'New' OPEN STUDIO of MLHolton, Saturday, Sept.28th!

GREETINGS ALL - It's coming together, finally!

 

 

Happy to announce I will be taking part in 'Culture Days Canada 2024', a cross-country event showcasing Canadian talent from coast-to-coast-to-coast. It will be a limited event, one day only, on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, from 11am to 5pm. - Why only ONE DAY? In truth, I haven't exhibited in awhile and am a bit rusty ... :)

 

Photo - Copyright - MLHolton

I've decided to have this OPEN STUDIO at my new place to discern two things: 1) are any, in relative proximity, interested in what I have done to date & in what I might do yet? - ? - then, depending on that assessment, 2) I will determine how I will manifest and pursue my artistic practice going forward ... (aside from the on-going joy and pleasure associated with renovating, decorating and defining my fantastic new home/studio and 'space'!) - Meaning, this may be a 'one-off',  and thereafter, By Appointment Only.

 

The new studio 'space' IS taking shape. It houses an inventory of older works from beginnings in the 1970s, as well as works-in-progress - (ranging from hand-tinted black&white photo prints to experiments in soldering antique pewter to computational explorations in the AI 'craze') - as well as a comprehensive archive of supportive material from my decades of 'Canadian art making'.

 

In sum, it is my play room. It is the place where I can crank up a wide variety of music without offending the neighbours, spin in circles of joy or frustration, or, just sit - and continue to 'contemplate the eternal verities' ... The walls are crude and relatively bare, the floor is plywood, but the recently enlarged window and the newly-built deck provide immediate access to the 'outdoors'. There, I can see and FEEL the intoxicating immensity of the natural world all around me. Crickets chirp, birds sing, tree frogs burp, fox, squirrels, mink & chipmunks scamper. Wind constantly blows thorough the massive maples. The air smells SOOOO good here.  It is all so enchanting - and decidedly mysterious - under a full moon, especially when the fireflies emerge from the ferns ... Plus, just 400 feet away is my access to the mighty St.Lawrence River: work on that patch will continue later this fall. For now though, my focus is on the studio - and getting it ready for YOU! 

 

So, Mark Your Calendars: SAVE THE DATE! - Saturday, Sept 28th, 11am-5pm

 

If in the area, I am 5 minutes WEST of Brockville on the old river road. To those coming from afar, I am well-situated between the three main urban centres: Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. The drive here is pretty straight-forward from any of those directions. (The nearest international bridge is 20 minutes away. Zoom into the map via the link above or below to determine your best approach.)

 

EXACT address is: MLH @ The GATE HOUSE, 

1353 County Road 2 West, Elizabethtown, Ontario, Canada - K6V 7C7 - (NB: stone house & studio at the intersection of Watrus Bay Road)

 

Kindly note, I do not maintain a phone in my studio, nor is it wheelchair accessible. There isn't a public washroom here, nor is this a 'drop-in' cafe or bar ... So, please stock-up & discharge before getting here. That said, if invited and visiting with me at my HOME, all amenities & frivolities will be provided, free-of-charge. ;)

The St.Lawrence River really is a fascinating bi-national waterway linking the freshwater discharge from the Great Lakes basin to the Atlantic ocean, 743 miles away. Along route, birch-bark canoes, tall ships, and modern-day cargo ships have plied timber, furs and intercontinental household goods to the people of this vast land mass.

 

The surrounding area, in this south-eastern end of the province of Ontario, is visibly rich in early colonial history. 

 

Daily, I learn more of the varied indigenous people, the intrepid French voyageurs heading West and North, the skilled Scotch stonemasons and determined Welsh and Irish settlers of Upper Canada, the dispersal of military land grants to American allies of the British Crown after the War of 1812  - and our current American neighbours so close across the river ... There is PLENTY to take-in here.

So, join me, won't you, for a pleasant day, (rain or shine), along the river ... See what I've been up to in the past, and what I'm mucking around with now. Your attendance, and interest will, to a great degree, help determine my future endeavours ... Hope to see you soon! 

 

SATURDAY, Sept. 28th, 11am-5pm - MLH @ The GATE HOUSE.

LINK: A CULTURE DAYS 2024  'In Person'  EVENT. 

 

Margaret Lindsay Holton

Canadian Artist & Author 

... from my perch on the St.Lawrence River ...