6th Annual Glebe Centre Rock-A-Thon and Auction

Bhat Boy "I call myself an Envisionist. I paint things as they could be. I picture things in parallel universes; things that would have been, but never were, or more importantly things that can be, but never have.

The dramas are played out by my characters - nuns, dragons, fish and sometimes cows. They play their roles on a stage set of my own imagination."

A self-taught, local artist, Amanda Bing is fascinated by the art of trompe l'oeil, and inspired by the palette and style of the impressionists, as well as contemporary artists. Amanda uses acrylic paints to embellish "anything that doesn't move!"

Working mostly by private commission, she continues to develop a unique style of decorative finishes and fantasy images on furniture, canvases, candlesticks, pottery, memory boxes and murals for children's rooms.

Joanne Brault has been an avid stained glass enthusiast for 18 years. She particularly enjoys the copperfoil technique and her works range from jewellery boxes to Tiffany reproduction lamps.

Currently studying at Carleton University, she has had to restrict her work to commissioned articles and occasional classes at the Glebe Community Centre.

She volunteered as the stained glass instructor at Abbotsford House for the past 10 years.

Her chair is an example of her mosaic work, and incorporates glass beads affixed with a silicone adhesive and tile grout.

Sean Everett works with a variety of mediums and is best known for his miniature figures.

This chair, inspired by Neapolitan ice cream, required paper, ribbon and patience. This chair is "painted" with paper in the purples and lavenders that are the trademark colours of Boomerang Kids.

Sean remodelled it into a classic wing chair, full of exotic pillows, and at the back is a hidden drawer for small treasures.

An artist and filmmaker, Marianne Feaver studied fine arts at the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City, at the Ottawa School of Art and Nepean Fine Arts.

Marianne sells paintings through the Ottawa Art Gallery and privately. She participates in group shows such as the Elmwood Art Fair.

Her works are held in private collections in Canada, the United States and Israel.

Marie-Christine Féraud works with a variety of media, from small pieces to large murals.

Her chair highlights her talent for black-lined painted figures and papier mâché.

Jennifer Gibbs' paintings are multi-faceted reflections of the simplicity and complexity of existence. Her inspiration is derived from poetry, mythology, physics, nature, and art - ancient to contemporary.

Jennifer has exhibited her mixed media artworks at many venues in Ottawa, elsewhere in Canada, the U.S. and the UK.

Alice Hinther is an Ottawa painter whose wooden cutouts of Ottawa homes and landmark buildings are painted in meticulous detail. Her works are invariably marked by touches of whimsy and humour.

Bev Hyde has been a decorative artist for over fifteen years. Originally from Montreal, she has spent most of her married life in Ottawa where she has taught art, participated in art shows and done works on commission.

Bev started painting on wood, and has more recently become involved in watercolour and some oils, especially birds and flowers.

Lynne McGuffin took up tole art several years ago, and found it to be a very satisfying and challenging art form.

Nowadays, with five imaginative young grandchildren, she spends a good deal of her time reading and telling stories about gnomes.

Liz Minnes has been an active artist in the region for over 25 years. She is primarily an acrylic painter, often using mixed media.

She is known for her bold use of colour, her work ranges from figurative to abstracted landscape. Colour its effects and symbology are of great importance for they support her search for visual metaphors that will go beyond mere appearance, in order to reflect energy, memory and essence.

Barbara F. Patterson has studied art in Newfoundland, London, Paris and Montreal.

She has a broad background in painting portraits, design, illustration of children's books and has won prizes in these areas.

She is a member of Main Works Artists Studio.

"I am a visual storyteller. I work in gouache (opaque watercolour) as contemporary Indian artists do, building up layers similar to oil technique, on art board support. I use gold leaf for accents.

"A signature technique I've devised is to incorporate collage, using metallic tissue, handmade paper and marble papers, which I embellish with overpainted gouache detail."

For this artwork, titled Bollywood Rocks, Andrée used acrylic paint and paper collage to embellish the wooden chair, along with sequins, tinsel, peacock feather, wire and foam sheet to create a rocking chair worthy of a Bombay Screen Star.

The print images were drawn from her collection of Indian label art, which inspired her Bollywood collage series, which is currently in progress.

The assistant artist on this project was her daughter Unni, who attends Muchmor School. Both of them can find any excuse to apply sequins, so perfect for any occasion!

The Sassy Bead Co. Team designed this chair using a lot of Austrian Swarozski crystal and organza ribbons in soft Spring pastels.

The creation of the mandala uses techniques taught in their new class, entitled "Components."

John Stewart is a resident of Old Ottawa South, and a volunteer at The Glebe Centre.

He has been painting since 1988 and has held shows at the Manx Pub (370 Elgin) and the Lookout Bar (41 York). John is a partner of the Joseph Kimani Gallery in Zanzibar,Tanzania.

Chandler Swain is an Ottawa artist mainly known for her pottery decorated with strong, lively drawings and colours.

She has taught people of all ages and abilities in numerous artistic disciplines including life drawing, painting and all aspects of pottery.