Lorraine Thomson Artworks

05/07/2026

I want to see this one!

Join us for the opening reception of Shared Ground, a new exhibition featuring artwork by artists Kim Douglas Harrison and Carol Finkbeiner Thomas at the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre.

🗓 Saturday, May 9
🕐 1:00–3:00 pm

Shared Ground brings together expressive landscape and figure paintings that explore memory, place, connection, and the emotional experience of the land. Meet the artists, experience the exhibition, and celebrate the opening with us.

Everyone is welcome.
Admission is free.

📍 Art Lives Here.

04/23/2026

Go see some wonderful art this weekend!

04/12/2026

Always a great show.

04/07/2026

Loved her work on the studio tour. Now you can take a class with her in St. Mary’s and the wonderful Zenfire Pottery and mercantile shop.

🌸🪻 ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT!!! 🌷🌼

will be joining us for a full day handbuilding workshop creating a one of a kind wall hanging perfect for decorating your outdoor or indoor spaces.

This workshop is beginner friendly and will include love demos and access to all of zenfire’s tools, textures, underglazes/“paints”, and more!

🌹Sat April 11
🌻 10am-3:30pm
🌺 Ages 16+
🌼 $225+ tax includes all materials, tools, glazes, and firings to create 1 magical piece
🌸 WWW.ZENFIREPOTTERY.CA

04/04/2026

02/20/2026

Info about spring shows are starting so you can save the dates.

02/15/2026

Wow! Amazing what our brains do with colour and patterns.

Optical illusion of the day 👀

There is no yellow in this image.

If you think you see yellow, your brain is filling in the gaps based on surrounding colors, contrast, and pattern. It’s a great example of how perception isn’t a direct recording of reality — it’s an interpretation.

Our visual system constantly edits, predicts, and completes information, often without us realizing it. What feels certain isn’t always what’s actually there.

A quiet reminder that seeing isn’t always believing.

11/25/2025

Good news

As Canadians breathe a collective sigh of relief that federal budget proposed on 17 November by a minority Liberal government passed, and with it the threat of a Christmas election that nobody wanted, Canadian artists and their advocates are especially pleased. Prime minister Mark Carney’s budget also included a commitment to bringing “resale rights” for visual artists to Canada.

“This is very welcome news,” says April Britski, the national executive director of Carfac (Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des Artistes Canadiens). “On behalf of Canadian artists, we thank the Canadian government, and especially the ministers of Canadian identity and culture, industry and finance for their commitment in moving this forward. The [artist’s resale right] provides much-deserved financial support and recognition for an artist’s lifetime of contributions to the arts.”

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/24/canadian-budget-resale-royalties-artists-law

05/03/2025

The United States has observed Mental Health Awareness Month every May since 1949. Each year, businesses, organizations, schools, and individuals dedicate this month to acknowledge those affected by mental illness by presenting innovative ideas, events, and programs to support the treatment and prevention of mental illness.

To participate in this important observation, we release our Bijou Be Well Series for 21 days straight in the month of May. Starting on May 10th, join us, Bijou, and the Zentangle community for 15-20 minutes each day and allow your pen to soothe your soul! We will be working on one tangle and one square tile every day... simple yet healing.

You can buy Bijou's Be Well Bundles on Zentangle.com from now until May 31st.