Sarah Robinson works in and has exhibited various media, but photography has been a constant since high school - Lindsay Place, college at Sir Sandford Fleming, and Academie des Arts in Montreal. Polaroid and emulsion transfers have been a major source of enjoyment since 2002, the unpredictability of the process is something that always captures the imagination. The recent end of film production at Polaroid has only made Sarah more resourceful with what she has left; scanning the negative paper image as well as using the emulsion and transferring the negative, merging digital photography to add another layer to her repertoire.

 

Joan Smith seriously discovered photography 11 years ago with her first SLR, and has recently also embraced digital photography. She lives on a farm near Norwood, Ontario, is an avid gardener for several homes & businesses, and has a cottage in the Laurentians. Much of her photography work is in several series, of various subjects close to her heart. Her most abstract is the water series, studying reflections, colour & movement. That is balanced by the realism and attention to detail of other series, as in those of 19th century barns, the antique tractor series, birds, & gardens.Medium:  Film (Kodak 200), chromogenic prints

 

Susan King retired in 2003 after a 25 year career as a jeweller. Her work is delicate in design, hand crafted, meticulously finished. She most enjoyed the lost wax process and piercing work, and was often experimenting with other techniques. Susan has shown many times at the Montreal Gem & Mineral Club shows from the ‘70s through the ‘90s, as well as others in the region including Quartier des Arts and Galerie Pierre Séguin, and in gem shows in Ottawa. She has since explored pencil, pen & ink, and watercolour; her work finely detailed. She is a member of the Artists’ Circle of the West Island and has shown her work in many shows in the area.

Ann Jensen was always interested in her watchmaker-father's fine tools,and her mother's wide interest in stones, and other things of the earth. Following an introduction to jewellery making in 1957-when she madeher first piece, Ann has continued to make jewellery, as an additionto her family life with husband, Bob,and three children. In the l970's she added lapidary skills to her repertoire, and inthe l980's added gemmological studies.
Since her first serious show in Montreal in 1970,by invitation ofthe Quebec Government, her work has been shown in Nova Scotia, QuebecCity, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Tucson, Az.
Through the years Ann has produced special awards and ceremonialworks for Loyola High School,The Presbyterian College ofMontreal, The Helen Prize, The Smith-Bothwell Prize and the VanierEarly Childhood Education Prize;and jewellery for Bette Midler, forthe film Isn't She Great!

 

Anne Bayly really became interested in jewellery making in the mid '80s. She enjoys shaping the metal, using surface textures and combining different metals with silver. Anne is intrigued with unusual stones and is drawn to pearls of many colours and shapes. Her work has been presented in various exhibitions and shows.

Deborah Montgomerie attended Art College in England, majoring in Textile Design. She later became a technical illustrator and immigrated to Canada where she lived for 15 years. In the past decade Deborah has also lived in Brazil and the USA, and now lives in Washington. Each place has given an abundance of material from which to paint, most especially Brazil’s rainforest. Some of her work was featured in the 2003 October edition of the Artist’s Sketchbook magazine. Deborah’s latest exploration into the botanical world is capturing the textures of fruits and vegetables and seeds as well as flowers elegantly onto paper.  

We are six women,
all either family or friends, although not as a group so some friends have not yet met each other.
We do share a love for what we do.

Separately, we are jewellers, watercolour artists, photographers, that have each worked in our art for up to five decades.

Together, we are Six Degrees
at Galerie Ouest.
http://www.betweenfriendsfour.com

Exhibition Hours:

Friday, Oct. 10   12 - 8 pm
Vernissage from 5 - 8 pm
Saturday, Oct. 11   12 - 7 pm
Sunday, Oct. 12   11 - 4 pm
Monday, Oct. 13   11 - 4 pm
     (Canadian Thanksgiving)
Tuesday- Friday   12 - 7 pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 11 -4 pm