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    Featured Artist of the Week: Joslyn Wilson

    Featured Artist of the Week: Joslyn Wilson

    Name: Joslyn Wilson Age: 44 Medium: Acrylic paintings. Joslyn Wilson's background is a lot of science-y stuff, especially considering she was working in the medical field before taking a break and discovering her love for acrylic painting. Though it was originally just a hobby to relieve some stress, Wilson soon had a house full of paintings and recently decided – with some encouragement from friends – to start selling her work. She now has a business website and Facebook pag
    The tale of a tattoo artist

    The tale of a tattoo artist

    Jo Peridon knew her life’s passion by the age of 15. That was when she got her first tattoo. That was also when she did her first tattoo: a floral design crawling up her arm. "I had no idea what I was doing and one thing led to another. And over the years I’ve managed to pick up more and more knowledge and be at a point where I’m extremely proficient with my craft,” she said. There’s really no educational institution for people who want to become a tattoo artist in terms of p
    Artfest photos

    Artfest photos

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    Life as a real life princess

    Life as a real life princess

    Lyndsay Byrne is living out a fairytale life as the owner and a performer at Once Upon a Princess Party. “Every little girl, and especially me growing up, of course wished to be a princess," Byrne says. "But often you grow up and that dream kind of disappears. And for me, I got really, really lucky to find a way that that dream actually comes true for me. And it’s a reality that I live every day." While taking the musical theatre program at St. Lawrence College, Byrne discove
    Morley and his music therapy

    Morley and his music therapy

    For 92-year-old Morley Galt, Find Your Voice Music Therapy brings joy and memories to his days at Trillium Retirement and Care Community. “I remember thinking to myself, Morley you’re into something...” he said tearing up in his blue recliner chair in the small room where he lives. “I’m glad to be here." His daughters Leslie Cronk and Mary Jane Mika, who co-care for him, put Galt into music therapy about a year ago. Mackenzie Costron, who owns the only music therapy business
    Try it Tuesday: Encaustic Cards

    Try it Tuesday: Encaustic Cards

    Make beautiful cards in five minutes with Cathie Hamilton from the Kingston School of Art. WHAT YOU NEED *All special encaustic materials can be bought through Cathie Hamilton at www.cathiehamilton.net. Email cathie@kingston.net or call 613-530-2636.* - Sealed cards - Coloured encaustic wax - Encaustic iron - Kleenex - Scribe/Stylus (optional) WHAT TO DO Step 1: Set iron heat to low. Step 2: Paint iron with coloured wax. (For a design similar to the first one in the video, us
    Skeleton Park Arts Festival to showcase neighbourhood pride and national talent

    Skeleton Park Arts Festival to showcase neighbourhood pride and national talent

    The Skeleton Park Arts Festival is back for another year and seems to be celebrating a lot of blasts from the past. “The thing that people seem to be talking about the most is Fred Penner,” says one of the festival’s founders, Greg Tilson. “Which was a little bit of a surprise – I mean the guy’s been around since the 60s.” He says he thinks the reason behind it is because middle-aged folks like himself, who now have young kids, are excited to get nostalgic while bringing thei
    Featured Artist of the Week: Cathie Hamilton

    Featured Artist of the Week: Cathie Hamilton

    Name: Cathie Hamilton Age: 67 Medium: Encaustic (plus some painting and copper) Cathie Hamilton is a resident artist at Martello Alley and helps run workshops at the Kingston School of Art. She's a retired elementary school teacher who also took a fine arts course at Queen's University. She said the rest of her family isn't quite as artistic as she is, but that her parents did take some art classes and her sister paints a little. Nowadays, Hamilton teaches encaustic workshop

    WEEKEND WONDERS – June 16 to 18, 2017

    Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. THE BURNING SENSATIONS, THE DISCARDED – LIVE AT THE MANSION June 16 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. 506 Princess St. The Discarded bring their fun rocking, energetic garage rock band to Kingston supporting their self-titled debut album. Supporting them are locals "The Burning Sensations" with a fantastic set of old school punk covers that will have you up on the dance floor
    International student going for international business

    International student going for international business

    Jeet Kaur says she knows nothing about business, but believes she will be the owner of an international dress-making company some day. “I have my dream – I want to do something big," she says. Kaur is a 21-year-old international student from India who is taking the Business Marketing program at St. Lawrence College. Though she already gained her computer programming bachelor degree, the college she attended at home suggested that Canada may be a better market when it comes to
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