serious and playful ways. Betty's recent work includes projects with the Ocean Bridge - 2019 cohort and 2020 cohorts; Wa Ni Ska Nan: An Alliance of Hydro-Impacted Communities; Great Art for Great Lakes; Great Lakes Commons; Neechee Studio; Definitely Superior Artist-Run Centre; Science North - Thunder Bay; Eco-Superior; and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Betty is Cree and Ukranian from Northern Manitoba. She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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boy Roland boy Roland would like to acknowledge Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850.
You may have seen boy Roland around town, with his signature handlebar moustache with a lick of paint on his clothes. After studying painting & sculpture at Lakehead University & graphic novels at OCAD U, he made a name for himself for his mural work in downtown Port Arthur with the DIE ACTIVE Art Collective, band posters, monthly illustrations for The Walleye Arts & Culture Magazine and tattoos. Inspired by the art he consumes, pop culture, literature, film and the ramblings of his mind, boy Roland creates prints & enamel pins of his original work. He really likes dill pickles and rhubarb pie. |
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Raeghan Howard was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. While she has no formal training in art, she has always had a creative side, a passion for the natural beauty of Lake Superior, and a love for family. The Family Stone AKA Lake Superior Mermade (art created from treasures found on the shores of Lake Superior) was inspired by treasure-hunting trips with her two sons on the shores of Superior.
Samples of her work: @thefamilystoneart on Facebook @lakesuperiormermade on Instagram. Her work can be found at The Creative Art Gallery on Algoma. Custom family portraits and other unique pieces available. Contact rhjdesigns@gmail.com |
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Raeghan Howard was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. While she has no formal training in art, she has always had a creative side, a passion for the natural beauty of Lake Superior, and a love for family. The Family Stone AKA Lake Superior Mermade (art created from treasures found on the shores of Lake Superior) was inspired by treasure-hunting trips with her two sons on the shores of Superior.
Samples of her work: @thefamilystoneart on Facebook @lakesuperiormermade on Instagram. Her work can be found at The Creative Art Gallery on Algoma. Custom family portraits and other unique pieces available. Contact rhjdesigns@gmail.com |
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Merk is an artist from & residing in Thunder Bay. He creates graphic novels (3 self published books, 'Nowadays' with Kurt Martell and 'Victor's Legacy' with Sookram/Jowett and 'Season of the Dead Hours' done all by himself), illustration, photography, greeting cards, mixed media fine art, crazy t-shits and artistic mischief wherever he goes. His work & online store can be found at www.merkasylum.ca . He is also a regular at the Thunder Bay Country Market, upstairs as part of the Octilius Group! He can also be found wandering dazed and aimlessly around town. Be nice to him. Speak softly. No sudden movements.
**This is ONE ornament, double sided, and comes with this box! |
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Merk is an artist from & residing in Thunder Bay. He creates graphic novels (3 self published books, 'Nowadays' with Kurt Martell and 'Victor's Legacy' with Sookram/Jowett and 'Season of the Dead Hours' done all by himself), illustration, photography, greeting cards, mixed media fine art, crazy t-shits and artistic mischief wherever he goes. His work & online store can be found at www.merkasylum.ca . He is also a regular at the Thunder Bay Country Market, upstairs as part of the Octilius Group! He can also be found wandering dazed and aimlessly around town. Be nice to him. Speak softly. No sudden movements.
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Heather Cranston-Lesniewski (Pulp + Paper) is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Printmaker – and beekeeper! – in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She describes herself as an artist first and a designer second. Armed with an eye for type, a rustic spirit, and a curiosity for anything vintage - you can win her over with anything printed pre-1960.
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Cree Stevens is an Anishinabekwe (Ojibwe) and Cree First Nations artist who also has European heritage. She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada where she create fine art using assorted visual art media.Principally, her artwork is mixed media on wood panel. The materials she likes to use are acrylic paint; paper and textiles for collage; found natural materials, like bone and antler; as well as plaster and other functional materials. She also does illustration work, printmaking, ceramics, wearable art, and some jewelry making.
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Remy Chunick is a tattoo artist who was born and raised in Thunder Bay. He is co-owner of Identity Tattoo and Piercing. He gets his inspiration from classic American tattoo designs, as well as traditional Japanese prints and tattoos. When he’s not busy drawing or tattooing, he enjoys going for hikes, riding bikes and spending time with his three dogs and lovely lady.
**This is ONE ornament, double sided. |
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Michel Dumont is a queer Metis two spirited disabled artist. He currently resides in Thunder Bay. He enjoys breathing new life into discarded vintage tile by making mosaic pieces. He also works in wearable art, using packing tape, mylar, cellophane and LED lights. This years offering is entitled the Amethyst Star a mineral much loved because of its calming presence , a stone of peace. Michel has shown at the Power Plant gallery Toronoto and recently at Le Bateau-Lavoir France. He can be followed on facebook at michel dumont's art space and thru instagram
IG @madbear67 |
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Julie Cosgrove's work considers concept of place, wilderness, geographies and cartographies, technologies, and process. While remaining connected to Northern Ontario, she has exhibited her work across Canada and elsewhere. She continues to explore and integrate these ideas and is currently painting, and is a visual art instructor at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. See more of Julie's work at www.juliecosgrove.com
**This ornament is two sided, with detail on the edge! |
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Jayal Chung is a self-taught artist making expressions of hope & resistance through drawing/painting, poetry, and collaborative projects. In 2017, her painting ‘the forbidden fruits’ was part of the group show Queer Landscapes, Queer Intersections, John B Aird Gallery. Last year, her dream came true when she completed an intensive at Banff Arts Centre focused on exploring physical presence. You can visit www.jayalchung.tumblr.com or Instagram: silksternum
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Jean Marshall is of Anishinaabe/English descent, born and raised in Thunder Bay. She is a band member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, also known as Big Trout Lake. Jean’s art practice uses Anishnaabeg traditional art forms such as; birchbark basketry, porcupine quilling, moccasin making and hide tanning. She has been recognized provincially and nationally for her contribution to the arts for her beadwork. Jean loves the land we live upon and uses plant life in the imagery of her work. She has learned her practice through observation & mentorship.
