There will be more than 50 Artists on Location throughout the village during Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society’s Creemore Festival of the Arts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 5-6. Pick up an event map at the info booth set up on the Village Green stage to find the location of artists working in a variety of mediums including paints, fibre, textile, photography, pottery, wood, mosaic, jewellery, sculpture and mixed media.
Jennifer Eccles loves to travel. Her show at the Creemore Festival of the Arts will feature images from trips to Portugal, Cuba, Belize and Africa.
Eccles studied photography at Humber College 20-plus years ago, but for most of those years, she did it purely for her own enjoyment.
“I didn’t show my work, but then in 2016 Rina and Chris from Curiosity House Books saw my stuff and wanted to put it in their gallery,” said Eccles. “It was my first real show since college.”
Since then, she has been kept busy with up to four festivals per year. Her work has been seen at shows in Montreal, London, and the Motorcycle Film Festival in Toronto. The organizers of that show knew she is a motorcycle enthusiast and sought her out.
Eccles started out as a photographer, but has evolved to multi-media. Recent works involve photos printed on paper and transferred to wood. She then adds texture using plaster and colourizes each piece with acrylic paints.
“My favourite subject matter is architecture so my favourite destinations are definitely in Europe,” said Eccles, noting Portugal and Italy as rich sources of inspiration.
It’s difficult to say how long it takes to create one of her pieces as she tends to have many on the go at once. “Some come together quicker than others. While one piece is drying I work on another.”
- Jennifer Eccles’ work will be on display at 194 Mill St. alongside the work of two other artists that she has shown with for the last three years – Paula Price and Colleen Cooey.