Parrott Gallery Shop
Located on the 3rd floor of the Belleville Public Library the Parrott Gallery Shop offers handcrafted jewellery, decor, household items, art and accessories by regional artists and artisans.
Visit us at the Parrott Gallery Shop the next time you are out shopping!
We carry work by…
Lola Reid Allin • Mark Armstrong • Iris Casey • Florence Chik-Lau • Linda Coulter • Daphne Creasy • Penny Doolittle • Tracey Edwards • Joyce Empey Smith • Lisa Ferguson • May Haslam • Melanie Horner • Paul Johnston • Liz Jones • George Ketcheson • Lucie Kovarova-Weir • Brian Lubben • Marta Mouka • Bernard Noel • Tina Osborne • Sue Panko • Bob Pennycook • Allison Pilling & Ruby Curtis-Cowen • Sandy Randle • Bev Redden • Karen Richey • Rona Rustige • Leah Schuck • Debby Smith • Brenda Sullivan • Colleen Thomson • Wendy Vervoort • Sue Walker • Emoke Wilson • Sheila Wright • Kalina Yuling
Featured Shop Artist for January: May Haslam
May Haslam has always been creative.
She has worked in stained glass, pottery, embroidery, felting, encaustic, sculpture and, more recently, in acrylic and water colour paints. She mostly enjoys working with media that is playful and tactile and incorporates nature.
“Incorporating found objects, particularly from our natural environment, allows me to make linkages between ourselves and the wonder of nature. Taking time to observe how ancient lichen spreads in a radius on a granite rock; using leaves to wrap in cloth and eco-dye; or incorporating wax from our own hives in encaustic pieces; all these elements come into play with my art.”
“Watercolour painting has a serendipity to it which I thoroughly enjoy. Watching colours “split” to create nuances, or layering to create the final image all can be unpredictable, much like some of the glazing that occurs in ceramics. For me, the art of creating is a letting go of perfect outcomes. I want to transmit a feeling with what I create.”