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Shelby Gagnon is an Anishinaabe artist from Aroland First Nation but has lived in Thunder Bay for most of her life. Shelby is a graduate of Lakehead University in the Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts program where she explored the reclamation of identity and traditions of being an Indigenous woman in Canada. Through involvement with community-engaged organizations and projects, she uses multi-disciplinary mediums to express and share her holistic feelings. Currently, she is working with CRE as a community animator and the Indigenous Food Circle to support and build food sovereignty projects in Northern Indigenous communities. By working with youth and other artists, she is dedicated to expanding her knowledge and contemporary take on traditional methods of art and healing practices for the community.
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Kim Hewitt is a self taught, multi media artist from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Through Shattered Light Landscapes Kim Focuses on glass art, preserving Canadian landscapes and wildlife in stained glass. Kim chose this medium as she considers it to be just as fragile as our Canadian terrain. Kim operates Shattered Light Landscapes out of the Thunder Bay Country Market, as well as a second location at Pacific Arts Market in Vancouver BC. Follow Kim at Instagram: @shatteredlightlandscapes Facebook: Shattered Light Landscapes **This is one ornament |
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Ken Crawford was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He attended local schools and worked as a teacher until his retirement in 2002. His preferred medium is watercolour and his main inspiration is the rugged landscapes found around the north shore of Lake Superior. Ken Crawford's original paintings and reproductions are available at Gallery 33, where he also teaches a watercolour course for beginners.
*This auction item is one ornament, double sided. |
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Tuija Hansen is a textile artist and instructor living and working in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She learned felting, dying, and weaving at Kootenay School of Arts, and majored in printmaking at Lakehead University. Her works of art depict place and location, physically and conceptually. Working with traditional textile mediums allows the possibility to engage with her Scandinavian ancestry via meditative, concentrated, and tactile processes while reflecting on the significance of place, migration, and location. Hansen forages for plant materials (flora, mushrooms, lichens) in the urban and rural environments of her surroundings. Using these materials she creates plant-dyes to alter new and recycled materials: clothing, wool, hemp, silk and found fibres to create unique, sustainable works of art and clothing. Hansen recently participated as an artist in residence in both Finland and Iceland, resulting in exhibitions in Canada and internationally. www.tuijahansen.com
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Barbara Benwell is an artist, educator and mother from Thunder Bay, which is seated on the traditional lands of Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty. She is grateful to live, work and raise a family on this land. She recognizes that this acknowledgement is not enough, and that she needs to actively work against colonialism. Barbara has an Honours Bachelor of Fine Art, a Bachelor of Education and recently completed her Master's in Social Justice with a specialization in Women’s Studies from Lakehead University. Through her work, she likes to explore social issues, lived experiences, emotions and the whimsical.
For a closer look at her master's work visit: www.barbarabenwell.com Contact: barbarabenwell@gmail.com **This is one ornament, double sided |
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'Favourite Winter Days'
The Art of Exploration comprises the original artwork of Trisha Wilson. Trisha is inspired by the serene landscapes and natural elements of northwestern Ontario. Finding a sense of humility and security amongst the trees, Trisha has dedicated her artwork to portraying those feelings on canvas. You can find more of Trisha‘s work on Instagram and Facebook (@the.art.of.exploration). During this holiday season, we could all do with a little extra peace and beauty. That thought inspired her ornament this year, titled “For the Love of Birch”. **This is one ornament, double sided |
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Aya Wadi, born and raised in Syria. Moved three years ago to Thunder Bay, worked as Artist for CAHEP "community Art and Heritage Education Project ". She had been drawing since she was young. She is happy about her new home and looking forward to do more for her community. Her job with professional people give her the inspiration and Motivation to work harder.
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Dayna Slingerland enjoys working with felt, be it needle felting, wet felting, or nuno felting. Her experience includes creating art pieces using natural materials as well as engaging with textiles. Currently working in the realms of artist and teacher she honors the process of art making as well as the final product.
www.procraftinations.ca IG @feltedprocraftinations |
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Cynthia Nault is a two-spirit Anishnaabekwe, Wolverine Clan, from Lake Helen First Nation (Red Rock). Cynthia lives in Thunder Bay, where she studied Multimedia Production at Confederation College and Painting as a Spiritual Practice with Angela Gollat. As a Multimedia Artist, Cynthia uses different mediums to encourage a vision being brought into reality, with her primary medium being fluid acrylic paint. Her signature style features dream-like qualities and brings together her traditional spirituality and her fascination with the natural world. www.cynthialouise.ca
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