Art, the great connector
ARTS & CULTURE
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
Having opened her Creative Workshop in February 2014, Vancouver native Ginny Pereira expressed appreciation for all the community support she has received from her adoptive city. Creation Workshop is located at 812 Pitt, Unit 42.
After they have been painted, the works of art are then carefully glazed, before being placed in a kiln, an oven-like device located in the studio. “It can reach 1800 degrees, it gets very hot,” she explained. “But thankfully, I haven’t burnedmyself. It heats up in incre- ments, meaning it doesn’t hit its full heat in one shot.” According to Pereira, it can take over six hours for the oven to reach 1800 degrees. Alas, shemust oftenwait a good while before being able to retrieve the pottery pieces from its innards. If the heat inside the kiln isn’t at room temperature, the cold air, which will swoop in on the pottery upon opening the said oven, will create a shiver, which will in turn crack the whole piece. After it’s removed from the kiln, it cools down, before becoming rock hard. “The paint we use is non-toxic,” said Pereira. “Some people createmugs and plates.” When asked what seems to be the most popular sort of pottery in Cornwall, the woman simply smiles and turns her hand
A seldom-seen feast for the eyes awaits he who dares cross the doorway of Ginny Pereira’s pottery workshop. Pereira is the owner of Creation Work- shop, a one-of-a-kind art studio in Cornwall that allows individuals from all walks of life to come together in order to paint various pottery pieces. “I welcome everyone,” she said, smiling. “I’ve had five year olds and 85 year olds come here. They all enjoy it!” The process starts with a choice. The “client” must choose one piece among 300 original pottery pieces. Once selected, the client turned “artist” has the choice of hun- dredsofcolorstopainthisfuturemasterpiece. “For average pieces, it can take them up to twohourstopaint,”explainedPereira.Turning towards a shelf, she pointed to a peacock- clad pottery piece. “This one took over three visits to paint. But the personwho did it really wanted to make it gorgeous.”
towards a shelf located behind her. On it are Christmas trees, devout of any color. “Believe it or not, Christmas is a big thing here,” she revealed. “I keep Christmas things year long. There’s always someone working on orna- ments. People just like getting ready early.” CreationWorkshop also caters to several community based organisations, such as OpenHands and Beyond 21. “These are indi- viduals that are often very smart, but have trouble with communication,” she explained. “Here, they are in groups and socialize, but they also do their own thing.”
In the near future, Pereira hopes to offer glass work in her workshop. “I’m trying to bring glass, but with the Canadian dollar being so low, I’m still waiting,” she said. “My distributor has toldme that if there aremore demands, I’ll be able to obtain one.” In the meantime, the Vancouver native and mother of two will continue to offer this unique venue to her clients. “Art is a great connector “, she says. Pereira and her Creation Workshop obviously make up the conduit that allows these artists to come together.
World premiere to start off Playhouse season
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The Upper Canada Playhouse will launch its 2015 eight-show season, from April 21 to April 26, with theWorld Premiere of Oh Canada, we sing for thee , a brand new live 60-song concert by popular singer Leisa Way, joined by guest singers and the fabu- lous Wayward Wind Band. Their new show celebrates the music of some of this country’s greatest artists. “These concerts have been very popular with our audience,” explained the Playhouse’s Artistic Director Donnie Bowes. “The interesting thing about them is the sheer variety and number of hits these incredible musicians deliver in two hours of non-stopmusic. And thesemusicians are some of the finest in the country. It’s a real treat to have them right here on our stage.” Headlining the concert will be LeisaWay from Playhouse favourites Sweet Dreams (Patsy Cline), Rhinestone Cowgirl (Dolly Par- ton) andCountry Jukebox. She has touredher tribute concerts to virtually every corner of the country and has also had a distinguished
career as an actress which began at the Char- lottetown Festival playing Anne in Anne of Green Gables—which also toured Canada, the USA and Japan. Playhouse audiences also saw her inNormFoster’sThe Love List. Joining her is a group of talented artists who display their versatility as lead vocalists andmusicians. Fred Smith (vocalist, guitar, banjo and harmonica) has backed up such greats as Leslie Gore, Chuck Barry, The Su- premes,ThePlatters,TheFifthDimensionand more. Bobby Prochaska (vocalist and bass) has a varied career fromperforming with the Kitchener/Waterloo Symphony to working as an actor in TV, film and onstage in theatres across Canada and Broadway. Nathan Smith (vocalist,fiddle,guitarandmandolin)bringsa careerspanningbluegrassandclassicalmusic. SamCino, drummer and vocalist, has toured extensivelyinCanada,USAandEurope.Bruce Ley (piano, guitar and vocals) was part of the regular Tommy Hunter and Ronnie Prophet TV shows and has worked with such greats as Chet Atkins and Brenda Lee.
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